Awake Overnight Mental Health Counselor
Listed compensation
$27.75/hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| 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 power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All counselor listings in Colorado | 310 active | 12,883 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 47% remote · 18% no call · 84% no weekends49 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Colorado 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 |
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