Mental Health Clinician
Company: Warren Village Inc.
Location: Denver
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
Typical hiring range of: $63,460 to $69,460 DOE and
licensureSummary/objective: The Mental Health Clinician provides
services and counseling for youth ages 0-26 and/or their
caregivers. Main program areas of emphasis are individual
counseling for youth and parents/caregivers, with expertise in
early childhood mental health, and school-age youth, with
additional focus on removing cultural barriers and addressing
stigma to increase participation in mental health services. This
position is also for collaboration efforts and initiatives related
to health and well-being for all 92 families in the community,
including, but not limited to: program design and implementation,
direct services, staff consultation, assessment, and ongoing
communication with community partners. This position requires
strength-based assessment and planning with families in transition,
utilizing interventions with individuals that result in increased
resiliency and coping skills, reduced stress, and improved mental
health.Warren Village recognizes that our backgrounds are broad,
and our talents are many, from different lived experiences. We
value and leverage our differences to encompass and reflect the
communities we serve. We align our policies, practices, and
resources so that people of all races, cultures, identities and
socioeconomic statuses may feel valued and respected.Essential
Functions and Responsibilities:
- Design and implement strengths-focused, family-centered,
culturally competent, mental health services for children,
adolescents, adults, and families to promote healthy development,
resilience and coping skills.
- Promote a trauma-informed environment of wellbeing that engages
and empowers youth and their caregivers to create and support
healthy relationships and reach their goals.
- Provide therapy for children, adolescents, adults and families
served. This may include play therapy, individual psychotherapy,
group therapy, and family therapy for youth and their
caregivers.
- Provide individual therapy for youth parents ages 18-26 as a
primary focus.
- Provide individual therapy for parents over the age of 26.
- Provide crisis intervention for children, adolescents, adults
and families.
- Develop individualized treatment plans utilizing a
trauma-informed care focus and culturally sensitive practices.
Provide ongoing assessments and reviews of treatment progress on a
regular basis.
- Responsible for all required clinical and administrative
documentation.
- Outreach, recruit, and engage clients in mental health
services.
- Facilitate process of referral, intake, and assessment for
Warren Village mental health services.
- Use a wide variety of engagement techniques to promote
accessibility of services.
- Provide community events and enrichment opportunities for youth
and parents with a strong emphasis in skill building, stress
management, healthy relationships, secure attachment,
self-regulation, and executive functioning skills.
- Collaborate with Warren Village Kids' Club staff to support
greater social-emotional growth for youth.
- Offer specialized programs, services or classes for Kids' Club
participants on a monthly basis.
- Provide training, consultation, and support to Kids' Club staff
for greater youth success and/or behavioral intervention
support.
- Provide monthly psycho-educational Evening Enrichment Classes
for parents on a variety of social-emotional topics.
- Provide consultation to team members on clinical and casework
issues as appropriate.
- Participate in meetings including, but not limited to,
team/departmental meetings, all staff meetings, and supervisory
sessions.
- Promote the goals of the organization through tours,
presentations and written articles, as needed.
- Assist with data and outcomes reporting. Other duties as
assigned. Competencies:
- Must be committed to Warren Villages mission, vision, and
values.
- Strong belief in the principles of diversity, equity and
inclusion; the wisdom of lived experience; and the innate strengths
and power of all people.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including
conflict resolution and crisis management.
- Ability to handle a variety of assignments and flexibility to
work some evenings, if necessary.
- Ability to form a professional working relationship with
clients in an empathetic, respectful and non-judgmental way.
- Ability to work independently and self-motivate.
- Strong integrity, discretion, and ability to maintain
confidentiality.
- Capacity to maintain a professional demeanor and uphold
professional boundaries in all interactions, regardless of personal
or emotional dynamics.
- Demonstrated presentation skills with ability to speak and
communicate effectively.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- Technology systems aptitude. Demonstrate proficiency in
Microsoft Office products.
- Work environment encourages individual creativity,
collaboration, teamwork and professional accountability.
- Ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours.
Flexibility to adapt therapy schedule to meet the evolving needs
and dynamics of the community.
- Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree (MA) or equivalent, in Social Work or another
mental health discipline.
- Two years minimum experience working in mental health field
with children, youth and families
- Clinical license from Colorado Department of Regulatory
Agencies (or working toward licensure). Preferred education
eligibility requirements (Certifications, Licenses, etc.), and/or
experience:
- Bilingual (Spanish, French, Arabic or Swahili) highly
preferred.
- Lived experience in homelessness or housing instability,
including an alumni of Warren Village.
- If driving is required, employee must have a valid drivers
license and the ability to drive Warren Village vehicles. Work
Environment:The working environment is typically that of an office
using a personal computer, adding machine, and other equipment.
Schedule is flexible and non-traditional; based around the
availability of youth and families served. Physical
Demands:Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 lbs. Primarily a
stationary position. The person in this position needs to
occasionally move about inside the office/facility to access file
cabinets, storage spaces, access units and building spaces by
utilizing stairs, office machinery, etc. Constantly operates a
computer and other productivity machinery, such as a calculator,
copy machine and computer printer. Must be able to exchange
accurate information in these situations.Salary & Benefits: $63,460
to $69,460 DOE and licensureAttractive benefits package, including
generous paid time off (sick/vacation days) and 12 holidays.
One-week closure in both winter and summer (paid outside of PTO).
Matching employer 403(b) plan. Comprehensive and affordable
medical, dental and vision plans for employee and dependents.
Virtual telemedicine program. Voluntary supplemental Short-Term
Disability and other similar benefits. Plus, company paid life and
long-term disability insurance and Employee Assistance Program. FSA
and HSA accounts. Professional development and tuition
reimbursement opportunities. Discounted Early Learning Childcare
services available. To Apply: Interested candidates should submit
resume and cover letter (as separate PDF attachments) to
https://warrenvillage.org/about-us/#careers.Compensation details:
63460-69460 Yearly SalaryPI9170ce7d5848-31181-35879937
Keywords: Warren Village Inc., Boulder , Mental Health Clinician, Healthcare , Denver, Colorado
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