Mental Health Therapist I- Skyline

Position Summary

The Mental Health Therapist I provides milieu-based, direct care and intervention for Skyline Academy, an intensive facility school/day treatment program at WellPower, serving students ages 6 to 14-years old in grades 1st through 8th. Skyline Academy provides year-round services, with specialty social-emotional programming during the Summer. The approach of the team is characterized by being strengths-based, family-centered, culturally proficient and community responsive. Skyline Academy students require individualized educational plans within an adaptive and trauma-informed environment due to their specific learning and social-emotional needs. This position provides trauma informed care, ensures a safe environment, and provides intensive supervision of students to ensure successful achievement of educational, social and behavioral goals. This position provides crisis interventions as needed.

Job Duties & Functions

• Actively supervise and interact with students in the classroom, milieu, and community settings.
• Provide a supportive and structured environment for students to promote growth and ensure safety.
• Provide direct behavior modification interventions and instruction to students on social, emotional, and daily living skills in alignment with clinical treatment goals.
• Provide academic assistance, guide lessons or co-teach students as needed with direction and guidance from Special Education Teacher.
• Help lead and actively participate in school and therapeutic programming.
• Provide crisis intervention, employ approved crisis prevention and intervention methodologies, and implement effective de-escalation techniques to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Complete required clinical documentation per program standards including, but not limited to daily progress notes, attendance, incident reports, physical management documentation, and "info only" notes.
• Communicate with parents/guardians as needed to ensure engagement and collaboration to reach student goals.
• Implement therapeutic interventions developed by the treatment team in collaboration with Skyline teachers, therapists, service coordinators, and psychiatric providers.
• Plan and facilitate student activities including field trips, recreational activities, and groups.
• Transport students as needed to field trips and community activities.
• Administer medications and complete required documentation.
• Model and teach conflict resolution to students.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, or other related human services degree.
• Experience working with children or adolescents with specific learning or behavioral needs required.
• Experience providing direct care in an acute milieu, affective needs classroom, center-based program or similar is strongly preferred.
• Experience with crisis intervention and physical restraints strongly preferred.

Work Location & Schedule

Work Location: 3401 Eudora St, Denver, CO 80207. Shift/Hours: 8am - 4:30pm, Mon - Fri, in-person.

Physical Requirements

• Walking (daily)
• Standing
• Playing with children in the gym or outdoors during recess/P.E. (1-2x/week)
• Performing physical restraints (requires bearing student's weight, sitting or kneeling on the ground, and laying on the ground) (frequency varies greatly)