Career Opportunities

Current Job Openings at Fire Mountain Programs 

(Benefits offered for full-time status include PTO, medical, dental, IRA, shift meals, accident and cancer insurance, vision and life insurance.) If you are interested in a position, please send an email with your resume and cover letter to humanresources@firemountainprograms.com

 

Overnight Mental Health Technician

Are you a night owl? Do you love helping kids? Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center for adolescents is looking for Part-Time and Full-Time Direct Care Mental Health Technicians for our overnight (1am-9am) shifts and On-Call Mental Health Technicians for all shifts in Estes Park.

The Mental Health Work Environment:
Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center is an intense recovery program for teens dealing with addiction and co-occurring issues. Located in Estes Park, we focus on attachment, family and individual therapy, holistic health, equine programs, recreation/nature based therapies, art therapies and much more. For more information about our program, please visit www.firemountainprograms.com.

Qualifications for Mental Health Worker:

-High school diploma or similar and 1 year of experience in human services field, or at least 2 years of college education.
-Ability to exhibit strong boundaries with compassion and heart and strong leadership skills.
-Must be at least 21 years old
-First Aid/CPR required once hired (class can be provided by Fire Mountain); QMAP or willingness to take the class required, and CAC I or II welcome.
-Background check required.

Benefits for Mental Health Worker:
For full-time employees, benefits include: 80% employer paid medical, 100 % employer paid accident; Simple IRA (3% employer matching), 100% employer paid Dental, $25,000 employer paid Life Insurance.

Pay for Mental Health Worker:
$12.00 – $14.00 per hour. (DOE)

Job Type: Full-time, Overnights

 

Part-Time, Full time and PRN (Relief) Mental Health Workers

Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center for adolescents is looking for full-time and PRN (Relief) Mental Health Workers for various shifts in Estes Park.

Qualifications:

  • High school diploma/GED and 1 year of experience in human services or 2 years of college education.
  • Ability to exhibit strong boundaries with compassion and heart and strong leadership skills.
  • Must be at least 21 years old with a clean driving record
  • First Aid/CPR required once hired; QMAP or willingness to take the class required, and CAC I or II welcome.
  • Background check required.

Clinical Therapist 1

Clinical Therapist Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Counseling, Clinical Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy or equivalent.
  • Nine months to one year of prior clinical experience working with at-risk youth providing individual and group therapy.
  • Two years of experience in human services.
  • Preferred: Prior substance abuse education, intervention and treatment services provided to youth (CAC I or CAC II).

Clinical Therapist Skills and Abilities:

  • Must be able to meet deadlines with insurance reporting, case management, and clinical notes
  • Solid boundaries and compassion for youth.
  • Ability to handle intense emotional situations.
  • Positive attitude, solution focused and willing to work as a team member.
  • Must have reliable transportation.

Clinical Therapist Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provides individual, family and group, milieu and one or more experiential approaches (wilderness/nature-based, art, somatic, and/or horticulture)for a caseload of 6-10 clients and/or as indicated by program needs.
  • Services include: clinical assessment, service planning, individual, group, family and milieu therapies, counseling, case management, record keeping and service coordination with a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Documents all therapy and contacts with clients and other service providers.
  • Maintains clients’ clinical files in a timely and orderly fashion.
  • Provides crisis intervention as needed. Ensures documentation is completed.
  • Prepares progress notes, staffing reports, plans and discharge summaries in a timely manner.
  • Ensures the safety, health, and welfare of clients at all times.
  • Completes required reports and documentation on time and reports problematic situations.
  • Attends and participates in weekly clinical meetings and other mandatory meetings.

Salary is TBD based on experience and accomplishments.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

  • Clinical Therapy: 2 years

Education:

  • Master’s

Clinical Therapist 3

Licensed Clinical Therapist Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Counseling, Clinical Social work, or Marriage and Family Therapy or equivalent.
  • Prior substance abuse education, intervention and/or treatment services provided to youth (CAC I or CAC II preferred).
  • 4+ years experience as a therapist. (At least two years of family therapy or relevant skill set approved by Clinical Director.)
  • Two years of prior experience working in a treatment/residential/school setting with at-risk youth, or two years full time, direct counseling with youth-at-risk in any setting.
  • 4 years experience in human services.
  • Prior substance abuse education, intervention and/or treatment services provided to youth required. (LAC, or CAC II or III preferred).

Licensed Clinical Therapist Skills and Abilities:

  • Must be able to meet deadlines with insurance reporting, case management, and clinical notes
  • Solid boundaries and compassion for youth.
  • Ability to handle intense emotional situations.
  • Positive attitude, solution focused and willingness to work as a team member.
  • Must have reliable transportation.

Licensed Clinical Therapist Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provides individual, family and group, milieu and one or more experiential approaches (wilderness/nature-based, art, somatic, and/or horticulture)for a caseload of 6-10 clients and/or as indicated by program needs.
  • Services include: clinical assessment, service planning, individual, group, family and milieu therapies, counseling, case management, record keeping and service coordination with a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Documents all therapy and contacts with clients and other service providers.
  • Maintains clients’ clinical files in a timely and orderly fashion.
  • Provides crisis intervention as needed. Ensures documentation is completed.
  • Prepares progress notes, staffing reports, plans and discharge summaries in a timely manner.
  • Ensures the safety, health, and welfare of clients at all times.
  • Completes required reports and documentation on time and reports problematic situations.
  • Attends and participates in weekly clinical meetings and other mandatory meetings.

Salary is TBD based on experience and accomplishments.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

  • human services: 4 years

Education:

  • Master’s

License:

  • LPC, LCSW, LMFT or similar

Gardening/Horticulture Intern in Partnership with the Lyons Farmette and Farmette Flowers

Are you studying Horticulture, Plant Science or similar? Would you like to work with a leading Flower Farm and create and grow a flower garden with at-risk youth?
Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center and Farmette Flowers are offering a dynamic internship for the 2018 growing season. You will co-teach a horticulture class for our teens and help them create and grow their flower and vegetable garden while working 1-2 days a week with Farmette Flowers.
You will learn and apply your skills in:
  • Flower farming and production
  • Working with at-risk youth
  • High altitude farming
  • Garden design and irrigation
  • Development and Co-instruction of a therapeutic horticulture program
  • Helping youth create and deliver flower arrangements to patients in local hospitals.

Benefits:

  • Housing in Estes Park if needed
  • Meals
  • Oversight of intern program at school or university
  • Instruction at two top-notch programs
  • Stipend DOE
  • Potential to turn into a job for the right person

Requirements:

  • Farm production experience
  • Enrollment in a university or similar school or program
  • Emotional strength and ability to work with youth struggling with mental health and substance issues.
  • Serious work ethic
  • Ability to handle hard physical labor
  • Passion for farming and working with youth