Therapist, Youth Recovery

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

In collaboration with the Nurse and Program Manager, the Youth Residential Recovery Co-Occurring Therapist oversees youth, (13 through 18.5 years of age), admitted to the Jefferson Center’s Treatment Residential Recovery program. Provides ongoing evaluation of consumer’s safety, assessing suicide and homicide risk. Provides individual, group, and family therapy as well as case management and / or care coordination to consumers with substance use disorders or substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

We have full time and part time positions available. If you are passionate and care about the future of Colorado’s youth recovering from substance use disorders, then this is a great career opportunity for you!

Essential Duties :

• Engages patients in the Youth Residential Recovery program, appropriate family members, and referral sources / stakeholders and consented to by consumer.
• Identifies risk factors including lethality for suicidal, homicidal and / or grave disability. As appropriate, complete involuntary mental health holds (27-65) according to Center protocol and assist Supervisor with Involuntary Commitment protocols.
• Provides behavioral and diagnostic assessments. Completes initial engagement strategies, treatment and discharge planning, and case management / wrap around services. Provides ASAM level of care assessment and referral, as needed to meet client needs and fulfill insurance / payor requirements.
• Participate in Evidenced Based Practices and other agency initiatives (DBT, PCOMS, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, etc.) for mental health and co-occurring substance use services.
• Works constructively with clients to reach agreed upon outcomes, and coordinates care with internal and external providers.
• Assists the Coordinator in the oversight of the milieu, provides de-escalation and crisis-intervention as needed and identifies and addresses clinical concerns.
• Obtains collateral information from family, significant others, and other providers as appropriate.
• Provides individual, family and group therapy as appropriate to the needs of the client. Expected to carry a caseload of 6-7 clients whom they meet with twice weekly and complete related documentation in a timely way.
• Schedule does involve one weekend day weekly to support the 24 / 7 programmatic format but is otherwise flexible.
• Understands and will adhere to mandated reporting requirements.
• Assist the Program Coordinator in the coordination of the weekly interdisciplinary team meeting to review consumer treatment and discharge planning.
• Serves as a liaison with community agencies and referral sources with regard to consumer needs.
• Adheres to all Jefferson Center Policies and Procedures and maintains appropriate professional standards.

Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) and Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) additional job duties :

Requirements : Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required :

Salary Grade 51 - Master’s Unlicensed Clinician $62,700 - $70,400

Salary Grade 52- (Licensed Clinician LCSW, LMFT, LPC) $77,000 – $84,920

Additional Salary Information

Youth Residential Recovery Bonus

$1,500 1 month anniversary

$1,500 6 month anniversary

$2,000 1 year anniversary

($5,000 Total)

Additional Bonus Information

Application Deadline : 11 / 28 / 2025. Review of applications will begin immediately.

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