Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved Team # 813

WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. 

Our Guiding Principles:

• Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.  
• Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery.
• Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do.
• Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship.

Position Summary: 

The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved serves as the primary point of contact for individuals who are 18+ and currently incarcerated or otherwise involved in the criminal justice system and are seeking behavioral health services through WellPower. In this highly collaborative role, the Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved responds to referrals and inquiries from a wide range of criminal justice partners, including Denver City and County Jails, Denver District and County Courts (including competency dockets), Bridges, Competency Restoration and Diversion programs, probation, Co-Responders, STAR, Roads to Recovery, Public Defenders, District Attorneys, and other justice-involved stakeholders.  The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved can support referrals for both voluntary and certified individuals.  The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved conducts billable behavioral health screenings to gather clinically relevant information, identify symptoms indicative of mental health diagnoses, and apply clinical judgment to determine appropriate levels of care. The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved provides real-time support and de-escalation for callers experiencing behavioral health crises as needed.  This position includes authorized access to local jail facilities, allowing the Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved to complete screenings, engagement, and coordination of care for individuals who are actively incarcerated. The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved also supports the above responsibilities for other partnerships with community organizations as designated.  The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist – Justice Involved works closely with the Justice Involved Department and multidisciplinary teams across WellPower to ensure a smooth, supportive, and person-centered entry or reintegration into community-based services, as well as to support continuity of care and care coordination for existing WellPower clients who become incarcerated, promoting improved outcomes for justice-involved individuals.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Masters $31.25/hr
• LCSW/LPC/LMFT $37.59/hr
• Language Differential $1 - $2.50/hr
• For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/ 

The posted range represents the full hiring range. Offers will not exceed this range, the majority of candidates are placed near the midpoint based on experience and qualifications. 

Job Duties & Functions:  

• Maintain reliable attendance and punctuality to ensure consistent coverage of the CJIntakes referral email (or other referral email/phone calls) and team workflows.
• Monitor, review, and triage incoming referrals via the CJIntakes email (or other referral email/phone calls) using standardized behavioral health screening criteria; Conduct thorough referral reviews to determine appropriate level of care and support smooth care transitions.
• Perform behavioral health intakes, screenings, engagement, and care coordination for justice-involved individuals in jail settings, in the community, virtually, and by telephone; enter and work within jail facilities as required
• Complete billable initial intake assessments, including clinical risk evaluation, provisional diagnosis, formal screenings (e.g., PHQ-9)