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Job Description
Job Title: Mental Health Counselor (Multiple positions available) Department: Housing Stability and Community Counseling
Reports To: Program Manager
Location: Denver Metro Area
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary: $27.07 - $34.64 per hour
Schedule: Dependent upon position. 40 hours per week, Full-Time / Hours flexible, Part-time
MISSION
We seek to create hope, opportunity, and choice, with work as the means through which people with disabilities and other hurdles to employment can more fully participate in the mainstream of life. For 50 years Bayaud Enterprises has been an innovator in the community in reducing hurdles for individuals to engage in the workforce and attain self -reliance. We do this through personalized Employment Services, Social Enterprises (Business Solutions) which provide employment for those needing supported employment, and Individual and Community Services like providing free laundry with the Laundry Truck and support in finding housing and accessing different resource programs through the help of our Navigators. We create Hope, help to find Opportunities, and inspire Choices.
In compliance with Bayaud enterprises is committed to sharing all opportunities for promotion to all current employees and the public along with salary compensation ranges and general description of bonuses and other compensation. Bayaud Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve.
DEPARTMENT of Housing Stability & Community Counseling
Bayaud highly encourages people with disabilities to apply. Job accommodations or modifications are made individually with all employees on a case-by-case basis. Bayaud takes affirmative action to employ and advance individuals with disabilities, and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination based on physical or mental disability in its employment practices.
Bayaud will not use this information to discriminate against you, meeting eligibility may instead qualify you for additional programs or job opportunities with have been allocated for those that meet the criteria.
SUMMARY
This position provides voluntary mental healthcare to current Bayaud participants and/or Denver residents. This includes assessment/consultation, therapy, psychoeducation groups, therapeutic groups, and referrals. Services may be provided on a walk-in, call-in or appointment basis. Mental health services will be delivered to participants during business hours, in-person at Bayaud-defined locations, and/or via telehealth (HIPAA- compliant phone or video).
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
$27 - 31 per hour
This position may supervise department interns as appropriate. This position will actively participate in team meetings to offer training and guidance to non-clinical staff.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The exact work environment may vary according to specific setting and/or program needs. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Participant-facing work will be offered in HIPAA-compliant spaces to protect participant privacy.
TRAVEL
Travel may include:
May drive personal vehicle to work locations and will be reimbursed at the federal rate for mileage, refer to employee handbook.
OTHER
Equipment Used: PC, telephone, copy machine, fax, calculator.
Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work or a related field required along with a minimum of 1 year direct experience serving vulnerable populations and facilitating groups.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with individuals and before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITYAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear; the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.