SOAR - Seeing Our Adolescents Rise Mental Health Therapist Denver, CO · Part time

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Our Mission:
To encourage young adults to invest in their future, helping them to become responsible and motivated advocates for their life
Our Vision:
To provide services that guide adolescents toward successful future endeavors and encourage them to stay focused regardless of unfavorable influences or circumstances

SOAR is more than just a youth organization, it’s a way of life. At SOAR - Seeing Our Adolescents Rise, we care about what we do and strive to empower the lives of youth in the Denver Metro community through our wide range of programs. We help shape our youth into young leaders of the future so they walk out of our doors prepared to take on whatever comes their way.
SOAR offers Community Mentorship, Education Support, Community Service, Community Events and Activities, and Adventure Therapy to marginalized youth and families in the Denver-Metro Community

Help Young People Discover What They’re Capable Of

We are looking for a dedicated and skilled licensed Mental Health Therapist who believes young people are more than their circumstances, systems involvement, or challenges. The SOAR Team builds authentic relationships with adolescents and creates opportunities for young people to develop confidence, resilience, life skills, and a stronger sense of what is possible for their futures.

Our youth, ages 9-24, come from diverse backgrounds and may be connected to mental health, public school, child welfare, court, or juvenile justice systems. We recognize that every young person brings unique strengths, identities, experiences, interests, and aspirations. We are seeking a Mental Health Therapist who can meet young people where they are, build trust, and help them move toward where they want to go.

Position Overview – Therapist (RISE Therapy Program):

As a Mental Health Therapist, you will:

• Provide individual therapy and support resilience skills building groups using experiential and adventure-based approaches
• Complete mental health assessments and develop individualized treatment plans
• Monitor and communicate client progress to internal teams and external partners
• Facilitate therapeutic activities in both traditional and outdoor settings
• Manage crisis situations and refer clients to higher levels of care when needed
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with program and licensing standards
• Participate in regular team meetings and ongoing professional development
• Support family engagement through coaching and regular communication
• Provide transportation to youth for events and sessions

Who Thrives in This Role?

You may be a great fit if you are someone who:

• Builds trust naturally and connects with young people without talking down to them.
• Can be both a supportive adult and a healthy source of accountability.
• Brings curiosity, cultural humility, and an ability to work effectively with people whose experiences may differ from your own.
• Understands that behavior is communication and approaches challenges with patience, curiosity, and compassion.
• Is comfortable trying new things and believes that learning can happen outside of a classroom or office.
• Can turn everyday experiences, challenges, and adventures into meaningful learning opportunities.
• Is dependable, emotionally grounded, adaptable, and able to maintain healthy professional boundaries.
• Can work effectively with youth and families who may have had difficult or frustrating experiences with traditional systems.
• Brings creativity, humor, authenticity, and a willingness to learn.
• Values collaboration and can communicate effectively with both youth and professionals.
• Loves a flexible work environment.

Key Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, or a related field
• Active Colorado licensure (LCSW, LCMFT, LPC, LAC, or equivalent) 
• Minimum of one year of supervised post-master’s experience preferred
• Background in mental health and/or substance use treatment preferred
• Strongly preferred: experience in adventure therapy, experiential education, or outdoor behavioral health
• Experience working with youth and/or families, especially those from diverse or system-involved backgrounds
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and flexibility in scheduling
• Reliable personal vehicle for work-related travel (valid Colorado driver’s license and proof of insurance required)
• CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred
• Has strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills, as well as flexibility with scheduling. 

Working Conditions:

This position requires the clinician to build and maintain a caseload sufficient to support a full-time workload. Caseload development is an essential responsibility of the role, and the position is designed to transition to full-time hours as the clinician’s caseload grows.

Compensation is based on services provided and/or hours worked. Clinicians are paid for such things as work events, team meetings, supervision and can be paid for training. Outside of this, there is no guaranteed pay for time when the clinician is not with clients or does not have billable client services. During the caseload-building period, compensation may therefore vary depending on the number of clients and hours worked.

Candidates should understand that this is a productivity-based position and that maintaining an active caseload is necessary to achieve full-time status and earnings.

Additional key work conditions:

• Occasional evening and weekend work required
• Regular travel throughout the Denver Metro area
• Ability to independently manage schedule and caseload
• Work performed in both office and outdoor/adventure-based settings

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, and drive for extended periods
• Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Ability to obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification

Opportunities:

• Due to the traveling nature of our work, SOAR caseloads are kept to lower volume than other community mental health organizations which allow staff to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
• This position allows the opportunity for clinicians to be creative in their practice, utilize their preferred modality of therapy and maintain flexible schedules.
• Building relationships and working collaboratively with community partners.
• Educational opportunities & training around the Adventure Therapy model and others.
• Remote/hybrid work 
• Paid administrative time — documentation, meetings, treatment planning, or training.

Benefits:

• Flexible scheduling
• Paid vacation, floating holidays, and sick leave
• Mileage reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly Paid Mental Health Day
• Continued Education Classes

We Value Different Paths to This Work

We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds, identities, cultures, perspectives, and life experiences. We are interested in the strengths, experiences, perspectives, and relationships you bring to the work.