Group Facilitator - Temporary

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description:

The Temporary Group Facilitator provides regularly scheduled therapeutic groups for clients receiving inpatient substance use and mental health treatment. 

The position works approximately 10–11 hours per week, Monday through Friday mornings, including group facilitation, preparation, and clinical documentation. 

Group programming consists of two hours on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and one 45-minute group on Wednesday.

The Group Facilitator delivers an established four-week rotating curriculum using provided group outlines, activities, and handouts. 

This role creates an engaging, interactive learning environment focused on substance use, recovery, and mental health. 

The facilitator works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary treatment team to ensure individualized, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented care aligned with applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.

This is a temporary assignment with no predetermined end date. Anticipated scheduling changes and the assignment’s end date will be communicated as early as practical.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow all facility policies, procedures, and employee handbook expectations.
• Maintain professionalism, flexibility, and effective communication with clients and staff.
• Provide dependable coverage throughout the temporary assignment.

Schedule & Shift Structure

• Work a consistent Monday–Friday morning schedule totaling approximately 10–11 hours per week.
• Facilitate two hours of groups on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and one 45-minute group on Wednesday.
• Review assigned curriculum and prepare group materials before facilitation.
• Complete preparation and documentation during paid work time; finalize all group notes before the end of each shift.
• Provide timely notice of attendance concerns or scheduling conflicts.

Group Facilitation — Core Function

• Deliver engaging therapeutic and psychoeducational groups using the established four-week rotating curriculum.
• Use interactive and experiential methods, including discussion, activities, role-play, mindfulness, and skills practice, to promote active learning and participation.
• Facilitate topics related to substance use, trauma, co-occurring mental health conditions, relapse prevention, emotional regulation, stress management, relationships, and healthy coping within the scope of credential and training.
• Adapt content delivery and facilitation style to diverse client needs, learning styles, and acuity levels.
• Maintain a safe, trauma-informed group environment with clear therapeutic boundaries.
• Obtain Clinical Director approval before introducing new group content or making substantive curriculum changes.

Clinical Documentation

• Complete timely, accurate, and compliant group documentation in the electronic medical record before the end of each shift.
• Document group topics, objectives, interventions, and attendance.
• Document individual client participation, response to interventions, and progress toward treatment goals.
• Ensure documentation meets applicable facility, accreditation, state licensing, and payer requirements.

Collaboration & Communication

• Check in with on-site clinical staff at the start of each shift for relevant client updates, acuity concerns, and milieu considerations.
• Promptly report safety concerns, significant disclosures, or relevant behavioral observations to the appropriate clinical team member.
• Share feedback on group outcomes and client engagement to support improvement of programming.

Client Engagement & Group Management

• Foster a positive, welcoming environment that encourages participation.
• Use motivational interviewing techniques to support engagement.
• Manage group dynamics, including conflict resolution and appropriate redirection.
• Support crisis response within training and facility protocols in collaboration with on-site staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Credentials

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited institution.
• Active Colorado professional license or candidate credential appropriate to assigned clinical duties.
• Clinicians holding candidate credentials must practice under designated clinical supervision.

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience facilitating therapeutic groups; relevant graduate practicum or internship experience may be considered.
• Knowledge of substance use disorders, trauma, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Understanding of evidence-informed approaches, including CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records and standard office software.
• Inpatient or residential behavioral health experience preferred.

Certifications

• Current CPR certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Crisis prevention or de-escalation training as required by facility policy.

Competencies

• Engaging, adaptable facilitation style.
• Ability to manage group dynamics and client behaviors effectively.
• Strong time management and accurate, timely documentation.
• Reliable weekday morning availability.
• Effective interdisciplinary communication.
• Sound professional boundaries and responsiveness to clinical guidance.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout the facility as required for assigned duties.
• Ability to respond to behavioral or medical emergencies within training and facility protocols.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds, with reasonable accommodation as applicable.

Professional Expectations

The Group Facilitator must maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements, facility policies, patient confidentiality requirements under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, professional boundaries, and patient rights.

Centennial, CO