Mental Health Therapist I - Day Treatment - Skyline Academy

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Mental Health Therapist provide milieu-based, direct care and intervention for Skyline Academy, an intensive facility school / day treatment program at the Mental Health Center of Denver, serving students ages 6 to 14-years old in grades 1st through 8th. Skyline Academy provides year-round services, with specialty social-emotional programming during the Summer. The approach of the team is characterized by being strengths-based, family-centered, culturally proficient and community responsive. Skyline Academy students require individualized educational plans within an adaptive and trauma-informed environment due to their specific learning and social-emotional needs. This position provides trauma informed care, ensures a safe environment, and provides intensive supervision of students to ensure successful achievement of educational, social and behavioral goals. This position provides crisis interventions as needed.

Location : 3401 Eudora St, Denver CO

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Pay Range & Benefits :

• MHT I - $28.96 / hr. (Bachelors) + $1 / hr differential
• Language Differential - $2.50 / hr for bilingual proficiency in Spanish & ASL

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All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPower's benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit : https : / / wellpower.org / workplace-of-choice / .

Responsibilities & Duties :

Requirements & Qualifications :

Education :

Bachelor's (MHT I) Degree in psychology, social work, or other related human services degree.

Experience :

Experience working with children or adolescents with specific learning or behavioral needs is required. One year experience in mental health or human services preferred. Prefer candidates with milieu programming or serving children with behavioral issues, prior experience working with children in a classroom that provides clear expectations and follow-through in an educational and therapeutic environment, or an Affective Needs classroom is strongly preferred. Candidates with experience in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) or other crisis intervention frameworks are preferred.

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