Behavioral Health Advocate Youth Recovery Center

About the role

We're looking for multiple Behavioral Health Advocates to join our Youth Recovery Center team! Must have a passion for working with teenagers! We have multiple openings for days/evenings/nights/weekends! Interns welcome to apply!

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains clients' progress in treatment by providing group and individual education.
• Affords assistance with social skills training, aftercare planning, and individual assignments.
• Assesses level of risk and makes appropriate clinical judgment for the resolution of client emergencies, resulting in a safe outcome.
• Serves as supervisor to ensure clients comply with program rules, guidelines, and directives.
• Participates in evaluation of clients’ progress in weekly staff meetings and daily shift change.
• Assists in clients’ treatment planning.
• Encourages client motivation through one-to-one meetings.
• Completes required documentation on clients including observations of behavior changes in clients and accomplishment of treatment goals.
• Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings and in-services to enhance support of the milieu.
• Intervenes with behavioral concerns and encourages clients’ social skills.
• Transports clients to community activities.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field preferred.
• Willingness to participate in certified addiction counselor training and complete Certified Addiction Specialist/Technician credential within 2 years of hire.
• BLS through the American Heart Association or obtained within 30 days of hire.

Skills

• At least 21 years of age.

Pay

Entry salary dependent upon education, skill set, and experience. Annual Bonuses based upon organizational and individual performance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents.
• Employer paid basic life coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for health care and dependent care.
• Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), Paid Sick/Bereavement Leave under Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), leaves of absence.
• Tuition Assistance Available.
• Retail 401(a) and 403(b) plans with employer matching contributions.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount on Valley View Medical Services.
• Voluntary benefits such as Discounted RFTA bus passes, discounted gym memberships, Corporate Ski passes, free car seat for new Valley View babies born or adopted by Valley View employee(s).
• Free Use of Sunlight and Aspen SkiCo day passes, based on availability.
• Loan Repayment Valley View is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!