Open Rank Mental Health Counselor (Entry - Senior)

Job Summary

This position provides behavioral health assessments (mental health and drug and alcohol) to adults who are living with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and dually diagnosed and having difficulty maintaining their mental health needs. This clinical position is responsible for performing counseling duties and will be supervised by a faculty member. This position will work with patients who are in need of mental health treatment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform mental health and admission assessments for dually diagnosed population, as well as other therapeutic interventions such as individual and group therapy.
• Monitor patients' psychiatric needs and coordinate treatment, patient care, and/or appointments as necessary.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in patient charts, according to policy and rules.
• Develop and carry out individualized treatment plans and case management duties as needed, to meet the needs of external sources as well as linking client's treatment progress to referral sources.
• Provide on-site oversight of clinical interns.
• Performing other work as assigned or required.

Work Location

Onsite - The position will be assigned to an ARTS clinic location in Denver, Aurora, or Arvada, Colorado.

Minimum Qualifications

Entry Level:
Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. (A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year for year basis.)
Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate (LAC-C), or Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C).

Intermediate Level:
Bachelor's degree... One (1) year of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely related field...
Same DORA registration.

Senior Level:
Bachelor's degree... Two (2) years of professional level experience...
Possess a valid registration... as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC).

Preferred Qualifications

• A valid license... as LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or LAC.
• Three (3) or more years of experience working with the dually diagnosed and/or substance using population.
• Experience working with probation, human services, social services, criminal justice programs, and/or other referral sources.
• Experience conducting individual and/or family counseling.
• Experience creating individualized treatment plans and other clinical documentation (for example, DAP notes).
• Experience working in a counselor role with opioid-dependent, adult clients.
• Experience observing, monitoring, and intervening in drug/alcohol treatment.
• Experience with and knowledge of running evidence-based treatment groups with dually diagnosed patients.
• Experience with and knowledge of conducting individual therapy with dually diagnosed patients.

Anticipated Pay Range

• Entry Level: $56,555 - $71,939
• Intermediate Level: $61,546 - $78,286
• Senior Level: $66,536 - $84,634