Community Adult Program

Paragon • Lakewood, CO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Community Adult Program Clinician provides comprehensive, person-centered therapeutic services to adults with complex behavioral health needs in community-based settings as part of Paragon Behavioral Health Connections’ Community Action Program. The clinician conducts psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, develops and updates treatment plans based on client goals, and delivers evidence-based interventions, including individual, family, and group therapy. Clinicians are encouraged to practice at the top of their licensure and use modalities such as CBT and DBT to help clients build coping skills, strengthen relationships, and improve well-being.

Services are delivered where clients live, work, learn, and socialize when clinically indicated, supporting engagement, skill development, reduced barriers to care, and sustainable outcomes. Clinicians collaborate with care managers and a multidisciplinary team, recommending interventions and community supports aligned with treatment goals. They maintain ethical and legal standards, high-quality documentation, confidentiality, professional boundaries, and cultural sensitivity, while pursuing ongoing clinical learning and adapting interventions to clients’ evolving needs.

This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Lakewood, Colorado. The schedule is flexible but requires availability for two to three evenings per week (4–7 p.m.) or three to four weekend hours. Clinicians must live in or near the posting location and be willing to travel to homes and communities. Salary is $60,000–$75,000 for provisionally licensed staff and $75,000–$85,000 for fully licensed staff.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Clinical Psychology, or a related field.
• Obtain a preliminary clinical license within one month of employment; listed provisional licenses include LPCC, LSW, and LMFTC. Fully licensed examples include LPC, LCSW, and LMFT.
• Maintain a current and valid license throughout employment.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
• Willingness to travel to clients’ homes and communities.
• Must live in or near the location of the posting.
• Knowledge and experience using DBT and CBT interventions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including by phone and face-to-face.
• Strong documentation skills for assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes.
• Understanding of HIPAA, protected health information, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, prioritize assignments, and manage time effectively.
• Strong conflict-resolution skills and rational decision-making skills.
• Commitment to building trust and engagement with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds; sensitivity and acceptance of individual experiences.
• Knowledge of parenting skills and childhood developmental stages.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of behavioral health or clinical-service experience (preferred).
• Bilingual Spanish skills (preferred, depending on location).

Responsibilities

• Complete and routinely update psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and treatment plans aligned with client and family goals.
• Provide crisis intervention as appropriate; the organization’s crisis stabilization program operates 24/7 to help avoid after-hours and weekend calls for clinicians and care managers.
• Conduct individual and family interventions as appropriate.
• Provide clinically appropriate services in the community and clients’ natural settings when clinically indicated.
• Facilitate recovery-focused groups based on clinical interest and expertise.
• Use clients’ strengths to help develop skills, improve symptoms and well-being, and support self-concept, social skills, healthy relationships, and educational or employment achievement.
• Collaborate with care managers and multidisciplinary team members to recommend and direct appropriate interventions and supports for assigned clients and families.
• Recommend community support services, such as food, housing, childcare, educational or vocational training, and other benefits, and identify interventions care managers can deliver to reinforce treatment goals and build skills.
• Identify and recommend solutions to multidisciplinary team members.
• Submit progress summaries and ongoing recommendations to referring agencies, and contact those agencies as appropriate.
• Maintain high-quality clinical documentation and comply with professional ethics, legal regulations, confidentiality requirements, boundaries, and cultural-sensitivity standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Company-paid health, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible work hours.
• Discretionary Time Off (DTO).
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Professional development support.
• Referral bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level