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Licensed Mental Health Professional: Denver County Jail Women's R.I.S.E Unit

Job Description:  Trauma Therapist conducts trauma education groups, basic intakes, comprehensive intakes (biopsychosocial assessments) and trauma assessments in a 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 County 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
• Obtaining all necessary and required supervision and training
• Maintaining Self-Care
• Other duties as assigned

 
Qualifications:

• Must be licensed (LAC, LPC, LCSW, CAC III) or, on a case-by-case basis, working towards licensure with provided learning plan, and in good standing with the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
• 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 with behavioral health needs

 
The Empowerment Program is an equal opportunity employer.  Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Femmi Clemons at femmi-clemons@empowermentprogram.org
 
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Substance Use Counselor

Job Description: CDPHE RW Part B - Women's Health Project (WHP). The WHP Substance Use Therapist position works full-time with women who are living with HIV/AIDS. Comprehensive, individualized substance abuse services are provided to these women. The WHP Substance Use Counselor works with the participant’s care managers who utilize a participant-centered process that links clients to housing, health care, mental health, substance abuse, and other support services to produce more positive and sustained outcomes. The WHP Substance Use Counselor will establish a service plan, develop continuity of care, and encourage the participant to work with their care manager to coordinate the services required to implement the plan. This position also works directly with women who have been referred to Part B transitional housing at the Mariposa House.  The WHP Substance Use Counselor also provides on-going weekly evidenced based substance use groups, connects women who are seeking sobriety with opportunities for recovery-based events such as attending exercise at The Phoenix- a free gym for those who are abstaining from the use of alcohol and other substances.
CDPHE RW Part B - Women's Health Project (WHP)
The Substance Use position is responsible for:

• Providing substance use individual sessions for women living with HIV/AIDS
• Identifying stages of change regarding substance use by conducting assessments such as the SBIRT and ASSIST.
• 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 through Electronic Health Records (Insync)
• Conducting administrative tasks related to documentation and confidential participant records such as entering data into Co-Heart and internal tracking sheets.
• Completing Monthly Program Reports
• Completing strengths based, trauma informed treatment plans and updates
• Attending Quality Community Meetings
• Participating in ongoing clinical supervision

Other Responsibilities Include:

• Team Meetings – Clinical Team Meeting, Administrative Team Meeting, All WHP Team Meetings and any other mandatory trainings
• Maintaining Self-Care
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements: Must hold a current DORA licensure of Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) or Certified Addiction Technician (CAT) working towards a CAS. 

​Email your resume to femmi-clemons​@empowermentprogram.org
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Peer Support Specialist - Housing Opportunities for People Living with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA)

Job Description:
The HOPWA 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.

Job Functions

• 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
• Meeting participants in the office, in their home and/or 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
• Agency Team Meetings
• Maintaining Self-Care
• Other duties as assigned

Job 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

 
Compensation: Starting salary is $45,000

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 Karen Fortier at karen-fortier@empowermentprogram.org

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Care Manager - Project: Elevate 

Job Description
Care Manager utilizes participant centered, trauma informed, harm reduction and strengths-based approaches to empower individuals to seek liberation and reduce recidivism. Care Manager works with individuals in a Community Corrections facility setting. Care manager collaborates with partners and other community-based service providers to ensure participants have barrier-free access to services.  Care Manager is knowledgeable in the many avenues of healing from trauma and substance use disorder while implementing culturally responsive, gender-responsive, and trauma informed care.
 
Project: Elevate Care Manager is responsible for:

• Providing intensive, holistic care management and transition planning services for residents at Project: Elevate.
• Understanding and implementing the Project: Elevate Scope of Work and completing all required assessments, documentation, care plans and reports in accordance with Community Corrections Standards.

• Providing “in-reach” – including care management activities - to individuals incarcerated in jail or prison prior to their arrival at Project: Elevate.
• Communicating and collaborating with operations staff, partners, and other community-based service providers to ensure participants have barrier-free access to services.
• Maintaining accurate and timely data in compliance with Community Corrections Standards.
• Identifying and connecting participants with appropriate referrals to community mental health and supportive services providers as well as permanent housing resources.

 
Other Responsibilities Include:

• Attending all required meetings
• Obtaining all necessary and required supervision and training
• 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
• Experience working with a diverse population with behavioral health needs

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills

 
Compensation: Starting salary is $48,000

Email your resume to Cassandra.Harris@denvergov.org

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