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Third Way Center
Denver, Colorado

Awake Overnight Mental Health Counselor

LPC / LMHCFull-Time

Listed compensation

$27.75/hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • 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

This position comes with full benefits including medical, health, dental, vision, flex, accident, and disability 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

In Colorado, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$72k (428 salary observations; 1,137 listings), vs ~$73k nationally (10,111 salary observations; 46,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

What does the Counselor market look like in Colorado?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Colorado vs national$72k median in Colorado$73k nationally (−1%)428 state / 10,111 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$51k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All counselor listings in Colorado310 active12,883 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 47% remote · 18% no call · 84% no weekends49 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado counselor listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 31% offer loan repayment310 active listings, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend (all specialties)−1.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Colorado figures use all counselors: too few Colorado Counseling Psychology postings state pay.

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About Third Way Center

Mental Health Care
Denver, CO
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Health
Dental
Vision
Flex
Accident
Disability options

Living in Denver

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$556k
Typical market rent
$1,855/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

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