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Third Way Center
Denver, Colorado

Awake Overnight Mental Health Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

Salary Range: $27.75/hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 24m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Job Details: Level: Entry, Job Location: Lowry - Denver, CO, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 2 Year Degree, Salary Range: $27.75 - $27.75Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Graveyard, Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services, Third Way Center is seeking a full time awake overnight mental health counselor to work as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team at one of our residential facilities working with high risk youth ages 13-20. We are looking for a creative and dynamic set of people who like to be challenged and seek to learn and better themselves professionally and personally. Our mission is to provide a continuum of services in a home-like environment where at-risk youth can work through their traumas and learn to take responsibility for their actions and lives to become productive members of society. Our Overnight MHC's are active members of the treatment team that carry out our programmatic goals as well as work with the youth on their own treatment goals.

Responsibilities are

Milieu management including counseling and crisis intervention when needed Knowledge of the histories and plans for all youth in order to give individualized care Teaching the youth different skills based on their current abilities in order to enhance their opportunity for normalization and self determination Breaking down files and scanning documents into client system (eR/Kaleidacare) Ability to work as a team and take direction utilizing resident's treatment plans is a must Medication Management-Ability to pass QMAP medication certification.

Benefits

  • ability options.

Qualifications

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in social work or related field. Can substitute two years of experience for educational requirements. The candidate must also possess a current valid Colorado driver's license, have a clean driving and criminal record, be at least 22 years of age and have the ability to obtain QMAP, and CPR/First Aid certification. Additionally, the candidate must pass an extensive background and DMV check. We follow Federal Drug Screening Laws.

Key Responsibilities

The counselor will manage the residential milieu, provide crisis intervention, and support youth in achieving their treatment goals. They are also responsible for medication management and maintaining accurate client documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in social work or a related field. Applicants must also possess a valid Colorado driver's license, pass a background check, and be able to obtain QMAP and CPR/First Aid certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Mental health counselingQMAP certificationTeamworkTreatment planningYouth care

Counseling Psychology — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counseling Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $51k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Denver

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$560k
Typical market rent
$1,881/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Third Way Center

Mental Health Care
Denver, CO
51-200 employees

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