PFS Advisor II

WellPower•Denver, CO

About The Position

WellPower provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do. WellPower values and is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to ending bias and discrimination in our community and ensuring equity within all aspects of our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. POSITION SUMMARY : In regard to people we serve who have been court ordered or have chosen WellPower as the individual's Payee, represent the organization as Payee. Receive, record, and track income for people we serve. Make payments on behalf of and disburse funds to people we serve. Learn More About WellPower: Pay Range & Benefits: PFS Advisor II - $28.96/hr WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range. All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for MHCD’s benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: https://mhcd.org/workplace-of-choice/ .

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in psychology, social work, or other related human services degree required.
Experience working in a community mental health center or within the mental health field preferred.
Accounting, bookkeeping, budgeting or broad payeeship experience preferred.
Knowledge or ability to learn and practice trauma informed principles and practices.
Attention to detail.
Ability to track information accurately using a computer database.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate well with people from all walks of life.

Responsibilities

Receive and record income on behalf of people we serve.
Prepare budget with consumer by determining needs and goals.
Prepare checks to pay expenses and provide consumer personal funds.
Track all transactions on accounting software.
Reconcile and monitor balances for compliance with WellPower, state and federal parameters.
Prepare periodic reports for Social Security Administration and other regulatory agencies.
Maintain communication with those agencies in the best interest of people we serve.
Coordinate with WellPower clinical staff when necessary on behalf of people we serve.
Educate, guide, and train other staff on the Client Trust Fund, and the role and responsibilities of Payeeships.
Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
Assist PFS people we serve with reports required by the Social Security Administration.
Provide one on one budgeting education to people we serve in the process of becoming their own payee.
Facilitate and/or co-facilitate budgeting classes for groups of people we serve.
Submit billing in Avatar for eligible services.

Benefits

Named Top Workplace - we have been named a Top Workplace by the Denver Post for ten consecutive years
Champion Social Justice Causes - we are committed to ending anti-Black racism in our community
9 Paid Holidays – including Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and more
Robust Benefits Package – our benefits start at 30 hours per week and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a retirement match
Employee Resource Groups – our ERG’s offer a chance to connect, address workplace challenges and get support from individuals who share similar characteristics or life experiences
Gainsharing – we offer a bonus to employees if the organization meets certain requirements for the year
$52,000/year minimum wage for all employees – we believe that our employees should earn a livable wage conducive to the cost of living in Denver, Colorado
Free Licensure Supervision – for LCSWs/LPCs/LMFTs
Sports Leagues – we offer a variety of activities for our employees, including bowling, dragon boat racing, volleyball leagues, and more
Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment