Job Description

Job Location: Colorado Springs, CO - Colorado Springs, CO 80909-8090
Position Type: Part TimeEducation
Level: High School
Salary Range: $19.00 - $19.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Negligible
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesAre you passionate about supporting young people and creating meaningful change? Join Griffith Centers as a Mental Health Technician and play a vital role in helping youth build the skills, confidence, and resilience they need to thrive.
What We Offer:
- Base pay: $19.00/hour
- - Weekend shift differential: Additional $2.00/hour
- Participation in our 403b retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Colorado sick leave in accordance with Colorado Health Families and Workplaces (HFWA)
- Employee Assistance Program - available to employee and family members.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Qualifying Employee
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for working with youth who have emotional and behavioral issues resulting from trauma and neglect, including those who may display verbal and physical aggression and in some cases, sexualized behaviors.
- Maintains consistent, full-time supervision of clients during educational, leisure, and daily activities to ensure client safety and accountability.
- Collaborates within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure consistent and coordinated client care aligned with program and individual treatment goals.
- Provides social and emotional support to clients, assisting them in developing essential daily living skills, social skills, anger management, and coping strategies through individualized therapeutic activities and skill-building exercises aligned with their treatment plans.
- Participates in and adheres to Handle With Care (HWC) protocols, including the use of physical restraint when necessary.
- Demonstrates appropriate social behaviors as a role model and actively supports conflict resolution through effective communication and problem-solving techniques.
Work Schedule:
Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Qualifications:
- A 4-year college degree and at least one (1) year of relevant experience is preferred; however, the following substitutions will be considered
- - A high school diploma or equivalent plus at least two (2) years of experience in the human services field.
- - A high school diploma or equivalent plus 30 semester hours of college credit and at least one (1) year of relevant experience.
- - High School Diploma or equivalent. Two years of college preferred.
- Qualified Medication Administration Personnel Certification (QMAP), or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
- CPR/First Aid Certifications, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Ability to work with sensitivity to the cultural and/or socioeconomic diversity of the agency’s clients and staff.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and trust.
- Must successfully complete a comprehensive background screening as a condition of employment, in accordance with Colorado Department of Human Services regulations for childcare facilities. This screening includes initial and ongoing state criminal background checks, fingerprinting, sex offender registry searches, and abuse and neglect clearances. If the employee has lived in any other state within the past five years, equivalent background and abuse/neglect checks from those states will also be conducted. In addition, employees are required to complete a health evaluation or physical examination prior to beginning service to confirm fitness for duty, and annually thereafter.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
Why Griffith Centers?
- Community Impact: Be part of a team that is dedicated to serving the local community and making a difference in the lives of children and families.
- Values-Driven Culture! Embody our core values: service oriented, psychological and physical safety, ethical, passionate, and collaborative and see how they can transform lives.
- Exciting Challenges: Thrive in a fast-paced, community setting that creates dynamic, vibrant, and diverse activities and interactions, and every day presents new opportunities for growth and learning.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Griffith Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of disability or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
ADA Compliance: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact at hr@griffithcenters.org.
Drug-Free Workplace: As a federal contractor Griffith Centers maintains a policy of a drug-free workplace. Candidates for employment must pass a drug screen, and all employees are subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident testing.
Employment with Griffith Centers is "at-will." Except as may be required by state law, employment with Griffith Centers is at-will, meaning that either you or Griffith Centers may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice, subject only to applicable law. All employees may be subject to an initial evaluation period of approximately 90 days; however, this initial evaluation does not guarantee any term of employment, and the employer may exercise the right to end their work relationship with the company for any reason. Completion of the introductory period does not alter the at-will nature of employment.