Colorado Nonprofit Association

Bilingual Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LAC, PSY), Spanish

Position: Bilingual Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LAC, PSY), Spanish

Reports to: Clinical Director

Supervises: Graduate and postgraduate unlicensed behavioral health clinicians

Position Hours: 40 hours per week

Position Open/Close: Open until filled, starting date in August 2024

Hiring Contact Information: careers@mariadroste.org

Maria Droste Counseling Center provides collaborative behavioral health services for community members, regardless of their ability to pay. We partner with other community organizations to bring mental health services to where people already live and receive care, including schools, medical settings, senior living facilities, affordable housing, and family justice centers. Additionally, we provide counseling services to individuals, couples, and families through our traditional outpatient programming. We are a growing, dynamic, evolving workplace and seeking a candidate who is interested in and able to grow with the organization.

Job Summary: This position is for a licensed behavioral health provider to support our work in providing in personand telehealth outpatient mental health services. The position will serve clients from diverse backgrounds and with a variety of presenting concerns and/or diagnoses. This position requires evidence-based assessment and intervention, alongside coordination of care with other healthcare professionals, to ensure that all clients receive high quality behavioral health treatment. This position will supervise the clinical work of two or more advanced graduate or postgraduate trainees providing direct counseling services to clients with similar presenting concerns and may also provide case consultation and/or group supervision, as needed. This position may also facilitate group therapy, as needed and appropriate. Ability to work autonomously and also well in small team environments is critical, as is strong ethical and clinical skills, ability to manage and maintain a required caseload, and flexibility to adapt and communicate in multiple settings. All Maria Droste Counseling Center personnel require a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and co-creating a sense of belonging within our community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Direct Clinical Services (70%)

• Provision of quality, client-led, culturally responsive behavioral health services to diverse clients across the lifespan.
• Full-time (40 hours/week) position: Provides 84 billable services/month of direct services to underserved and diverse clients in one or more programs. This will include services at our center on Colorado Blvd and will include co-located sites within the community.
• Billable service expectations must be met by the end the second full month of employment and must be sustained throughout the year, with reasonable allowance for fluctuation.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation in EHR in line with program and compliance policies and procedures.

Program Development (5%)

• Review of clinical assessments, interventions, training in collaboration with Clinical Director and/or team, as needed

Clinical Supervision (25%)

• Provision of quality, culturally responsive clinical supervision of up to five (5) unlicensed providers or intern trainees; clinical supervision will be counted toward billable expectations.
• Provision of consultation, group supervision, as needed.
• Participation in consultation and group supervision per Agency requirements.
• Scheduled onsite coverage for clinical crises.

Education & Knowledge

• MA or doctorate degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or other associated counseling degree.
• Active license to provide clinical counseling services in the state of Colorado; including LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LAC, LP or other associated license, required.
• LCSWs strongly encouraged to apply.
• Sensitivity to and commitment toward provision of culturally responsive care.
• Experience completing timely documentation and invoicing.
• Experience working in an electronic health record and learning new systems.
• Commitment to advancing curriculum and training for unlicensed clinicians.
• Commitment to developing culturally responsive practice and application to training.
• Passion for working in a non-profit setting, developing new programs and service lines, nurturing clinicians and advancing the mental health workforce for underserved populations.
• Alignment with mission of reducing barriers to mental healthcare.

Skills & Experience

• Bilingual (Spanish) required.
• Direct experience providing counseling and crisis intervention treatment.
• Experience with school-based counseling services and/or clinical work with youth and families.
• Current or eligible Medicaid/Medicare credentialing providers strongly preferred.
• Experience working effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Flexible clinicians who are comfortable with required outreach efforts.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation in EHR in line with program and compliance policies and procedures.