​1600 York Street
Denver, CO 80206

Peer Specialist at Empowerment Apts. at Greyhound Park

The Empowerment Program is a Denver-based nonprofit that removes barriers to health, housing, education, and employment so individuals can live a healthier life. Since 1986, we have worked alongside our participants, primarily cis and transgender women who have lived experiences with the criminal legal system or homelessness, to connect them with the services they need to achieve their goals. Since our founding, we’ve redefined “Empowerment” as a form of collective action.

General Purpose:
Overall support for the various programs, grants, and organization and front desk coverage.

​Job Functions
  • Assist clients in articulating personal goals for recovery using one-to one and group sessions. During these sessions the PS will support clients in identifying and creating goals and developing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports and resources to aid them in achieving those goals
  • Assist clients in working with their case manager or treatment team in determining the steps he/she needs to take to achieve these goals and self-directed recovery.
  • Assist clients in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups, as well as means of locating and joining existing groups.
  • Utilize tools such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) to assist clients in creating their own individual wellness and recovery plans.
  • As much as possible, the PS will share their own recovery story and as the facilitator of these sessions, will demonstrate how they have directed their own recovery.
  • Assist clients in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure.
  • Utilizing their recovery experience, the PS will:
  • Teach and role model the value of every individual’s recovery experience.
  • Assist the client in obtaining decent and affordable housing of his/her choice in the most integrated, independent, and least intrusive or restrictive environment by taking them out to view housing, either driving them or riding with them on public transportation.
  • The PS models effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
  • Serve as a recovery agent by providing and advocating for any effective recovery-based services that will aid the client in daily living.
  • Assist in obtaining services that suit that individual’s recovery needs by providing names of staff, community resources and groups that may be useful. Inform clients about community and natural supports and how to use these in the recovery process. Community resources may include but not limited to: social security office, Department of Family and Children services, local YMCA, Library, restaurants, clients’ service organizations, apartment complexes and other types of housing, etc.
  • Assist clients in developing empowerment skills and combating stigma through self-advocacy. This will be accomplished through regular meetings, individual or group sessions. Using role playing/modeling techniques the PS provides opportunities for others to show/demonstrate how they have handled similar problems, how to present themselves in certain situations, or how to handle problems that may arise in interactions with others.
  • With assistance from the Program Coordinator/Team Leader, the Peer Specialist will work with the clients and other treatment team staff to develop a treatment/recovery plan based on each client’s identified goals. Treatment/Recovery Plans will be reviewed and signed by the Coordinator/Team Leader and other participating treatment team staff.
  • The PS will document the following on the client’s treatment/recovery plan:
  • a. identified person-centered strengths, needs, abilities, and recovery goals
  • b. interventions to assist the client with reaching their goals for recovery
  • c. progress made toward goals Adapted from Peer Support Technician
Knowledge Required by the Position
  • Knowledge of the Recovery process and the ability to facilitate recovery using established standardized mental health processes.
  • Knowledge and skill to teach and engage in basic problem-solving strategies to support individual clients in self-directed recovery.
  • Knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mental illness (i.e. auditory and visual hallucinations, aggressive talk and behavior, thoughts of self-harm or harm towards others, isolation) and the ability to assist the client to address symptoms using strategies such as positive self-talk.
  • Knowledge and skill sufficient to use community resources necessary for independent living and ability to teach those skills to other individuals with severe mental illness. Community resources may include but are not limited to: social security office, Department of Family and Children services, local YMCA, Library, restaurants, clients’ service organizations, housing providers, etc. The PS may accompany clients to community resources to assist them in accessing these resources.
  • Knowledge of how to establish and sustain self-help (mutual support) and educational groups by soliciting input from mental health consumers on their strengths and interests.
  • A valid driver’s license is required as some driving and/or transportation may be required to take clients to medical appointments, job sites, social activities, and other community resources.
  • Front desk coverage at Greyhound on a regular shift schedule
  • Many other various daily tasks

Job Qualifications
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products
  • Strong communication both written and verbal
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Team player
  • Positive attitude.

​****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Compensation: Starting salary is $50,000 annually (Differential for overnight shifts)

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
  • 403(b)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Vision insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Denver, CO 80206: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
  • Peer Support: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
  • Peer Specialist Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person

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Chief Financial Officer Job Description

Job Summary: The Chief Financial Officer will direct and oversee the financial activities of the corporation, direct the preparation of current financial reports and summaries, and create forecasts predicting future growth. 
Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • Oversees Accounting department, payroll, budget preparation, and audit functions.
  • Works with other department heads to monitor each department and make recommendations.
Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Directs the preparation of all financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, shareholder reports, tax returns, and governmental agency reports.
  • Compares sales and profit projections to actual figures and budgeted expenses to actual expenses; makes or oversees any necessary adjustments to future projections and budgets.
  • Reviews planning process and suggests improvements to current methods.
  • Analyzes operations to identify areas in need of reorganization, downsizing, or elimination.
  • Works with the President and other executives to coordinate planning and establish priorities for the planning process.
  • Studies long-range economic trends and projects their impact on future growth in sales and market share.
  • Identifies opportunities for expansion into new product areas.
  • Oversees investment of funds and works with investment bankers to raise additional capital required for expansion.
Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Excellent management and supervisory skills.
  • Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
  • Proficient in database and accounting computer application systems.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Education and Experience:
  • Master’s degree in business administration, accounting, or Finance required.
  • Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.
  • Eight to ten years of experience in financial management required.
  • Experience with Yardi and Sage is preferred.
Physical Requirements:
  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.
  • Must be able to access various departments of a given location.
 
Salary Range Offered: $70,000-80,000
 
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 proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

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Housing Care Manager

Empowerment Program provides housing and services to at-risk communities, such as people with disabilities, mental illness, or substance abuse, working from a trauma informed lens. This position is part of a team that coordinates housing services provided to participants of the Empowerment Program. This is a Housing First program for women who were formerly homes. The participants present with varying degrees of intensity. The goal of the program is self-actualization of residents, providing framework for residents to work towards self-sufficiency to the greatest possible extent, recognizing the strengths and limitations of each resident.

 Primary Responsibilities: 
  • Become familiar with CHFA, Housing First, and Fair Housing Rules.
  • Providing services and support to participants, often in their homes.
  • Pursuing and engaging with reluctant participants, in a trauma informed manner.
  • Maintaining accurate, timely and detailed documentation on all services provided to residents.
  • Maintain resident confidentiality and comply with code of ethics. 
  • Educate residents about existing or new housing resources and services.
  • Maintain mutually respectful, collaborative relationships with staff and resident, acting as a positive team member.
  • Assisting with intakes for incoming residents.
  • Other duties as needed.
Qualifications: 
  • Must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and insurance and willingness to transport participants occasionally.
  • Applicants with applicable professional or life experience are preferred and are encouraged to apply.
  • Knowledge of trauma informed practices and harm reduction models preferred.
  • Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services is a plus.
  • Experience working with a diverse population required.
  • The ability to de-escalate stressful situations with participants who are dealing with sobriety, trauma and loss is helpful.
Terms of Employment: 
  • The manager will be considered a full-time, exempt employee and will be offered benefits.
  • It is the Housing Case Manager’s (HCM) responsibility to notify and seek guidance from the Housing Program Director or Deputy Housing Program Director if at any time they are uncertain of their responsibilities or are unable to fulfill these responsibilities. 
  • The HCM is accountable to the Housing Program Director and the Deputy Housing Program Director. 
 
Salary Offered: $50,000 Annually 

Job Posting Closes May 15, 2023
  
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 proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Part-Time Residential Staff – On Call Position


Job Overview
The Empowerment Program provides health, housing, and employment and education services to women and transwomen who are involved in the criminal justice system, have been recently released from jail or prison, are homeless, living with HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and drug addiction.
Our house is a confidentially located congregate living house for 18-22 women Denver.  This is an on-call, part-time position providing coverage as needed on weekdays, weekends, and overnight coverage.
 
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.
Position Qualifications:
  • Lived experience is helpful.
  • 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.
  • Understanding Trauma Informed care and Harm Reduction is useful.
  • 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, sitting, standing, bending, possibly light lifting, moving throughout the house, and responding to emergencies.
  • Must be able to work occasional overnights.
  • All other duties as assigned
 
Hourly Wages: $17.29
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Please apply on INDEED: 
https://www.indeed.com/job/residential-staff-women-and-those-identifying-women-e086f3e1fe55c285

****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Medicaid Billing Specialist

Job Overview
The Medicaid Billing Specialist will work as part of a small accounting team for the Empowerment Program which is a non-profit organization providing behavioral health treatment and services – this position will include billing Medicaid for the agency.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Collects Medicaid reimbursements by gathering, coding, and transmitting patient care information.
  • Keeps up to date on information required for remittance of patient care by Medicaid and communicates this information to fellow billing staff.
  • Reviews patient hospital records to check for proper Medicaid coding and completeness and makes corrections accordingly.
  • Analyzes patient billing records for completeness and accuracy and obtains additional information and clarification as necessary.
  • Resolves billing discrepancies by conducting further research and correcting errors.
  • Resolves disputed claims by consulting with state Medicaid administration claims clerks and following up on all bills not processed within usual claim period.
  • Prepares reports based on Medicaid billing data and revenue.
  • Ensures payments by verifying accuracy of Medicaid coding.
  • Bills Medicaid carrier by inputting billing information into databases.
  • Resolves disputed claims by gathering, verifying, and providing additional information and following up on claims.
  • Resolves discrepancies by examining and evaluating data.
  • Adjusts patient bills by reviewing remittance advice and consulting with Medicaid office.
  • Prepares monthly reports of Medicaid billings, adjustments, and revenues received.
  • Participates in professional educational opportunities to keep current on Medicaid billing and reimbursement procedures.
  • Serves and protects the community by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards.

Qualifications/Skills:
  • Integrity, discretion, and respect for confidentiality and privacy
  • Excellent oral communication skills and the ability to resolve misunderstandings and errors in a diplomatic manner
  • Typing, computing, and data entry skills
  • Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Ability to prioritize and work under pressure
  • Time management
  • Organizational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong spelling, math, and financial skills
  • Documentation skills
  • Typing and data entry proficiency

Education, Experience, & Licensing Requirements:
  • High school graduate or equivalent, associate’s degree in accounting a plus
  • Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Associate (CCA), or the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) required/preferred
  • Experience working in an office setting
  • At least 5 years previous billing, bookkeeping, or clerical experience required

This part-time (30 hours a week) position will be in person at least 3 days per week for the 1st 90-day probationary period and then will be able to become fully remote.

Salary: $25,000 annually
 
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.  

Please apply on INDEED: https://www.indeed.com/job/medicaid-billing-specialist-8f5e37ea1b4bc94c?from=iaBackPress&from=smart-apply

****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Mental Health Professional: Denver County Jail Men’s R.I.S.E Unit

Job Description:  A trauma therapist conducts trauma education groups, basic intakes, comprehensive intakes (biopsychosocial assessments), and trauma assessments in a recovery unit in Denver County Jail.  The therapist is knowledgeable in trauma recovery and the many avenues of healing from trauma and substance use disorder.  The therapist utilizes participant-centered, trauma-informed, harm reduction, and strengths-based approaches to empower men incarcerated in Denver County Jail to seek liberation and reduce recidivism.
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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 men incarcerated in Denver County Jail
  • Creating participant-driven treatment and transition plans
  • Providing brief therapy, care management, and transition planning services for men 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
  • This position is located full time in the Jail environment.
Qualifications:
  • Must be licensed (LAC, LPC, LCSW, CAC III) or, on a case-by-case basis, working towards licensure with a provided learning plan, and in good standing with the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
  • A master's level degree is required. 
  • Must have a 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
Salary: $55,000 annually

Please apply on INDEED: https://www.indeed.com/job/mental-health-professional-denver-county-jail-mens-rise-unit-f194341a481fb872

****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status****

Licensed Mental Health Professional

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

​Compensation: Starting salary is $50,000

The Empowerment Program is an equal opportunity employer.  Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Femmi Clemons at [email protected]
 
****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Medical Care Manager

Job Description
This position works fulltime and directly with women who are living with HIV/AIDS.  Comprehensive, individualized case management services are provided to women and their families in the home or community.  Care management utilizes 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 care manager will establish a service plan, develop continuity of care, and coordinate the services required to implement the plan.
 
The roles include:
  • Providing intensive participant-centered care management services for women living with HIV with the goal of improving health outcomes; viral suppression and/or increased CD4 counts
  • 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. 
  • Linkage to care and coordinating care as needed 
  • Assessing health literacy, adherence to appointments and medications, and medical self-management skills
  • Advocating for participant’s rights in healthcare decisions and addressing barriers to care and treatment
  • Identifying, prioritizing, and addressing non-medical needs and linking participants to appropriate community resources
  • Assessment of medical transportation needs; linkage to community resources and distribution of medical transportation services (i.e. bus tickets, cab vouchers)
  • Completing necessary documentation that is in compliance with grant the administrator; this includes but is not limited to data entry, progress notes, service plans, assessments, and eligibility documentation
  • Maintaining participant confidentiality
  • Attending case conferences with medical providers to discuss participant strengths, needs, barriers to care, and collaboration to engage and/or maintain participants in care.   
  • Attending community meetings with other organizations that serve PLWHA to improve service delivery, collaborate services, discuss standards of care, and to support community.
  • Attending educational training related to HIV and PLWA
  • Assisting in organizing and facilitating psycho-social events for women living with HIV to facilitate education, access to health and other benefits, improve coping skills, reduction of isolation, and to increase self-determination and advocacy.
 
Other Duties May Include:
  • Outreach and Education
  • Leading Groups/Events
  • Data Entry
  • Outside trainings
  • Team Meetings
  • Maintaining Self Care
 
Salary Compensation:  $50,000 

This Job Posting expires April 14, 2023

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 proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

Housing Program Manager

Position Overview
The Housing Program Manager is responsible for overseeing effective operating procedures throughout the main Empowerment site and care management of participants living in Empowerment Housing. Their duties include working with the HR department and Executive Director to implement and improve building and housing operating procedures and management of staff and a housing location working with The Housing Director and Deputy Director. This is a full-time, regular, exempt management position that at times requires work weeks more than 40 hours and may require evening and weekend work on occasion.
 
Responsibilities for Housing Operations and Care Manager
  • Defining, implementing, and revising operational policies and guidelines for Empowerment at 1600 York (your main office), and assist Empowerment employees with maintaining a clean and healthy environment at 1600 York.
  • Developing and executing new building growth directives
  • Ensure operational activities remain on time and within a defined budget.
  • Liaison between cleaning company and 1600 York
  • Assist Deputy Housing Manager with Yardi program and compliance to include COC billing and Rent roll input
  • Support Deputy Housing Director with day-to-day management of residential programs including rent collection, lease completion, create and maintain resident files as required by funding sources.
  • Sign leases and contractual agreements COC and with residents with section 8 vouchers and market residents.
  • Support Care Managers with regular check-ins as needed.
  • Deal with all issues (drug dealers, traffickers, dv) and issues with residents in Mariposa 24/7
  • Coordinate all resident moves with outside movers
  • Establishes and maintains credible, professional relationships with clients, internal business lines, and external vendors.
  • Communicates inventory needs to the Deputy Housing Director by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed building supplies; evaluating new office products; and verifying receipt of supplies and proper distribution of products.
  • Become familiar with CHFA and Fair Housing Rules
  • Be on-site at the Mariposa house and have in person contact with residents a minimum of twice per week. 
  • Maintain resident confidentiality and comply with code of ethics.
  • Educate residents about existing or new housing resources and services. 
  • Directly supervise Mariposa house staff and communicate effectively with Care managers who have participants within Mariposa House and the Housing Director
  • Report directly to Deputy Housing Director.
  • Maintain mutually respectful, collaborative relationships with staff and residents, acting as a positive team member.
  • All other duties as assigned.
 
Other Qualifications Include:
  • Must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and insurance and willingness to transport participants occasionally.
  • Knowledge of trauma informed practices and harm reduction models preferred.
  • Experience with the Yardi Breeze Program or similar property management software is preferred.
  • Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services is a plus.
  • Experience working with a diverse population required.
  • The ability to de-escalate stressful situations with participants dealing with trauma and loss is helpful.
  • Experience working in Permanent Supportive Housing programs for formerly homeless individuals, women who have mental health, chemical dependency, and criminal justice challenges is preferred.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Sound computer skills
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work flexible hours
  
Salary: $50,000
 
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 proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Currently, all positions are in the process of being filled.  

If you would like to send your resume for future positions at the Empowerment Program, send them to Femmi Clemons

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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​****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

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 [email protected]

****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status**** 

Mariposa House Residential Night Staff

This position provides night staffing for 12 hours on Saturday, and possible weekend days or nights on call coverage for a congregate living house for up to 18 cis and transgender women. General duties provide safety and security for house and the women we serve. Some de-escalation of difficult situations may be required. Must be able to navigate stairs.
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Position Duties and Qualifications:
  • Knowledge if trauma informed practices and harm reduction models preferred.
  • Reliable transportation as we are a 24/7 facility, and we are open during bad weather.
  • Maintain safety and security by monitoring all general access areas.
  • If it is suspected that a resident may be under the influence of drugs, call Detox or Paramedics to determine the need for medical clearance, transportation to Detox, or possibly a mental health hold.
  • Notify the appropriate staff of maintenance and safety/security immediately after they are identified. If it is not urgent, emails are appropriate.
  • Report emergencies to proper authorities, and document critical incidents on the Critical Incident Form.
  • Meet with Empowerment care managers, as needed.
  • Intervene in crises, respond to emergencies, and initiate action as required, including contact with emergency response systems.
  • Document significant events involving residents (i.e. seizures, arguments, etc.) and building operations activities in a daily email; read emails daily and send a summary of resident attendance on the Nightly Shift Report at the end of each shift.
  • Do not allow anyone who is not staff, parole, or residents into the house.
  • Contact DPD if there are any intruders.
  • Arm the security system each night at curfew and turn it off in the morning. Check status if an alarm goes off. If there is reason to believe there is an intruder, call 911.
  • Bilingual Spanish is preferred but not required.
  • Lived experiences are considered.
Hourly Compensation: $17.29
 
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.  
​Email your resume to femmi-clemons​@empowermentprogram.org
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​****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Residential Property Manager

This position is a “live-in” manager at the Lowry Columbine Apartments. The manager is responsible for on-site management of 17 apartments, which houses formerly homeless residents, some with disabilities and mental health concerns and potential substance use disorders. We are a Housing First program.  This is an unsalaried position which provides an onsite three-bedroom townhome/apartment, and utilities. The Resident Manager (RM) facilitates the efficient operation of Empowerment Housing facilities and works directly with the Empowerment Housing Director (EHD) and Empowerment Housing Manger (EHM) to assure the safety and security of residents. 
 
Primary Responsibilities: 
  • Maintain safety and security by monitoring all general access areas and enforcing the Community Handbook. 
  • Treating residents with respect and having an expert level understanding of trauma informed care is required.
  • Respond to resident complaints, while maintaining professional boundaries and courteous interactions. 
  • Mediate conflicts or disputes between tenants and inform the EHD who then informs the resident’s Case Manager. 
  • Secure grounds regularly including during the night. Check vacant apartments to be sure they are secure. 
  • Maintain and review security cameras regularly. Report concerns to EHD. 
  • Work with EHD and STAR/DPD to remove intruders. Mediate conflicts or disputes between tenants and inform the EHD who then informs the resident’s Case Manager. 
  • Notify the EHD and EHM of maintenance and safety/security immediately after they are identified and/or brought to the Resident Manager’s attention. 
  • Deep clean in common areas, including vacuuming and steam cleaning clubhouse and stairways, sweeping, mopping, and cleaning laundry area and back stairs, and keeping the outdoors property clean, and free of trash and debris. Shovel snow under 2-inches. Clean up salt after area is dry.  
  • Report emergencies to proper authorities, and to the EHD/EHM. Submit maintenance request and incidents, in writing, to EHM.  
  • Work cooperatively with clinical and maintenance staff at the Empowerment Program or other mental health and/or drug treatment and other approved providers to provide services to residents. Facilitate onsite activities and food distribution. 
  • Write significant events involving residents and building operations activities in a weekly email to the EHD. Submit Critical Incident reports for serious events. 
  • Assist with room turnovers, facilities inspections, and maintenance contractors. 
  • Assist in an annual inspection of all apartments which do not turn over in a calendar year to insure the proper maintenance requests of each unit. 
  • Be available to assist the EHD/EHM in showing apartments to prospective residents. 
  • Collect keys from residents when they vacate, maintain key control of the apartments. 
  • Address smoke alarm/fire alarm issues with resident and fire department.   
  • Be available to assist residents who are locked out of apartments. 
  • Maintain and protect confidentiality of the tenants. HIPPA compliance is required. There should be no discussion about residents with non-staff members or other residents.  
  • Assist with other property management functions, including light maintenance, as assigned.  
  • Distribute information and correspondence to residents. 
  • Provide general supervision of the community in the assigned area of responsibility by being visible and available and by establishing and maintaining good rapport with the residents. 
  • Be available during Empowerment Program work hours for meetings and consultations.  
  • Perform other duties assigned by the EHD/EHM.  
 
Terms of Employment: 
1. Remuneration: The Resident Manager will receive the equivalent of an unfurnished, 
Three bedroom-apartment rent-free and utilities paid while employed as the Resident Manager. The RM agrees to maintain telephone service and to have the Voice Mail service available.  
2. It is the RM’s responsibility to notify and seek guidance from the EHD/Housing if at any time, they are uncertain of their responsibilities, or is unable to fulfill these responsibilities. 
3. The EHD must approve other job commitments that are in addition to the Resident Manager responsibilities, to assure employment obligations can be met. 
4. The RM is accountable to the EHD/EHM and the Executive Director.   
 
Qualifications: 
  • Preferred: At least one-year experience in human services, preferably working with homeless women living with mental illness, the economically disadvantaged or chemically dependent.  
  • Preferred: Lived experience  
  • Preferred: Expert understanding of Trauma Informed Care and willingness obtain training. 
  • Required: Reliable transportation. 
  • Desirable: Residential property management experience. 
  • Preferred: Basic understanding of homelessness and various characteristics of homeless adult population. 
  • Preferred: Experience with the issues of mental illness and chemical dependency.  
  • Required: Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff from various backgrounds. 
  • Must have excellent interpersonal and professional skills and professional boundaries.  
  • Ability to work effectively with clients displaying a wide range of unpleasant and/or challenging behaviors. 
  • Required: Self-discipline and motivation. 
  • Required: Interest in people on an individual basis and awareness of feelings, needs and rights of others. 
  • Attention to administrative detail and deadlines. 
  • Ability to work independently and as a team with Empowerment staff.  
  • Good written and oral communication skills. Ability to use email and basic Office programs. 
 
 
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.  

​Email your resume to femmi-clemons​@empowermentprogram.org
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​****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Full-Time Care Manager / Administrative Professional - Project: Elevate

Job Description: The core duties and responsibilities of an Administrative Assistant revolve around supporting a team of professionals within a community corrections facility setting. Their job duties can vary widely, not just from job to job, but from day to day at the same job. On any given day, they may perform a variety of tasks. 
 
Intake and Administrative Professional is responsible for:
  • Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the office.
  • Responding to incoming phone calls, schedules meetings and supports visitors.
  • Carries out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, binding, scanning etc.
  • Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning administrative projects and expediting work results.
  • Exhibits polite and professional communication via phone, e-mail, and mail.
  • Supports team by performing tasks related to organization and strong communication.
  • Develops administrative staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.
  • Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
  • Provides information by answering questions and requests.
  • Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing, and expediting orders for supplies.
  • Organizes and maintains facility calendar

Other Responsibilities Include:
  • Attend continuing education and skill development trainings  
  • Maintaining Self-Care
  • Other duties as assigned

​Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
  • Applicable professional or life experience is preferred
  • Experience working with a diverse population
  • Ability to de-escalate stressful situations with participants dealing with trauma  
  • Effective Communication and Listening skills
  • Microsoft Office Products
  • Reporting Skills
  • Administrative Writing Skills
  • Organization
  • Analyzing Information
  • Professionalism
  • Problem Solving
  • Supply Management and Inventory Control

Compensation: Salary $35,000

Email your resume to [email protected]

****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

HIV Prevention Specialist (PrEP Navigator/ HIV Tester)

Job Description: The HIV Prevention Specialist will provide trauma-informed, individualized, accessible care management and supportive services to individuals who are at risk for HIV/AIDS. The HIV prevention specialist must also provide gender-affirming when working with community members. The HIV Specialist is expected to help link participants to PrEP and additional care needs, HIV/HCV testing on and off-site, PrEP outreach, and PrEP education. HIV Prevention Specialist will work closely with the CHAPP team and is expected to attend weekly team meetings and work in a collaborative space.

HIV Prevention Specialist Responsibilities:
  • Providing participant-centered PrEP navigation
  • Following testing protocols
  • Uploading and reporting data on REDCAP
  • Addressing barriers to care and treatment
  • Maintaining participant confidentiality
  • Attending all Empowerment and community meetings to improve service delivery, and collaboration services, and discuss standards of care
  • Conducting outreach around PrEP
  • Completing all CDPHE HIV/HCV testing training
  • Completing CDPHE PrEP Navigator Trainings
  • Complete HIPPA training
  • Data input and Data Management

​Qualifications:
  • Basic knowledge of PrEp and Harm Reduction Framework
  • Experience/Knowledge around HIV testing
  • Comfortable serving folks who are experiencing homelessness, people who inject drugs, and those who are at risk for HIV
  • Attended requires CDPHE meetings
  • Must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and insurance
  • Experience working with a diverse population
  • Ability to de-escalate stressful situations with participants dealing with trauma
  • Ability to work collectively and individually
  • Basic experience with data storage and management

​Email your resume to [email protected]
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​****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

Care Manager for the WAGEES Team

Duties and responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with program staff in the delivery of intensive case management services to help integrate women returning from prison back into the community.
  • Provide direct case management services when necessary.
  • Administer day to day case management activities and services of the Program.
  • Participate in activities and case management inside of DOC.
  • Communicate and collaborate with other community-based service providers to ensure participants have barrier-free access to services.
  • Guarantee compliance with all reporting requirements for the Program.
  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with Empowerment and any partner, sub-contractor, quality assurance staff and LCCL.
  • Attend all necessary meetings and trainings. 
  • Maintain accurate and timely data entry into the designated data system.
  • Conduct all job-related duties and responsibilities with client-centered, trauma-informed, harm reduction and strengths-based approaches to working with women.
  • Work with community partners and participants in locating permanent housing resources.
 
 
Qualifications:
  • Experience working with cis-gendered and transwomen
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills
  • Must be comfortable working with women inside of DOC as well as women who may be actively using drugs and/or living with mental illness
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
  • Lived experience accepted
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​****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****
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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Tiffany Taylor at [email protected]

Director of Participant Services

6012-1400LEAD643Position Summary: The mission of The Empowerment Program (Empowerment) is to holistically help individuals build healthier lives from the inside out. The Director of Participant Services will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the agency’s Direct Services programming, which includes trauma, gender, and culturally responsive holistic behavioral health treatment and supportive services. Additionally, the Director of Services will be responsible for supervising program staff, managing grant deliverables, collaborating with community partners, and participation in program and organizational development. 
 
The Director of Services will be a leader at Empowerment, providing the overall direction for management of all Direct Services programming while championing and collaboratively supporting the culture of a participant-centered, trauma-responsive, and community-based organization.
 
This position will collaborate with and report directly to the Executive Director.
 
Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties
Management and Supervision
  • Support a trauma responsive culture and retention of staff and participants by investing in and prioritizing self-care for yourself and all team members.
  • Work with the Executive Director to establish program direction for participant services and adherence to the agency’s participant-centered, anti-oppressive and trauma-responsive philosophy of service delivery.
  • Provide staff with task, administrative and/or clinical supervision in accordance with all compliance standards, best practices, grant requirements and Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) regulations to ensure effective and timely implementation of all services.
  • Promote open and honest communication and foster collaboration by leading staff in resolving participant and staff issues through a restorative justice lens.
  • Organize, collaborate, and cultivate long-term relationships with participants to empower vulnerable and oppressed individuals by consistently seeking direct input from participants and amplifying their voice
  • Provide employee training, coaching and ongoing supervision to direct services staff to ensure appropriate interventions with participants and staff compliance with all grants and OBH requirements.
  • Review staff maintenance of proper participant files, including all intake forms, individual treatment plans and/or reports to ensure all files are complete and up to date.
  • Build and maintain collaborations and partnerships between the agency and community stakeholders to promote effective utilization of services and continuity of care concerns.
  • Attend various agency and community meetings as required.
  • Adhere to all agency, state and federal policies and regulations.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
 
Evaluation and Reporting
  • Work with the Executive Director and other Program Management to provide implementation management and ongoing evaluation of programs and services.
  • Design or modify specific data collection instruments for programs such as surveys, assessments, and focus group protocol.
  • Work with staff to collect data and evaluate individual programs and services.
  • Work with Program Managers to oversee the preparation and completion of grant and other agency reports as well as annual program site visits.
Agency Wide Leadership and Advocacy
  • Amplify the voice of participants throughout the community through relational and trauma responsive organization and collaboration.
  • Provide support and infrastructure for community engagement, empowering volunteers to be part of the agency’s work. 
  • Balance program priorities with agency-wide priorities.
  • Work with Executive Director and Program Management to implement strategic and organizational planning initiatives.
  • Take an active role in the maintenance, implementation, and enforcement of all project-specific operational procedures, including the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Policies and Procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with all agency, funder, local, state, and federal guidelines.
  • Work with the Accountant and other Program Management to develop, review and monitor all grant budgets.
Preferred knowledge, abilities, and skills:
  • Proven history of maintaining effective relationships with participants, staff, volunteers, and community partners
  • Proven history of organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program areas
  • Proven history of provide training, orientation, consultation, and guidance within programs specialization of practice
  • Knowledge of clinical assessment techniques and evidence-informed practice guidelines
  • Knowledge of principles, methods, and practices of effective supervision
  • Knowledge of quality assurance and outcome measurements, data collection methods and evaluation concepts
  • Experience working across diverse communities  
  • Ability to de-escalate stressful situations with participants who have a history of complex trauma    
 
Education, Training and Experience
  • Licensure as a LAC or LCSW
  • Five years of experience working in the non-profit and/or behavioral health field, particularly within the returning citizen community
  • Three years of experience managing a diverse team of at least five staff members

Starting Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000
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****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

State Opioid Response (SOR) Peer Support Specialist

The SOR Peer Support Specialist (PSS) will refer individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and other necessary treatment services.  PSS will work with participants with whom they share lived experience.  Some of the PSS efforts will focus on participants in the criminal justice system.  PSS assists participants in developing coping strategies, help individuals engage in treatment, and provide referrals to community supports. 
 
Job purpose
The Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) received federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response (SOR) grant to help individuals in Colorado receive opioid use disorder treatment.  Primary activities and focus is to connect people to MAT and to distribute more naloxone kits.
 
Duties and responsibilities
  • Recruit and provide referral to MAT for at least 5 individuals each month.
  • Recommend appropriate resources and agenices for individuals.
  • Collaborate with case managers to best serve new individuals
  • Must document accurately and in a timely manner participant progress through progress notes, service plans and follow-up contacts according to agency policy and procedure. 
  • Provide referral, linkage, and advocacy for individuals assisting them in obtaining needed benefits and resources including, but not limited to, housing, social security, employment, medical, recreation, social and family supports, nutrition and wellness information and medication.
  • Assist other staff in identifying program and service environments conducive to recovery. Assist staff in retaining participant engagement
  • Help individuals to recognize and utilize their own strengths, skills, talents and abilities to increase the participant ’s independence and self-sufficiency in the community.
  • Meet with new participants to conduct intakes.
  • Attend weekly staff meetings.
  • Assist staff with occasional social media postings.
  
Performs other duties as required and/or assigned by supervisor and/or executive staff. 
 
Qualifications
This position will be held by a person who has sufficiently progressed in their own recovery from substance abuse and/or mental health disorders and is willing to self-identify as a peer and work to help others with similar challenges. Minimum 1 year sobriety (current MAT acceptable.)
 
Must have reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and insurance.
 
****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****
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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

Apartment Maintenance Technician

Job Description: 
This position oversees the day-to-day running of five (5) apartment buildings.  The Apartment Maintenance Technician’s responsibilities include cleaning communal areas, and performing ad hoc painting, plumbing, electrical and carpentry duties.  You should also resolve tenants’ maintenance-related queries and complaints as they arise.   Must be able to organize Work Orders and be able to complete in a reasonable time. 
 
Duties:
  • Repairing and unclogging toilets, sinks, bathtub, showers and exterior drains.
  • Install and repair wires, plugs and switches – basic electrical experience.
  • Sweep, mop and vacuum floors in communal areas.
  • Must be able to turn-over an apartment for a new tenant.
  • Dispose of Trash found in communal areas. 
  • Track Inventory to ensure that you have adequate maintenance supplies. 
  • Unlock apartments in instances where tenants have lost or forgotten their keys.
  • Must be able to replace doorknob locks.
  • Schedule repairs that warrant special technical skills.
  • Other duties as directed
 
Apartment Maintenance Technician Requirements:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Prior experience as an apartment Maintenance Technician or in a similar role
  • Ability to stand for extended periods
  • Ability to lift up to 70 pounds without assistance.
  • Must have own vehicle with valid drivers license and insurance. 
  • Dexterity and attention to detail.
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Available to work on weekends, if required.     
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Starting Salary Range: $45,000 - $50,000

Please e-mail your resume to [email protected] 

Care Manager for Project Elevate (Community Corrections)

Job Description: 
Care Manager conducts basic intakes, comprehensive intakes, and trauma assessments in a Community Corrections facility setting.  Care Manager is knowledgeable in the many avenues of healing from trauma and substance use disorder.  Care Manager utilizes participant centered, trauma informed, harm reduction and strengths-based approaches to empower individuals assigned to Project: Elevate to seek liberation and reduce recidivism.
 
Project: Elevate Care Manager is responsible for:
  • Understanding and implementing the Project: Elevate Scope of Work and completing all required documentation
  • Facilitating and co-facilitating groups addressing trauma and substance use disorder with Project: Elevate residence
  • Creating participant driven care plans
  • Providing continuous care management and transition planning services for Project: Elevate individuals
  • Administering informed consent forms, disclosure statements and assessments
  • Entering data in compliance with Community Corrections 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:
  • People with lived experience navigating the justice system (formerly incarcerated, halfway house, Parole, Probation, etc..)
  • At least 2 years of Case Management (preferred)
  • 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
 
Position Type: FULL-TIME
Schedule: SUNDAY-THURSDAY/ 1st SHIFT
Starting Salary Range: $45,000-50,000 (DOE)​

Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

HIV Prevention Program Manager

The Empowerment Program is seeking a full-time Program Manager to work with other providers to plan and implement HIV/HepC/STI prevention activities focusing on both HIV positive and negative individuals living with substance use disorder and/or co-occurring disorders.
 
Duties and responsibilities 
  • Supervise program staff
  • Oversee day to day activities and services of the project
  • Establish, coordinate, and facilitate all meetings and work groups
  • Develop and implement community outreach activities to reach individuals in the target population
  • Prepare reports and presentations for review by the contract monitor at CDPHE and other staff, as seen fit
  • Attend meetings with CHAPP as well as the Colorado HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Alliance
  • Provide oversight on data entry into the Redcap data system
  • Work with the community at large to develop and maintain a community relation
  • Work with Executive Director and/or agency accountant to assure adherence to the program budget
  • Perform all other related duties involved in the operation of the program
 
Qualifications
  •  Ability to work independently and with teams (internal and external)
  • Program Manager to hold a degree in counseling, social work, or other mental health related field (preferred)
  • Experience supervising staff (preferred)
  • Experience working in community focused HIV/AIDS/STI/HEP C Prevention and Care activities (necessary)
  • Experience working with individuals at high risk for contracting HIV and/or HCV including PWID and people involved in criminal justice system (necessary)
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills (necessary)
  • Must be comfortable working with individuals who may be homeless, are actively using drugs, and/or living with mental illness (necessary)
 
Starting Salary Range: $45,000-50,000 dependent upon experience 

Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

Non-Medical Care Manager


​Job Description: Non-medical Care Manager will provide trauma-informed, individualized, intensive care management and supportive services to individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS.  The Medical Care Manager will utilize a participant-centered process to help link participants to housing, health care, mental health, substance use disorder, and other support services to produce more healthy and sustained outcomes. The Medical Care Manager will establish a service plan with each participant, develop continuity of care, and coordinate the services required to implement the plan.
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Medical Care Manager is responsible for:
  • Providing intensive participant-centered care management services for individuals living with HIV with the goal of improving health outcomes
  • 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. 
  • Linkage to care and coordinating care as needed 
  • Assessing health literacy, adherence to appointments and medications, and medical self-management skills
  • Addressing barriers to care and treatment, including advocating for participant’s rights in healthcare decisions
  • Identifying, prioritizing, and addressing non-medical needs and linking participants to appropriate community resources
  • Assessment of medical transportation needs; linkage to community resources and distribution of medical transportation services (i.e. bus tickets, cab vouchers)
  • Completing all required documentation, including but not limited to data entry, progress notes, service plans, assessments, and eligibility documentation
  • Maintaining participant confidentiality
  • Attending all Empowerment and community meetings to improve service delivery, collaborate services, discuss standards of care, and support community
  • Attending case conferences with medical providers to discuss participant strengths, needs, barriers to care, and collaboration to engage and/or maintain participants in care.   
  • Assisting in organizing and facilitating psycho-social events for participants
 
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   
   
****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****

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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

Recovery Support Services (RSS) Peer Support Specialist

The RSS Peer Support Specialist (PSS) will provide wraparound recovery support services to individuals facing significant barriers to self-sufficiency, including substance use, mental illness, incarceration, homelessness, poverty, and involvement with the criminal legal system. PSS will work alongside participants and care managers to provide non-clinical support across all programming, which includes behavioral and physical health services, emergency and long-term housing support, skills training, and employment assistance.
Specific goals of the Peer Support Specialist includes serving an additional 100 clients per year and supporting participants to achieve improved outcomes in the arenas of income, health, housing, purpose, and community integration, in alignment with the SAMHSA definition of recovery.
 
Job purpose
PSS will be equipped to oversee and streamline all peer support-related initiatives currently in place at Empowerment, as well as to begin new projects within existing programs as opportunities and needs are presented by the community served.
 
Duties and responsibilities
  • Manage case load of around 20-30 participants enrolled in services.
  • Recommend appropriate courses and activities for new participants
  • Collaborate with case managers to best serve new participants
  • Must document accurately and in a timely manner participant progress through progress notes, service plans and follow-up contacts according to agency policy and procedure. 
  • Provide referral, linkage, and advocacy for participants assisting them in obtaining needed benefits and resources including, but not limited to, housing, social security, employment, medical, recreation, social and family supports, nutrition and wellness information and medication.
  • Assist other staff in identifying program and service environments conducive to recovery. Assist staff in retaining participant engagement
  • Help participants to recognize and utilize their own strengths, skills, talents and abilities to increase the participant ’s independence and self-sufficiency in the community.
  • Meet with new participants to conduct intakes.
  • Attend weekly staff meetings.
  • Assist staff with occasional social media postings.
  
Performs other duties as required and/or assigned by supervisor and/or executive staff. 
 
Qualifications
This position will be held by a person who has sufficiently progressed in their own recovery from substance abuse and/or mental health disorders and is willing to self-identify as a peer and work to help others with similar challenges. Minimum 1 year sobriety (current MAT acceptable.) 
  
****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****
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Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

Intake Specialist and Group Facilitator

Position: 
Job Description: Intake specialist will provide trauma-informed, individualized, intensive supportive services to help ensure individuals who are interested in behavioral health treatment are directed to the appropriate resources and supportive services.  The Intake Specialist will work with other Empowerment staff and community partners to empower individuals to engage in wellness activities and provide innovative strategies to increase engagement for racial and ethnically diverse participants who are at a higher risk to being exposed to infectious diseases. Strategies are to be implemented through low barrier, trauma and culturally responsive and anti-oppressive strategies.
Intake Specialist is responsible for:
  • Understanding and implementing the SAMHSA’s Wellness Project Scope of Work
-          Completing individual program, GPRA intakes,6 month follow-up’s and documenting interactions in a timely manner in Electronic Health Records (EHR).
-Weekly group facilitation utilizing Trauma Recovery Empowerment Model Curriculum.
-Support with events and outreach to recruit new intakes.
-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
Other Responsibilities Include:
  • Attend weekly program, clinical and all staff meetings
  • Attend continuing education and skill development trainings  
  • Maintain 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   
 
****The Empowerment Program is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity or Veteran status****
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E-mail your cover letter and resume to​ Femmi Clemmons at [email protected]

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 [email protected]

Mental Health Clinician for The Wellness Project ​

Job Description:  The mental health clinician position for The Wellness Project provides comprehensive, participant-centered, holistic mental health and trauma recovery 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.
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The mental health therapist position is responsible for:
  • Providing mental health individual and group sessions for women
  • 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 for women utilizing solution focused brief therapy.
 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:
  • Master’s in social work or counseling and actively working towards licensure.
  • Working understanding of harm reduction theory and trauma informed services.
  • Experience providing individual and group therapy interventions.
  • Experience working with a diverse populations.

Please send your cover letter and resume to​ Julie Kiehl at [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected] 

On Call Part-Time Night 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 overnight support from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. every other Saturday night and occasional fill in shifts. A private office and bed are provided.  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 sitting, standing, bending, and possibly light lifting. 
  
Minimum wage pay $14.77 an hour
No benefits as it is part-time
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Please e-mail your resume to [email protected] 

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

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 e-mail your resume to [email protected]
The Empowerment Program
1600 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
303-320-1989
FAX: 303-320-3987
​[email protected]
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