Senior Change Management Consultant at Robert Half

Robert Half is partnering with a Minneapolis, Minnesota based behavioral health provider currently seeking a Change Management Consultant for their youth services team, ideally in a part time capacity of 20-30 hours per week. This consultant will partner with the senior leadership team in overseeing all operational aspects of residential programming for youth. The ideal candidate will place an integral part of the day to day leadership process for multiple sites, ensuring adherence to all policies and procedures, often making recommendations to current processes and staffing models. Key responsibilities include:

- Support daily operations of youth residential services, including staffing, scheduling, compliance, census management, and facility coordination

- Help maintain safe, effective, and high-quality residential care for youth

- Partner with leadership on operational problem-solving, continuous improvement, and implementation of key initiatives

- Provide coaching and support to supervisors and staff to strengthen engagement, retention, and performance

- Assist with onboarding, training, documentation, and department protocols

- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners, including families, referral sources, vendors, and state agencies

- Participate in on-call rotation and provide crisis support as needed

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Healthcare Administration or Management ideal. Masters level candidate preferred.

- Prior leadership experience in youth behavioral health, or a related human services setting.

- Knowledge of regulated environments and licensing standards, preferably Minnesota DHS/Rule 2960

- Strong operations, communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills

- Ability to assess systems, implement improvements, and support teams in complex environments

- Minnesota clinical licensure preferred, but not required

This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative leader who is passionate about strengthening youth residential programs and developing leaders in their career journey.