School Based Therapist

About the Role:                    

The School-Based Services Therapist provides accessible, developmentally appropriate behavioral health services to children and adolescents in school settings. The Therapist completes screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and individual, family, and group therapy when clinically appropriate, using person-centered, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, strengths-based, and evidence-informed practices. The Therapist partners with students, families and caregivers, school administrators, school mental health staff, teachers, and other authorized community partners to support student functioning, family engagement, educational participation, safety, and continuity of care. The role includes early identification and intervention, crisis evaluation and safety planning, care coordination, referral and warm handoff to CRC or community services, and follow-up on barriers that affect engagement. The Therapist maintains an assigned school-day schedule, manages a school-based caseload, completes timely and accurate clinical documentation, and uses outcome measures, agency data, and approved dashboards to monitor progress, service access, quality, productivity, and program-specific outcomes.

Essential Functions: 

• Provides individual, family, and/or group therapy to assigned consumers and families, as clinically appropriate.
• Prepares, updates, and manages treatment plans, safety plans, transition plans, and discharge plans based on clinical need, program expectations, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provides therapeutic crisis intervention, safety planning, de-escalation support, and appropriate follow-up as needed.
• Documents clinical interventions, consumer contacts, treatment progress, and program activity accurately and timely while maintaining confidentiality of consumer records.
• Uses measurement-based care tools, i.e., Level of Care, Social Determinants of Health tools, agency data, and approved dashboards to track consumer progress, guide treatment decisions, and support individual and program outcomes.
• Maintains accountability for annual performance expectations, including progress toward assigned productivity, quality, documentation, engagement, and program-specific KPIs.
• Meets or exceeds 1,200 clinical interaction hours annually, unless otherwise adjusted based on role, program expectations, approved leave, or organizational need.
• Participates in annual performance review discussions that include review of clinical interaction hours, KPI performance, quality expectations, documentation timeliness, consumer engagement, and contribution to program goals.
• Meets with their manager to regularly review KPI progress, identify barriers, and create action plans to meet or sustain performance expectations.
• Guides and supports consumers in their recovery journey by empowering them to work toward identified goals, build skills, strengthen protective factors, and increase stability.
• Facilitates and/or co-facilitates group therapy sessions using evidence-based, trauma-informed, and clinically appropriate practices.
• Uses evidence-based models, approved best practices, program manuals, role expectations, and clinical guidance when providing services. Staff must follow the model, practice, and service expectations required for their assigned program and role.
• Actively participates in review of clinical sessions and supervision as requested by their manager or director. This may include in-person observation, audio review, video review, or other approved supervision methods used to support quality, safety, training, and professional development.
• Completes and actively participates in all required role-specific trainings, program trainings, clinical trainings, and any additional training assigned by the organization, manager, or director.
• Reviews and follows the current program manual for their assigned program. Staff are responsible for understanding the service model, workflow, documentation expectations, supervision requirements, and role-specific duties described in the program manual.
• Participates, when making referrals as an accountable member of a multidisciplinary team, including Case Managers, Peer Support Specialists, Employment Specialists, Medical Professionals, and other care team members, to coordinate care, remove barriers, and support consumer engagement.
• Attends scheduled supervision, team meetings, staffings, consultation meetings, and professional development opportunities. Staff are expected to come prepared, participate actively, and use feedback to improve service quality and clinical practice.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the position, program description, experience, education, and clinical ability.
• Maintains flexibility with scheduling and work location expectations, including hybrid work options as approved by program and organizational needs.
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 Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required from an accredited program in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.
• Ability to register with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) and maintain required registration, licensure, supervision, and credentialing standards.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinically appropriate therapy, maintain timely and accurate documentation, use data to support consumer progress, and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary care team.
• Bilingual ability preferred, but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required,
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.

Schedule: 

40 hours per week, M-F school schedule. The SBT will be placed in the Mapleton Public School District at one K-8 and one PK-3. SBTs will be required to travel to their home outpatient office (Northglenn) one day each week for team meeting. SBTs are expected to be in their school buildings during all hours that students are in the buildings, but flexibility is available for those who wish to hold evening appointment hours as needed for clients.

Salary Information

$58,000-$63,000 (Independently Licensed) annually for the 10-month school year. 

$50,000- $53,000 (UNLICENSED) annually for the 10-month school year. 

**Option to work summer programs for additional pay**

Eligible for $250/month Bilingual Stipend

Application Deadline:

Accepting application on an on-going basis