Therapeutic Mentor/ Life Skills Coach (Boulder/Denver/Ft. Collins/Colorado Springs)

Therapeutic Mentor/ Life Skills Coach (Boulder/Denver/Ft. Collins/Colorado Springs)

09 Mar 2024
Colorado, Boulder 00000 Boulder USA

Therapeutic Mentor/ Life Skills Coach (Boulder/Denver/Ft. Collins/Colorado Springs)

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At the Collective, we are seeking responsible, kind, relational, reliable, detail oriented, organized, highly motivated individuals to work with clients in the community as a therapeutic mentor or life skills coach. We provide community-based support to clients interested in making life changes. This is a BA level position.

Services we offer with therapeutic mentoring/life skills coaching:

Daily Living Support:

Our mentors offer support for clients to help them organize daily living tasks. Mentors collaborate with clients to help them grocery shop, budget, clean their apartments/rooms, and organize any logistical details that are difficult for them.

Academic Support:

Our academic support includes working in alliance with clients to ensure that they are on track to meet their academic goals. We can attend meetings at school with counselors, create bridges with disability services and interventionists, and create plans that help students schedule their time effectively and engage in the tutoring support that is needed to stay on top of school work.

Health and Wellness:

Mentors offer support with grocery shopping, meal planning, and nutritional awareness. Our mentors attend yoga classes and go hiking with clients. We take clients to the gym, and practice mindfulness exercises and meditation with them. We work collaboratively with clients to create the kinds of exercise and mindfulness programs that work best for them.

Sober Support Coaching/Mindful Substance Use Skills:

We work with clients to decide the best approach to substance use for them and their families. If clients and families support a sober living program, we help clients with integrating the 12 steps, mindfulness based relapse prevention and dialectical behavior therapy skills training programs into their daily living skills. We also support families with setting up alcohol and drug monitoring programs through local agencies.

Locations: Denver and/or Boulder and/or Ft. Collins and/or Colorado Springs

Hours: Variable, based on your schedule and the needs of the client, often clients need weekend and afterschool/early evening hours

Job Description:

Duties: The mentor position involves developing meaningful relationships with clients to assist them with making life changes.

This support can include helping clients organize, track and complete their school work.

It can include providing executive functioning support and advocating for support with disabilities services.

Mentors offer support with sober living skills such as attending 12 step meetings with clients, developing relapse prevention plans, and engaging in alternative sober supporting activities.

The position typically requires significant interfacing with parents and all team members so it is helpful to have strong, professional communication abilities.

Population: Generally working with young adults, adolescents, and sometimes adults

Requirements:

Schedule flexibility

A car to transport clients

Ability to exercise regularly with clients and attend yoga classes

Willingness to adhere to highest ethical, professional standards

Helpful to have had experience working with teens/young adults

Helpful to have experience with DBT skills training

Helpful to be knowledgeable about mindfulness/meditation practices, able to help implement them

If you are interested, please email resume and cover letter to elizabetholsonpsy.d@cpwcollective.com

Check out our website at www.collectiveforpsychologicalwellness.com

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