Temporary Recovery Case Manager

Ultipro; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave benefit

Temporary; Part-Time status

Job summary

Harbor Light Center, a men’s relapse prevention and transitional housing program operated by The Salvation Army, seeks a part-time Recovery Case Manager in Denver, Colorado. Under supervision, you will provide individualized case management, link clients to services, and help develop treatment plans.

This temporary internship-like role emphasizes crisis intervention, housing plans, and collaboration with Veterans in transitional housing.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in or recently admitted to a master’s degree program in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Public Administration, Human Services, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
• Strong interest in working with individuals impacted by substance use, homelessness, incarceration, and/or other barriers to stability.
• Strong communication, organization, interpersonal, and documentation skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism when working with program participants and staff.
• Prior experience in behavioral health, social services, criminal justice, or community-based setting is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct program services to Harbor Light residents using cognitive behavioral techniques and strength-based approaches, including case management, crisis intervention, and housing plans.
• Coordinate comprehensive screenings and assessments to collect psychosocial, financial, employment, housing, and health information.
• Develop and monitor individualized treatment plans and relapse prevention strategies.
• Coordinate case conferences with clients and service team; monitor progress and assist clients to meet goals.
• Lead weekly group therapy and educational sessions; follow assigned curricula.
• Complete discharge summaries and maintain case records and related reporting.

Skills

CBT

MI

Relapse prevention

Social learning

Case management

Homelessness

Substance abuse

Trauma history

Crisis intervention

Non-violent mediation

Client dignity

Driver's license

Insurance proof

Education

Master's degree in Social Work/related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Teams

Excel

Job description

Description

Job Title: Temporary Recovery Case Manager

FLSA Status: Part-Time - non-exempt -Temporary
Reports to: Program Manager

Rate of Pay: $26.00 hourly

Closing Date:10/1/2026

Benefits: Temporary; Part-Time, Non-Exempt employees are eligible for but not limited to the following:

• Sick leave benefit – 1 day per month, 12 sick days per year (accrual and availability begins at hire)

*This position will be a clinical internship opportunity with our Harbor Light Center that will not exceed 15 hours per week and will end in May 2027.

Position Summary

Harbor Light Center, a men’s relapse prevention and transitional living program that seeks to prepare all program residents for success beyond the program walls, is seeking a Recovery Case Manager. Under the supervision of a licensed program manager, the Recovery Case Manager provides clients with substance abused disabilities the highest level of individualized case management through access to service linkages, treatment planning and various crisis intervention methods. The Recovery Case Management Team also provides intensive services to Veterans residing at in the transitional housing component of Harbor Light Center. Recovery Case Managers represent and advocate for The Salvation Army and clients at all assigned and appropriate community meetings and activities. Recovery Case Managers seek insights and understanding of those served, to determine the needs to be addressed and to aid residents in changing the pattern of their lives in order to function more effectively upon program exitThis position is temporary and part-time, ending in May 2027.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible to provide direct program services to residents of the Harbor Light program,utilizingcognitivebehavioraltechniques and strength-based approaches, to include individual case management and group processing, crisis intervention, individualized treatment plans, relapse prevention, and housing plans within a milieu/institutional setting.
  • Conducts comprehensive screenings and assessments with individuals to collect functional, environmental, psychosocial, financial, employment, housing, educational and health information, asappropriate.
  • Assess barriers facing the clients and develop a case plan
  • Coordinate individualized planning with clients to meet short- andlong-termneeds.
  • Provide service linkages and support systems to ensure identified needs are met.
  • Coordinates case conferences with clients, consults with service team, monitors progress of clients on case plan,assistsclients to meet the agreed upon goals.
  • Run assigned group therapy and educational sessions each week;utilizeany assigned curriculum.
  • Responsible for the completion and documentation of treatment planning, case records, charting, exitreportsand any other database reporting asrequired. Complete discharge summaries for each resident in his/her caseload which includes the reason for admission, treatment course, response to goals,progressand aftercare plan.
  • Maintainassessmentsand outcomespertaining toWellsky and any other relevant assessments.
  • Adhere to requirements in placethroughthe Veterans Administration contract; serve as a housing focused case manager for assigned veterans transitional housing program.
  • Be familiar with and enforce program rules and procedures; adhere to all The Salvation Army policies and procedures.
  • Acts as advocate for client before judicial, community, social service and administrative bodies as needed
  • Network andcommunicatewith referral agencies and community resources, familymembersand naturalsupportsto promote success throughout the program and reintegration into the community upon exit.
  • Responsible for meeting the resident carestandards asestablishedby licensing,accreditingand other state or federal agencies.
  • Participate in staff meetings, programmeetingsand in-service training of the program
  • Maintainon-goingprofessional relationships in all interpersonal contacts (noteconfidentiality requirements)
  • Exercise initiative and judgement in approaching problems and creating realistic solutions.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Education/Experience, Skills, Qualities, Requirements

• Be supportive of The Salvation Army’s mission. Ability to reflect and model the high standards of our organization as one of the world’s most distinguished human services charitable organizations.
• Currently enrolled in or recently admitted to a master’s degree program in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Public Administration, Human Services, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
• Strong interest in working with individuals impacted by substance use, homelessness, incarceration, and/or other barriers to stability.
• Strong communication, organization, interpersonal, and documentation skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism when working with program participants and staff.
• Prior experience in behavioral health, social services, criminal justice, or community-based setting is preferred but not required.

Skills

• Knowledge of psychosocial treatment modalities, especially cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), relapse prevention (RP)and social learning approaches
• Experience in assessing and developing goal-oriented service plans and intensive case management.
• Strong knowledge and ability to work with issues related to homelessness, substance abuse, mental healthdiagnosisand history of trauma.
• Must have crisis intervention and non-violent mediation skills
• Committed to treating all those receiving shelter with dignity and understanding
• Must hold a valid Colorado driver’s license and be able to show proof of insurance

Qualities

• Knowledge of psychosocial treatment modalities, especially cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), relapse prevention (RP)and social learning approaches
• Experience in assessing and developing goal-oriented service plans and intensive case management.
• Strong knowledge and ability to work with issues related to homelessness, substance abuse, mental healthdiagnosisand history of trauma.
• Must have crisis intervention and non-violent mediation skills
• Committed to treating all those receiving shelter with dignity and understanding
• Must hold a valid Colorado driver’s license and be able to show proof of insurance
• Supportive of The Salvation Army’s mission
• Able to reflect and model the high standards of our organization
• Software-related skills: Microsoft Word, Teams,and Excelrequired.Microsoft Office, working knowledge of integrated database applications and ability to use new software programs withbasic training.

Requirements

• Driving
  • The employee must be 21 years old at a minimum (for insurance provision) and possess a valid in-state driver’s license
  • An MVR will be processed every year in accordance with The Salvation Army’s policies
• Continued employment will be contingent upon a biennial (every two years) background check that is processed in accordance with The Salvation Army’s policies
• Physical
  • Ability to maneuver, to remain in a stationary position, to grasp, push, pull, and reach overhead, to lift 25 pounds, to access and produce information from the computer, to operate a telephone, to understand written information
  • Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A request to modify or adjust these requirements may be made to your supervisor and HR. The Salvation Army would attempt to satisfy requests if the accommodation needed is reasonable and presents no undue hardship.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Driver's License

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