​1600 York Street
Denver, CO 80206

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Care Manager for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program 

Position: Care Manager for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program at Empowerment

Job Description: Care Manager will provide trauma-informed, individualized, intensive supportive services to help ensure individuals being diverted from the criminal legal system are connected to needed behavioral health treatment, resources and supportive services. The Care Manager will work with other Empowerment staff, the Denver Police Department, and other community partners to empower individuals to break the cycles of incarceration, homelessness and instability.

LEAD Care Manager is responsible for:
  • Understanding and implementing the LEAD Scope of Work
  • Supportive, non-judgmental care management in which participants can explore their options and issues related to their involvement in the legal system; ranging from external obstacles such as poverty, to psychological obstacles such as long-term impacts of trauma - Completing individual program intakes, including initial assessment of needs and development of a comprehensive individualized service plan
  • Ongoing assessment of participant strengths and needs, including monitoring of the individualized service plan and re-evaluation every 6 months.
  • Referrals, navigation and linkage to internal and external support and treatment services, including temporary and long-term housing, employment-focused support and numerous other social, health and human service referrals
  • Transporting participants to behavioral and medical health appointments and supportive services
  • Meeting participants in the community to provide needed support and assistance
  • Accurately, timely and confidentially documenting participant progress and engagement through service plans, notes and follow up contacts
Other Responsibilities Include:
  • Attend meetings at Empowerment and with LEAD stakeholders
  • Attend continuing education and skill development trainings
  • Maintaining Self-Care
  • Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
  • Must have reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and insurance
  • Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services
  • Applicable professional or life experience is preferred
  • Experience working with a diverse population
  • Ability to de-escalate stressful situations with participants dealing with trauma​

Please send your resume to julie-kiehl@empowermentprogram.org

Mental Health Clinician for The Wellness Project ​

Job Description:  The mental health clinician position for The Wellness Project provides comprehensive, participant-centered, prevention focused mental health services to women who are interested in improving overall wellness. This position is funded through a SAMHSA grant that offers targeted outreach to engage women of color in individual and group therapy, acupuncture, and other supportive prevention services. 
  
The mental health therapist position is responsible for: 
  • Providing mental health individual and group sessions 
  • Understanding and implementing culturally, gender, and trauma responsive care 
  • Administering screens and assessments at initial intake and 6-month follow-up
  • Maintaining OBH and SAMHSA Compliant treatment files for all participants  
  • Providing brief treatment interventions and mental health therapy utilizing solution-focused brief therapy.
  • Providing HIV testing, counseling, and referrals to new intakes. 
  • ​Identifying appropriate referrals to community mental health providers 
  
Other Responsibilities Include: 
  • Attending all required meetings, including weekly clinical team meetings.
  • Obtaining all necessary and required supervision and training. 
  • Maintaining Self-Care 
  • Other duties as assigned. 
 
Qualifications: 
  • Must be an Licensed Clinical Social Worker 
  • Must have reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and insurance.
  • ​Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services 
  • Experience working with a diverse population. 
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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at julie-kiehl@empowermentprogram.org

Behavioral Health Therapist for the Women’s Health Project (WHP)

Job Description:  The behavioral health therapist position for the WHP provides comprehensive, individualized behavioral health services to women who are living with HIV/AIDS.  The therapist collaborates with the participant’s care managers and/or peer specialists who utilize a participant-centered process to connect participants to housing, health care, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, and other support services to help individuals build healthier lives from the inside out.  The WHP Behavioral Therapist will work with participants to establish treatment plans, provide behavioral health therapy, develop continuity of care, and encourage the participants to work with their care managers to coordinate the services required to implement the plan.
 
The behavioral health therapist position is responsible for:
  • Providing behavioral health individual and group sessions for women living with HIV/AIDS
  • Assessing participants needs by helping the participant identify problems and difficulties.
  • Helping the participant deal with any crisis that may arise by identifying the problem and offering possible solutions.
  • Maintaining all confidential files and paperwork.
  • Conducting administrative tasks related to documentation and confidential participant records, including timely entering all necessary data.
  • Entering data in compliance with grant and OBH standards
  • Understanding and implementing culturally responsive, gender-responsive, and trauma informed care
 
Other Responsibilities Include:
  • Attending all required meetings, including weekly clinical and housing team meetings
  • Obtaining all necessary and required supervision and training.
  • Maintaining Self-Care
  • Other duties as assigned.
 
Qualifications:
  • Must be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Must have reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and insurance.
  • Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services
  • Experience working with a diverse population.
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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at julie-kiehl@empowermentprogram.org

Master’s Level Therapist: Denver County Jail R.I.S.E Unit

Job Description:  A Master’s level Behavioral Therapist conducts trauma education groups, basic intakes, comprehensive intakes (biopsychosocial assessments) and trauma assessments in a special recovery unit in Denver County Jail.  Therapist is knowledgeable in trauma recovery and the many avenues of healing from trauma and substance use disorder.  Therapist utilizes participant centered, trauma informed, harm reduction and strengths-based approaches to empower women incarcerated in Denver County Jail to seek liberation and reduce recidivism.
 
RISE Behavioral Health Therapist is responsible for:
  • Understanding and implementing the RISE Scope of Work and completing all required documentation
  • Facilitating and co-facilitating groups addressing trauma and substance use disorder with women incarcerated in Denver County Jail
  • Creating participant driven treatment and transition plans
  • Providing brief therapy, care management and transition planning services for women incarcerated in the Denver Count Jail
  • Administering informed consent forms, disclosure statements and assessments
  • Entering data in compliance with JBBS and OBH standards
  • Identifying and connecting participants with appropriate referrals to community mental health and supportive services providers
  • Understanding and implementing culturally responsive, gender-responsive, and trauma informed care
 
Other Responsibilities Include:
  • Attending all required meetings, including weekly clinical and housing team meetings
  • Obtaining all necessary and required supervision and training.
  • Maintaining Self-Care
  • Other duties as assigned.
 
Qualifications:
  • Must hold a master’s degree in counseling, social work, or other mental health related field and be working towards licensure.
  • Must have reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and insurance.
  • Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services
  • Experience working with a diverse population.
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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at julie-kiehl@empowermentprogram.org

Peer Support Specialist - Housing Opportunities for People Living with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA)

Job Description:  The HOPWA Housing Peer Support Specialist works directly with women living with HIV who are either homeless or housed to maintain and/or acquire housing. The Peer Support Specialist would be available to assist in any life skills support services and education that will benefit women to live well independently and with their families, to access needed supports to maintain housing, and to help women access all needed eligibility requirements to access housing throughout the community. The Peer Support Specialist will work with current medical care managers, Empowerment housing staff, community landlords and resources/supports to ensure participant needs are being met.

HOPWA Housing Peer Support Specialist is responsible for:
  • Understanding HIV basics
  • Understanding and implementing the HOPWA Scope of Work and completing required documentation
  • Supportive, non-judgmental peer counseling in which participants can explore their options and issues related to housing; ranging from external obstacles such as poverty, to psychological obstacles such as long-term impacts of trauma
  • Providing individualized treatment services that change with the needs and desires of the participant
  • Transporting participants to important medical, benefits, or housing appointments
  • Meeting participants in their home and community to provide needed support and assistance
  • Life skills education: psycho-educational groups and individual education
  • Referrals to support services that support maintaining or accessing housing (benefits, employment, in-home services/HCBS, mental health treatment, substance use treatment, community resources for furniture/home goods, food banks, transportation services, etc).
  • Assistance with accessing necessary documents for housing & other resources such as identification, birth certificate, social security cards, etc.
  • Advocating for participants in landlord/tenant issues
  • Understanding and implementing culturally responsive, gender-responsive, and trauma informed care

Other Responsibilities Include:
  • Agency Team Meetings
  • Maintaining Self-Care
  • Other duties as assigned

​Qualifications:
  • Must have reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and insurance
  • Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services
  • Applicable professional or life experience is preferred
  • Experience working with a diverse population
  • Ability to de-escalate stressful situations with participants dealing with trauma and loss

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of this position, management reserves the right to revise the job description as necessary to ensure program success. The Empowerment Program is an equal opportunity employer.

​Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at julie-kiehl@empowermentprogram.org

On Call Part-Time Weekend Staff 

The Empowerment Program provides health, housing, and employment and education services to women and transwomen who are involved in the criminal justice system or have been recently released from jail or prison, who are homeless, living with HIV/AIDS, mental illness, drug addiction or at risk for HIV infection.  Our house is a confidentially located congregate living house for 18-22 women in Denver.  This is a part time position providing weekend support Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm..  The rate of pay is minimum wage.
 
Essential Job Functions:
  • Maintain safety and security by monitoring all general access areas.
  • Enforce the house rules as outlined in the handbook.
  • Arm the security system each night at curfew and turn it off in the morning.
  • Notify the Housing Manager of maintenance or safety/security concerns.
  • Intervene in crises, respond to emergencies, and initiate action as required, including contact with emergency response systems.
  • Email significant events to the housing team and maintain daily logbook. .  
  • Create and monitor daily chore assignments.
Job Requirements:
  • One year of direct residential experience, preferred. 
  • Commitment to helping homeless and formerly homeless women to regain and maintain independence.
  • Those with a history of homelessness or involvement in the criminal justice system are encouraged to apply.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills that allow you to maintain effective communication with staff and tenants.
  • Patience and ability to deescalate stressful, difficult situations.
  • Clear understanding of personal boundaries.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse types of people.
  • Proficiency with MS Word and Outlook.
  • QMAP, CPR/FA, and Mental Health 101 certification desired, but not required.
Physical Demands:
  • Must be able to perform a variety of household tasks including climbing stairs, moving throughout the house, and responding to emergencies.
  • Requires the ability to climb stairs, sitting, standing, bending, and possibly light lifting.
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Please e-mail your resume to Lynn-Thayer@empowermentprogram.org 
​OUR MISSION: Holistically helping individuals build healthier lives from the inside out.  
The Empowerment Program
1600 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
303-320-1989
FAX: 303-320-3987
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