Counselor, Unlicensed (60286)

DIVERSUS HEALTH INC•Colorado Springs, CO

7d•$25 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Start Your Clinical Career with Impact – Unlicensed Counselor, Ascent Make a Difference Every Day Join Diversus Health’s Ascent Team and work directly with adolescents and young adults navigating early-onset psychosis. This isn’t just a job it’s an opportunity to shape lives, support families, and grow your clinical skills in a dynamic, hands-on environment. Why You’ll Love This Role: Real Impact: Deliver therapy and support that helps clients stabilize, recover, and thrive in the community. Grow Your Career: Receive supervision, mentorship, and guidance as you work toward independent licensure. Variety & Challenge: Work across outpatient, home, community, and even inpatient settings—no two days are the same! Team-Based Support: Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team that values your ideas and growth. What You’ll Do: Conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans. Deliver evidence-based therapy for individuals, families, and groups. Respond to crises with thoughtful safety planning and interventions. Keep accurate, timely documentation that meets quality and regulatory standards. Coordinate care and manage caseloads across multiple settings. Participate in ongoing professional development and supervision. Who You Are: Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field. Eager to gain hands-on experience and obtain licensure within 2 years. Passionate about helping adolescents and young adults with mental health challenges. Strong communicator, team player, and problem solver. Valid driver’s license and ability to travel between sites and community locations. Our Core Values: Teamwork: We achieve more together. Solution-Minded: We turn challenges into opportunities. Impactful: We inspire positive outcomes every day. Integrity: We do what’s right, always. Work Environment: Flexible settings including office, home, and community locations—with occasional evenings or weekends based on client needs. Physical ability to move in these environments and lift up to 25 lbs required. Why Diversus Health? Accelerated path toward licensure. Hands-on clinical experience in a supportive team. Make a real difference in the lives of clients and families. Ready to Start Making an Impact? Apply Today! QualificationsPosition Title: Counselor, Unlicensed Location: Colorado Springs, CO (In-person) Employment Type: Full-Time Schedule: 40 hours per week, schedule set by supervisor Job Summary: The Unlicensed Counselor – Ascent is a core member of Diversus Health’s multidisciplinary Ascent Team, providing intensive, community and home-based mental health services to adolescents and young adults within their first years of onset of psychotic symptoms. Ascent is a fidelity based model designed to support individuals with complex behavioral needs, and families of these individuals, with delivery of services in real-world settings that promote stability, psychoeducation, recovery, independence, and community integration. The Counselor, Unlicensed is a clinician role designed for professionals who are passionate about making a meaningful impact while building strong clinical skills and working toward independent licensure. As a valued member of Diversus Health’s multidisciplinary treatment team, this role provides hands-on experience delivering high-quality mental health and substance use services to individuals and families across outpatient, inpatient, home, and community-based settings. This position offers a supportive environment where developing clinicians can gain confidence, deepen clinical judgment, and refine therapeutic skills through real-world practice, supervision, and collaboration. The Counselor, Unlicensed plays a critical role in engaging clients, assessment and provision of person-centered, evidenced based care that supports in support stabilization and recovery—while actively progressing toward licensure and long-term clinical growth.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field (MA, MS, MSW, MFT).
Must obtain clinical licensure within two (2) years for continued employment.
Experience working therapeutically with the specified population.
Experience utilizing evidence-based and strength-based treatment modalities appropriate to the population served.
Experience working in a collaborative, team-based clinical environment.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to accurately and professionally deliver and document services.
Basic computer proficiency, including Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems; ability to type 25+ words per minute.
Demonstrated ability in active listening, ethical conduct, social perception, service orientation, and complex problem-solving.
Sound clinical judgment, decision-making, and documentation skills.
Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
Ability to travel between facilities, community locations, outreach events, and partner agencies.
Embodies Diversus Health’s Core Values: Teamwork: We achieve more together. Solution-Minded: We embrace problems as opportunities. Impactful: We inspire positive outcomes. Integrity: We commit to do what is right

Responsibilities

Clinical Assessment & Treatment Planning Provide diagnostic assessments, including psychosocial history, diagnostic justification, and clinical conceptualization to inform treatment planning.
Develop and administer comprehensive treatment plans addressing diagnosis, safety, risk management, and treatment needs using culturally responsive and strengths-based approaches.
Develop and clearly communicate treatment recommendations grounded in diagnostic evidence and measured through clinical outcome tools.
Therapeutic Services Deliver high-quality, evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy services that are outcomes-informed.
Provide treatment for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders as appropriate.
Engage clients as active partners in treatment planning, incorporating client feedback related to therapeutic rapport, quality of care, and symptom progression.
Adjust treatment interventions based on client-reported outcomes and clinical assessment.
Crisis Intervention & Safety Planning Identify and engage clients at risk through timely safety planning and clinical interventions that promote stabilization.
Develop safety plans that balance risk factors, client strengths, natural supports, and supervisory input.
Complete all crisis-related documentation accurately, thoroughly, and within required timeframes.
Documentation, Quality & Compliance Ensure all clinical documentation is completed in a timely manner and meets quality, ethical, and regulatory standards.
Maintain compliance with state and federal regulations, organizational policies, and professional practice standards.
Utilize client feedback and outcome measures to assess progress, motivation, treatment preferences, and appropriate level and length of care.
Care Coordination & Caseload Management Maintain effective working relationships with operations and clinical staff to manage caseloads and optimize scheduling.
Utilize data to support productivity, client engagement, and continuity of care, including understanding length of stay, clinical complexity, and service delivery intervals.
Discharge clients at clinically appropriate points of care in collaboration with the treatment team.
Professional Development & Team Collaboration Participate in supervision, training, and professional development activities focused on licensure attainment and clinical skill development.
Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Demonstrate openness to feedback and commitment to continuous improvement.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of Diversus Health’s mission and operational excellence.