Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

$20.35 - $25.44

Purpose:

We are seeking dedicated professionals to join our team in providing comprehensive care and support to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Our mission is to deliver services that promote and facilitate clients’ achievement of these goals within the nine domains of wellness identified by Mental Health Partners (MHP): physical, mental, social, emotional, cognitive, environmental, spiritual, fiscal and creative. You will build alliances and supports in the community that can serve as bridges to further client integration into the community.

Job Summary:

The Wellness Coach promotes the recovery mission of MHP by assisting in identifying, developing, implementing and facilitating programs and curricula which address the 9 domains of Wellness. The wellness coach acts as a champion for and provides direct support to clients in making choices, being self-responsible, self-motivated, and independent and in setting achievable wellness goals. The wellness coach meets people where they are and assists people in overcoming obstacles to community integration by identifying and establishing collaborative relationships with community partners in order to facilitate student participation in pre-existing community programs.

Essential Functions:

• Assists with case management needs as part of a larger interdisciplinary team
• Identifies and reduces barriers to community integration
• Assists clients in managing risk as clients take action to become self-responsible and independent
• Meets with small groups of clients to assess and empower clients to identify goals and to take action steps to achieve their goals
• Assists with the on-going development and coordination of workshops and classes, and additional trainings for clients, staff, and the community
• Facilitates or co-facilitates classes, workshops and trainings
• Assists clients to integrate into physical health care treatment in the community
• Provides information to clients about the importance of the integration of mind, body and spirit in enhancing their recovery process and improving their overall health and quality of life
• Monitors, reports, and enters data as needed to track program effectiveness and outcomes
• As a member of the Adult Behavioral Health Home, actively promotes a culture of staff wellness
• Promotes, supports and demonstrates MHP’s mission, vision and values through both behavior and job performance and adheres to policies, procedures, Compliance Plan and Standards of Conduct on a day to day basis
• Effectively interacts and communicates with other MHP staff/clients/customers/partners/etc.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform other essential functions of the job
• Other duties as assigned

What’s in it for you :

• Comprehensive Benefits :
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • FSA/HAS
  • Life and disability
  • Accident/hospital plans
  • Retirement with employer contributions
• PTO and flexible schedules
• Dedication to Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and integrated healthcare
• Open communication with leadership and mission-focused engagement
• Training and growth opportunities with a supportive team invested in your success

Mental Health Partners offers a diverse, quality work environment, a great compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits include paid time-off policy (paid holidays, paid vacation and paid personal days-off), medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and percentage match-up retirement contribution. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination (and any subsequent boosters) and the annual influenza vaccine. Medical exemptions or religious accommodations may be requested.

What we need for this job:

• Bachelor’s Degree in behavioral health, social work, education, physical health or another related field
• One year relevant experience
• Prior experience in a behavioral health, physical health or educational setting
• Prior experience with education curriculum development and implementation
• Must have safe driving record, a current Colorado driver’s license and ability to travel within Boulder and Broomfield Counties
• Willing to work with clients

• Uses knowledge of health disparities issues to develop a comprehensive Wellness Education Program in coordination with the Wellness Education Coordinator, the Wellness Program Manager, and Wellness Advisory Council
• Self-directed and able to work independently, as well as in a team setting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to and passion for the Wellness Program mission and vision
• Belief in each person’s ability to recover and achieve maximal wellness
• Teaches, educates, and coaches hope-inspiring practices
• Demonstrates awareness of and responsiveness to cultural and diversity issues
• Proficient computer skills, including knowledge of MS Word and MS Outlook. Prior experience or demonstrated interest in learning additional technology to support building a robust Wellness education program including marketing, data management, and presentations
• Advanced computer skills including use of electronic health record and MS Office products and the ability to learn new tools as needed

This position will be posted, at minimum, until September 22nd and may remain open until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected.

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