Mental Health Therapist II- Team- 226

WellPower - All Jobs • Denver, CO

18d • Hybrid

About The Position

WellPower empowers people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. Its guiding principles are person-centered care, exceptional care, integrity, and organizational resilience.

The Mental Health Therapist provides comprehensive psychological and behavioral case management services across a continuum of high- to low-intensity services, helping consumers improve or maintain their ability to function in the community. The role assesses, monitors, and follows up on consumers’ ability to meet basic needs while moving toward recovery, and is responsible for clinical documentation of consumer interactions.

The position is based at 4455 E 12th Ave, Denver, Colorado, and has a hybrid work arrangement. The stated schedule is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The posted compensation for the master’s-level Mental Health Therapist II is $31.25 per hour ($65,000 per year). An LAC differential of $1.00 and a language differential of $1–$2.50 per hour for bilingual Spanish or ASL proficiency are also listed. WellPower states that offers will not exceed the posted hiring range and that most candidates are placed near its midpoint based on experience and qualifications. A complete benefits overview is available at the WellPower workplace-of-choice website.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or another related human services field.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license and a recent clean driving record.
• Ability to transport people served in the employee’s vehicle.
• Ability to obtain and carry business-use coverage on the employee’s auto policy; the additional cost is reimbursed by WellPower.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in mental health or human services is preferred.
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish or ASL qualifies for a listed language differential.

Responsibilities

• Help consumers meet basic needs, including food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, and general medical and dental care; assist with applications for income, medical, housing, and other benefits to which they are entitled.
• Identify consumers who need a protective payee arrangement and coordinate that assistance.
• Arrange transportation to needed services and community resources or, when necessary, transport consumers in a personal vehicle.
• Provide comprehensive psychosocial services across high- and low-intensity levels to improve or maintain consumers’ ability to function in social roles.
• Help consumers evaluate their strengths and symptoms, set their own goals, and plan appropriate services.
• Guide and instruct consumers in daily living skills, including medication use, diet, exercise, personal hygiene, shopping, cooking, budgeting, housekeeping, and use of transportation and other community services.
• Help consumers develop social skills, interests, and leisure activities that promote participation and personal worth, including age-appropriate and culturally appropriate daytime and evening activities.
• Help consumers find and use appropriate employment opportunities, vocational rehabilitation services, or supported work environments when appropriate.
• Assist consumers who need special living arrangements in locating rehabilitative or supportive housing that offers an appropriate level of support and encourages increasing responsibility.
• Offer support, assistance, consultation, and education to families, friends, landlords, employers, community agencies, and others who interact with consumers.
• Identify and work with potential natural support systems, such as neighborhood networks, churches, and community organizations.
• Use consumers’ support systems to encourage engagement in treatment programs.
• Reach out to program-eligible consumers and inform and educate them about services available at WellPower and in the community.
• Maintain a trauma-informed environment of wellbeing.
• Complete clinical documentation of consumer interactions.

Benefits

• The additional cost of business-use coverage on the employee’s auto policy is reimbursed.
• A complete benefits overview is available at https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/.

What This Job Offers

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