Bachelor Mental Health Counselor - Youth Crisis Response Team
Listed compensation
$23.41-$32.74/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Job Location: Intensive Services Campus - Greeley, CO
- Position Type: Full Time Benefited
- Education Level: 4 Year Degree
- Salary Range: $23.41 - $32.74Hourly
- Job Shift: Day, Bachelor Level Mental Health Counselor Youth Crisis Response Team Program: Functional Family Therapy Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Location: Greeley, CO Positions Available: 1 Posting Closes: 11.30.2026 At North Range Behavioral Health, we believe no one should face mental health challenges alone
Our compassionate team provides comprehensive, person-centered care, supporting individuals, families, and communities to thrive. We’re proud to be a leader in behavioral health services across Weld County, offering programs for all ages and backgrounds.
Our work is grounded in collaboration, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based practices, creating meaningful, lasting impact every day. Why North Range Behavioral Health? Because your work should matter – and here, it truly does!
Vision: Where Hope Begins and Change Is Possible Mission: North Range Behavioral Health provides compassionate, comprehensive care for people who face mental health and addiction challenges. Values: Customer First: We help our customers achieve recovery, every day.
Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness, empathy, and dignity. Collaboration: We build strong relationships, internally and externally, to ensure effective care for our customers.
Qualifications
About the Role: The Youth Crisis Response Team (YCRT) supports families with youth and young adults who are experiencing behavioral health challenges and would benefit from intensive, short-term (up to 42 days), in home services and linkage to going supports.
As a member of YCRT, you will work alongside dedicated professionals who thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments where critical thinking, empathy, and clinical expertise come together to make an immediate difference.
Whether responding to crisis calls, mobile crisis situations, or after-hours needs, you will conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments, develop individualized intervention plans, and help individuals access the least restrictive, most appropriate level of care.
Beyond immediate crisis intervention, our team plays an essential role in supporting long-term recovery and stability.
You will partner with hospitals, community providers, first responders, families, and internal clinical teams to coordinate care, facilitate smooth transitions from higher levels of care, and connect clients with resources that promote lasting wellness.
Every day offers the opportunity to provide hope during life's most difficult moments while helping individuals regain stability, strengthen resilience, and take meaningful steps toward recovery.
The Youth Crisis Resolution Team aims to avoid hospital admissions whenever possible by wrapping services around the family in and effective manner. This position includes eligibility for a monthly performance bonus.
What You Will Do: Conducting initial and ongoing assessments to identify mental health needs and strengths Provide crisis intervention, short-term counseling, and individual, family, and group therapy Deliver case management services to support client stability and continuity of care Develop strength-based service plans, monitor treatment progress, and adjusting interventions as needed Maintaining accurate electronic clinical records, documentation, and required reporting Coordinate care with internal teams and external community partners to address social, medical and behavioral health needs.
Collaborate closely with clinical supervisor, multidisciplinary team members, and a psychiatrist to ensure high-quality, coordinated treatment.
Through this tole, North Range Behavioral Health helps ensure that residents accessing the Public Health Mobile Unit receive compassionate, culturally responsive mental health care alongside services such as vaccinations, STI testing, maternal and child health support, health education, and screenings.
You’re a Great Fit If You: Have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, counseling, or another human services degree. Have at least one year of experience working with individuals with mental/behavioral health challenges.
Can successfully complete pre-employment screening, including background check, fingerprinting, and drug and TB testing.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor will provide crisis intervention, short-term counseling, and case management services to youth and families experiencing behavioral health challenges. They will also conduct assessments, develop strength-based service plans, and coordinate care with internal teams and community partners.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related human services field. At least one year of experience working with individuals with mental or behavioral health challenges is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 46 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 20% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$58k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$57k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in Colorado | 20 active | 816 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 43% remote · 20% no call · 74% no weekends46 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | Colorado Counselor listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 32% offer loan repayment333 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Mental Health Counseling pay trend | +18.1% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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