Co-Responder Clinician III

Co-Responder Clinician III – City of Longmont

This role is a senior clinician position in the City of Longmont’s Collaborative Services Division, working directly with public safety personnel to provide emergency mental health care.

$85,488.00/yr – $94,972.00/yr

Job Announcement –

Department:
Public Safety
Division:
Collaborative Services
Status:
Regular Full-Time with Benefits

Schedule:

4×10‑hour shifts, varied schedule (designed for 4 teams. One set of teams work early hours; the other works later hours but this is subject to change as needed)
Closing date:
Open Until Filled

APPLY ONLINE ONLY:
www.longmontcolorado.gov/jobs

Applications submitted anywhere else—including this site—will NOT be accepted.

• Anticipated 2026 Pay: $41.10 – $45.66/hour

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending
• Defined Benefit Pension
• 401(a) Money Purchase Plan
• Life & Survivor Benefits
• Term Life & AD&DD
• Long‑Term Disability
• Bereavement, Jury & Witness Duty Leave
• FMLA, Military Leave
• Parental & Caregiver Leave
• Sick Leave
• 40 hours of Vacation credited upon hire
• Holiday Pay
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Optional voluntary benefits are also available.

The Co-Responder Clinician III (CORE Clinician) acts as a first responder to mental health emergencies in partnership with public safety personnel—including paramedicine professionals and law enforcement officers.

• Primary de‑escalation and clinical crisis intervention
• Rapid assessment of high‑risk, high‑acuity behavioral health emergencies
• Critical clinical judgment to guide police and medical actions
• Field‑based evaluation, stabilization, and facilitation of appropriate follow‑up care

Clinicians Handle Dynamic, Rapidly Evolving Situations And May Prepare Legal Documents For Transport Or Admission To Appropriate Levels Of Care, Including:

• Mental health holds
• Court‑ordered psychiatric evaluations
• Emergency commitments
• Involuntary substance use treatment petitions

The CORE program is flexible and continuously adapts to community needs. Clinicians also serve as liaisons to community service agencies and play a key role in connecting individuals to long‑term support.

• Respond to behavioral health calls alongside law enforcement, fire, and paramedicine personnel.
• Provide clinical crisis intervention, biopsychosocial evaluations, problem identification, and referrals.
• Scaffold skill‑building and broker services through a strong community referral network.
• Conduct follow‑up within 72 hours to support continuity of care.
• Execute mental health holds (M1 and M3), when appropriate.
• Provide short‑term case management as needed.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Participate in team meetings, in‑service trainings, clinical supervision, and departmental activities.
• Conduct community outreach for individuals in behavioral health crisis.
• Deliver training and participate in outreach events to educate the community on CORE services.
• Collaborate with community agencies and stakeholders for coordinated support.
• Transport clients as needed.
• Work closely with case management partners and allied agencies to support client success.

Clinicians respond from a police vehicle with an assigned CORE Officer and Paramedic to major emergencies, including:

• Active shootings, stabbings, major traffic accidents (including fatalities)
• Menacing, SWAT incidents, armed suicidal subjects.
• Child abuse, domestic violence.
• Serious medical emergencies.
• Exposure to infectious diseases (scabies, bed bugs, hepatitis, etc.)
• Overdose and narcotics‑related calls

• Wearing tactical/bullet‑proof body armor.
• Using defensive tactics and scene safety practices.

• Homes, parks, greenways.
• Emergency rooms, psychiatric units, nursing homes.
• Jail and juvenile detention facilities.
• Community agency sites.

Some work occurs in traditional office settings. Regular contact with individuals experiencing acute crisis is expected. Travel throughout Boulder County may be required.

Clinicians are stationed at the Longmont Department of Public Safety
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• Minimum two years of experience in…