Vocational Counselor - Resource Center

WellPower provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do.

WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. 

Our Guiding Principles:

• Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.  
• Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery.
• Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do.
• Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship.

Position Summary:

Vocational Counselors perform a variety of functions related to vocational rehabilitation. Functions may include roles such as supervising vocational employees in the drop-in center, ensuring efficient daily market operation, events planning and execution, providing customer service, milieu management and similar activities. Responsible for rehabilitation activities which support consumers who want social interaction, engagement, or skills development.

Location: 1075 Galapago St, Denver CO

Compensation:

• Vocational II - $30.12/hr 
• Language Differential - $2.50/hr for bilingual proficiency in Spanish & ASL

Responsibilities & Job Duties: 

• Participate in pre-vocational partial care services and complete reporting pertaining to program measurable outcomes.
• Regularly and appropriately interacting with community members, clinical teams, care givers, & staff.
• Receive, analyze information, formulate work plans, prepare written materials and articulate goals of action plans.
• Coordinate corresponding between the rehabilitation department and the clinical teams.
• Monitor member progress and activities with members ensuring timely completion of accurate clinical documentation, member updates, and reports as required.
• Plan, coordinate, conduct and facilitate rehabilitative, goal-oriented educational and social opportunities, activities and events within the community and with the program.
• Maintain a safe, serene, and trauma informed environment of wellbeing by exhibiting vigilance, situational awareness, crowd control, and de-escalation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be an effective team-player, multi-task, manage stress, take initiative and be flexible and adaptable to changing program and community needs.
• Utilize computer proficiency to support members working toward employment and recovery, including but not limited to technology access assistance, resume building, cellphone navigation or application completion. 
• Routinely stocking and hygienically serving meals and drinks as needed for day-to-day needs including but not limited to lunch service, daily market and events.
• Housekeeping responsibilities including but not limited to light cleaning, coffee station management, and inventory stocking and tracking.
• Participate in team and department meetings and complete all required trainings as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications:        

• VC II: Bachelor degree in rehabilitation or related field.

Certifications: Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner or willingness to obtain certification within one year.

Typical Physical & Mental Demands:

Standing, walking, stooping, bending, lifting up to 50 lbs, repetitive hand/finger motions, manual dexterity. Requires fine motor skills required for precise clinical procedures. Requires visual and auditory acuity to observe patient behavior and respond to alarms and calls. Requires a capacity to handle emotionally charged situations and maintain professional boundaries. Requires critical thinking and problem-solving skills for diagnosis and treatment planning, and to prioritize multiple tasks and adapt to changing patient needs.

Working Conditions

May do work in warehouse setting requiring safety shoes and required PPE.Work environment can be fast-paced and emotionally demanding, requiring adaptability and resilience. Noise level is generally moderate but may vary during peak patient flow. Occasional travel between clinical sites

Learn more about WellPower:

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range. 

WellPower is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

For a complete overview of our robust benefits, visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice 

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing  -  TB  screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment