System-wide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART) Positions:

SMART Administrative Coordinator

Position Requirements:  Summit County Sheriff’s Office, SMART Section is seeking a well-qualified Administrative Coordinator. This position works with the SMART, System-wide Mental Assessment Response Team in the Operations Division. This is a civilian administrative position reporting directly to the SMART Section Lieutenant. This position performs a wide variety of administrative, financial reporting and purchasing tasks, directly supporting the SMART Section. Supports a twenty-four hour workforce that is required to ensure the safety, security and orderly running of the SMART Section and its staff. Ensure proper data entry, grant reporting, accounting, independent judgement, and attends required staff meetings. 

 The ideal candidate will be a team-oriented professional with strong office, organizational, time management and communication skills. The candidate should have excellent customer service demeanor and have strong written and verbal communications experience.  The candidate should have a demonstrated history of positive attitude, strong job knowledge, above average attention to detail, a history of self-motivation, and an aptitude for teaching and mentoring others.  

 The candidate will be experienced and successful in managing budgets, accurately accounting for monies, working with internal and external stakeholders, and completing tasks within established timelines. The candidate will have experience in the management of grant applications and funding processes including communicating, collecting, recording and filing grant payments, reconciling financial balances, cross referencing payments, vouchers and verifying the accuracy of grant submittals, entering data into financial systems, experience working with Excel spreadsheets, and working knowledge of electronic filing.

Expectations of the Chosen Candidate:   The selected candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to quickly absorb and understand unfamiliar subject matter.  The chosen candidate will be expected to demonstrate positive demeanor; the ability to react appropriately while under stress; exhibit sound decision making abilities; be able to interact appropriately with individuals from varying socio-economic and cultural backgrounds; handle complex data collection, interpretation, and reporting; appropriately bill organizations and individuals; work cooperatively with law enforcement, stakeholders and volunteer groups.  Must be able to administer and maintain grant accounts, grant reporting and the section budget. 

 Required Qualifications: Must be 21 years of age or older and have a Bachelor of Arts degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Marketing, Public Relations or related field and four years high level experience in an office environment with demonstrated knowledge of government policy or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be able to pass a background check, psychological test, polygraph, and obtain a security clearance for work with Criminal Justice Records. Must have a valid Colorado Driver’s License at time of appointment and throughout employment or be able to obtain within 60 days of start date and know how to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Hiring Range: PS60, Exempt. $2,135.44 to $2,348.98/bi-weekly, DOQ. Summit County offers an excellent benefit program. 

Application Deadline Date: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a professional cover letter and resume to Lieutenant Daric Gutzwiller, by mail to PO Box 210, Breckenridge, CO 80424, in person at 501 N. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, CO 80424 or via email to Daric.Gutzwiller@summitcountyco.gov.  

External candidates are also required to submit a Sheriff’s Office Civilian application available at Civilian Application . Equal Opportunity Employer.

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SMART Clinical Case Manager

Position Requirements: Summit County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a well-qualified Clinical Case Manager.  This position will work with the System-wide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART), also commonly referred to as a co-responder model of mobile crisis intervention.  The SMART Clinical Case Manger must be able to effectively support the SMART Clinician and Technician in their work by providing, managing, and coordinating professional mental health services and system support services for people in crisis. The role of the Clinical Case Manager will be to ensure continuity of care including, immediate and appropriate collaboration with proper agencies, referral to appropriate type and level of service, outreach/follow-up and advocacy for treatment deemed necessary.  

The ideal candidate will be a team-oriented professional who can effectively respond to, manage, and coordinate professional mental health services and system support services. The role of the clinician will be to insure continuity of care including an immediate and professional evaluation, collaboration with proper agencies, referral to appropriate type and level of service and advocacy for treatment deemed necessary.  The candidate should have excellent customer service demeanor in a high volume environment, have strong written and verbal communications experience and be professional in directing and interacting with the public during times of emotional and stressful situations.

 Required Qualifications: Associates degree required in Social Work, Human Services or closely related field and 2 years of directly relevant experience or other combination of certification work and experience will be considered.  Bachelor’s degree preferred in Social Work, Human Services or closely related field.   Ability to speak and write in English proficiently, bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.  Experience with case management, advocacy and mental health navigation preferred as well as experience working with multidisciplinary teams and diverse populations. Interest in community mental health, clinical mental health and/or social work.  Must be able to pass a background check, psychological examination, polygraph examination and obtain a security clearance for work with Criminal Justice Records.  Must have or obtain a Colorado Driver’s License within 60 days of appointment and maintain throughout employment and know how to safely operate a motor vehicle.

 Hiring Range: Entry level of P50 is $24.84/Hour (with potential for up to 10% increase above base, DOQ). Summit County offers and excellent benefit program.

Application Deadline Date: Applications will be received until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a professional cover letter, resume, and application to Lieutenant Daric Gutzwiller, by mail to PO Box 210, Breckenridge, CO 80424 or; in person at 501 N. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, CO 80424 or via email to Daric.Gutzwiller@SummitCountyCO.gov.         

External candidates are also required to submit a Civilian application available at Civilian Application Equal Opportunity Employer

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SMART Mental Health Clinician

Position Requirements:  Summit County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a well-qualified Mental Health Clinician. This position will perform a variety of clinical and administrative duties as part of a System-wide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART), also commonly referred to as a co-responder model of mobile crisis intervention.  The SMART response model consists of a two-person team comprised of a law enforcement officer and a Mental Clinician. The team is responsible for intervening on mental health-related police calls to de-escalate situations that have historically resulted in arrest or hospitalization, and to assess whether the person in crisis should be referred for a higher level of mental health care.  The SMART Team provides a wide variety of specialized skills, services, and response capabilities. 

The ideal candidate will be a team-oriented professional who can effectively respond to, manage, and coordinate professional mental health services and system support services. The role of the clinician will be to insure continuity of care including, an immediate and professional evaluation, collaboration with proper agencies, referral to appropriate type and level of service and advocacy for treatment deemed necessary.  The candidate should have excellent customer service demeanor in a high volume environment, have strong written and verbal communications experience and be professional in directing and interacting with the public during times of emotional and stressful situations. 

Required Qualifications:  A Master’s or Doctorate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or closely related degree from an accredited program.  Licensed or license eligible in the State of Colorado (LPC, LCSW, PSY), candidates for licensure (LPCC, LCSWC) may also be considered.  Ability to speak and write in English proficiently, bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.  Experience working with crisis response and intervention, suicide assessment and safety planning, hospitalization and community systems collaboration.  Must be able to pass a background check, psychological examination, polygraph examination and obtain a security clearance for work with Criminal Justice Records.  Must have or obtain a Colorado Driver’s License within 60 days of appointment and maintain throughout employment and know how to safely operate a motor vehicle. 

 Hiring Range: $32.81 entry hourly rate (P90) (with potential for up to a 10% increase above base), DOQ, Summit County offers an excellent benefit program. 

 Application Deadline Date: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a professional cover letter and resume to Lieutenant Daric Gutzwiller, by mail to PO Box 210, Breckenridge, CO 80424 or in person at 501 N. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, CO 80424 or via email to Daric.Gutzwiller@summitcountyco.gov.

External candidates are also required to submit a Civilian application available at Civilian Application  Equal Opportunity Employer

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SMART Technician

Position Requirements: Summit County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a well-qualified Technician (POST certified law enforcement officer). This position works with the SMART, System-wide Mental Assessment Response Team in the Operations Division. This is a grant-funded position.

This position will perform a variety of technical and administrative duties to lead, supervise and manage a professional Co-Responder model of criminal justice diversion. The System-wide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART) consists of three-person teams comprised of a law enforcement officer, a behavioral health specialist and a case manager to intervene on mental health-related police calls, to de-escalate situations that have historically resulted in arrest or hospitalization and to assess whether the person should be referred for an immediate behavioral health assessment.  The SMART Team is designed to address the unique mental health needs of the community. It provides a wide variety of specialized skills, services, and response capabilities reflecting the intersection of Summit County’s diverse community and its relationship to mental health. The SMART Technician must be able to effectively respond to, provide, manage, and coordinate professional law enforcement services and public safety services. The SMART Technician has other duties as directed and defined by the Command Staff to include but not limited; attendance at public service events, public outreach and education functions and response to uncommon occurrences. The SMART Technician conducts office and fieldwork that may extend beyond regularly scheduled hours related to the provision of areas of responsibility. The SMART Technician will assist jurisdictional law enforcement and emergency services whenever they contact persons with a suspected mental illness. The SMART Technician will; provide intervention, referral, or placement for a person with mental illness to facilitate the speedy return of jurisdictional law enforcement and emergency services personnel to other field duties; Prevent unnecessary incarceration and/or hospitalization of persons with mental illness; Provide alternate care in the least restrictive environment through a coordinated and comprehensive system-wide approach. Assist with intelligence functions at critical incidents; and assist with psychologically impaired victims at disaster scenes. 

Work is performed in accordance with Sheriff’s Office rules and regulations, policies and procedures, general orders, directives verbal and/or written, from superiors. Duties require considerable independent judgment and wide latitude of individual initiative in the interpretation of policies and procedures, in making decisions and instructing and leading subordinate members in routine and emergency situations involving mental health. Work is reviewed through analysis of records and reports, discussions and periodic conferences on unusual or difficult problems. This position ensures daily activities of the SMART Team provide the highest level of public safety to all. 

 The SMART Technician serves as a mid-level supervisor who reports to the SMART Lieutenant and has management authority over Deputies of the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in specific situations. The SMART Team has four sworn positions and six non-sworn positions.

Expectations of the Chosen Candidate: The chosen candidate will be an experienced, team orientated professional with a combination of patrol, investigative, and leadership experience in addition to a demonstrated history showing initiative, advancement, self-motivation and independent problem solving and above average attention to detail. The chosen candidate will have strong office, organizational, time management and communication skills. The ideal candidate must have an unwavering attitude of service and be professional in directing and interacting with the people during times of emotional and stressful situations. The candidate must have a demonstrated history of positive attitude and an aptitude for teaching and mentoring others. The candidate will be experienced and successful in managing work projects and tasks and completing within established timelines. The selected candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to quickly absorb and understand unfamiliar subject matter and communicate in-depth information.  As soon as possible the candidate must: successfully complete the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), Mental Health First Aid training and successfully complete all applicable Incident Command requirements, if not already completed.

Required Qualifications: Candidates shall have received professional training, in excess of the Colorado POST curriculum in the following areas: interview and interrogation, search and seizure, incident command, crime scene investigation, supervision, and leadership. Candidates must be 21 years of age, have a high school diploma or equivalent, a minimum of two years cumulative law enforcement experience or the ability to articulate commensurate experience, not currently in a probationary period, hold a valid Colorado driver’s license at the time of appointment and throughout employment and be Colorado POST certified and maintain POST certification throughout employment.

Hiring Range: PS80, non-exempt. $31.72/hour up to $45.99/hour DOQ. Summit County offers an excellent benefit program.

Application Deadline Date: Applications will be received until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a professional cover letter and resume to Lieutenant Daric Gutzwiller, by mail to PO Box 210, Breckenridge, CO 80424, in person at 501 N. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, CO 80424 or via email to Daric.Gutzwiller@summitcountyco.gov.  

External candidates are also required to submit a Patrol Deputy application available at Deputy Application . Equal Opportunity Employer

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