Milieu Counselor Lead - Residential Services

Thomas House: 16390 East 14th Place, Aurora, CO 80011 - Aurora, CO 80011

$22.04 - $33.07 Hourly

Full Time: FTE 1

Bachelor's Degree

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) is seeking a compassionate and driven Lead Milieu Counselor to join our Residential Services Team. In this pivotal role, you’ll ensure smooth operations across residential units by supporting compliance, collaborating with treatment teams, onboarding staff, and solving challenges as they arise. You’ll work alongside a passionate, diverse team dedicated to creating a safe, supportive environment for clients, assisting with daily living needs, medication administration, emotional regulation, and psychosocial support—all while fostering engagement in treatment.

If you’re kind, communicative, creative, and committed to making a positive impact in behavioral health and substance use care, we invite you to bring your talents to our community-focused mission.

Salary for this role. Starting wage is based on experience and company equity.

Paid bi-weekly.

• $22.04 - $33.07 per hour

Schedule. This position is fully Onsite/In-person. Available schedule is Saturday - Tuesday, 7:00 am - 5:30 pm

Shift Differential Pay. The Day weekend shift differential is paid from 7 am to 3 pm on Saturdays and Sundays only; and the Swing shift differential is paid from 3 pm to 11 pm

• Day Weekend (Sat, Sun): $1.50/hour
• Swing Weekday (Mon-Thurs): $1.50/hour
• Swing Weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun): $2.75/hour

Bilingual Language Differential Pay.
* rate depends on language requirements for the position and the candidate's fluency.

• Employees will receive scheduled earnings on a bi-weekly basis, equivalent to 5% of their regular base rate (hourly or salaried), with a maximum amount of $3,000.00 per calendar year. The annual maximum amount will be prorated based on full-time equivalency (FTE).

• Lead a work group and provide direction daily. Provide feedback to employees.
• Assist Clinical Manager with reviewing resumes and interviewing candidates.
• Serve as the primary trainer of all new staff, or designate a senior member of the team to provide this training.
• Assist with scheduling.
• Assist the Program Manager with the daily operations of the Unit, including identifying and organizing supplies needs, receipts from purchases and ensuring that all paperwork is accounted for and completed correctly.
• Assist in the development and implementation of treatment and disposition plans that address the client as a whole-person.
• Participation in crisis and behavior management/de-escalation interventions as needed, according to state regulations, training, and established best practices.
• Develop and facilitate psycho educational groups.
• Assist with case management functions as needed.
• Assist with intake procedures including decontamination, documentation, inventory of client belongings, and orientation to the facility.
• Assist with discharge procedures.
• Conduct one-on-ones to ensure that the treatment team has a comprehensive understanding of the client's self-identified needs.
• Provide trauma-informed interventions that minimize harm and restrictive measures and empower clients to share responsibility in their recovery plan.
• Maintain a safe therapeutic environment that emphasizes recovery, resilience and building a sense of community.
• Staff member will monitor and coordinate care for assigned clients in partnership with the other members of the clients care team.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in human services field or unrelated Bachelor's degree and one year equivalent experience. For SUD teams, CAC II or above
• Two years' of related experience and/or training.
• Must possessa Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain one within
  30 daysof hire.
• Effective leadership and problem solving skills.
• Professional and timely communication assessing and describing client observations to applicable staff.
• Ability to assess crisis situations and intervene appropriately.
• Understanding and ability to work with differing behavioral health presentations.
• Preferred:
  Bilingual

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