Clinical Training & Development Partner - Behavioral Health (Poplar Bluff)

Job Description:

Job Title: Clinical Training and Development Partner
Location: Poplar Bluff, MO
Department: Continuous Quality Improvement
Employment Type: Full-time

Qualification Overview:
Required: Professional experience in behavioral health
Required: Master’s degree in a behavioral health field
Preferred, but not Required: Clinical licensure

Join a Recognized Top Workplace

Centerstone is a nationally recognized behavioral health organization and has been named a Top Workplace in consecutive years, including 2025 and 2026. Top Workplaces recognition is based entirely on confidential employee feedback and reflects the workplace culture, engagement, and employee experience created by the people who work here.

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Job Summary:

Use your behavioral health expertise to develop professionals, advance clinical excellence, and improve care across the organization. As a Clinical Training and Development Partner, you’ll design and facilitate engaging clinical education, promote evidence-based practices, and help associates build the knowledge and confidence needed to deliver high-quality behavioral health services.

This role is ideal for an experienced behavioral health professional with strong presentation, relationship-building, and instructional skills. You’ll collaborate with clinical and operational leaders, Human Resources, Compliance, Credentialing, and Continuous Quality Improvement to identify learning needs, strengthen service delivery, improve employee performance, and support workforce development throughout the organization.

This position offers…

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and facilitate engaging behavioral health, clinical, and operational training for in-person, virtual, and technology-supported learning environments
• Translate complex clinical concepts, evidence-based practices, service-delivery standards, and organizational expectations into clear, practical learning experiences
• Assess training needs using stakeholder feedback, performance data, quality findings, participant input, and organizational priorities
• Partner with clinical and operational leaders, Human Resources, Compliance, Credentialing, and other departments to support onboarding, professional development, and workforce initiatives
• Create presentations, course materials, facilitator guides, videos, graphics, newsletters, and digital learning resources using approved brand standards
• Coordinate training calendars, communications, presenters, learning resources, participant information, and opportunities across programs and regions
• Evaluate participation, satisfaction, knowledge transfer, and training outcomes to strengthen learning effectiveness, employee performance, and quality service delivery
• Maintain accurate training records, databases, course materials, reporting data, and shared learning resources
• Support quality reviews, clinical best-practice initiatives, internal audits, presenter standards, and continuous improvement efforts
• Build trusted relationships throughout the organization while consulting with leaders and teams on clinical education, service delivery, and professional development needs

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

Required

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a closely related behavioral health field
• Professional experience working in behavioral health / mental health services, with demonstrated knowledge of service delivery and clinical practice
• Knowledgeof clinical best practices, evidence-based treatment, behavioral healthcare delivery, and quality care standards
• Experience presenting, facilitating, or communicating clinical or educational content to individuals or groups

Preferred

• Provisional or full clinical licensure, including PLPC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW, PLMFT, LMFT, or a closely related credential
• Experience developing, coordinating, facilitating, or evaluating clinical training and professional development programs
• Knowledge of adult learning theory, instructional design, learning and development, or workforce development
• Experience presenting clinical or educational content to leaders, multidisciplinary teams, or large audiences

Additional Qualifications:

• Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, written communication, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to simplify complex behavioral health information into clear, engaging, and practical learning content
• Strong organizational, project-management, planning, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple training initiatives, stakeholders, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously
• Proficiency with presentation software, virtual training platforms, Microsoft Office applications, learning technologies, and digital content-development tools
• Ability to collaborate effectively and build relationships with clinical professionals, operational leaders, executives, and cross-functional partners
• Ability to obtain assigned trainer certifications within three months of the request

Physical Requirements:

• Perform primarily sedentary work involving extended periods of sitting, presenting, computer use, and virtual or in-person training activities
• Frequently use hands, fingers, and arms for typing, writing, operating technology, and preparing educational materials
• Occasionally stand or walk while facilitating training and supporting organizational activities
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 10 pounds of training materials or equipment

Help Advance Clinical Excellence!

Use your behavioral health experience to develop professionals, strengthen clinical practice, and improve service delivery across a nationally recognized organization. If you’re an engaging facilitator who is passionate about mental health, professional development, and helping others grow, we encourage you to apply today.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Brightli is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.