Lead LCSW for Outpatient Group Practice

Responsive recruiter

Tired of hearing "that's just the way it is here"?

Wanting to contribute to something new-ish alongside a group of dedicated professionals?

Starting to feel like you're reading an infomercial?

We are Ellie Denver West : an outpatient therapy clinic in Denver West dedicated to providing excellent mental health services to our community and supporting one another while doing so. We are looking for licensed clinicians who are passionate not only about serving clients creatively and authentically but also about contributing to a work environment they are excited to call their work home.

Ellie endeavors to make the clinician's experience a priority by offering competitive compensation, benefits, training, paid time off, and flexible scheduling. Not to mention providing centralized administrative, technology, referral and inquiry support, scheduling, client / therapist matching, billing and collections, and even CEU programs. We strive to lower the administrative aspects of providing care to the absolute minimum, so our practitioners have more time to focus on what they love - serving clients and being authentic people!!

How are we different?

We believe diversity thrives when united by shared purpose. Ellie Denver West is on a singular mission to improve lives in Denver West and surrounding communities. We believe this requires a fresh approach to improving the quality, accessibility, and fit of mental health care in our communities. It requires a team as diverse as the communities we serve, yet firmly united by our shared home and mission. We believe in being a truly values-driven entity - walking our walk instead of just talking a talk.

Here's a little of what that means to us :

• Taking care in selecting & supporting our clinicians is the most effective path to taking care of our community. We provide support through shared definitions of success and autonomy for you to achieve that success. One measurable example of how we achieve this is your time :

Personalized schedules within available clinic hours

• Hybrid session environment (in-person and telehealth)
• All of your time is valuable- clinicians don't work for free and are paid for administrative time, CEU time, consult time, etc.
• Educational attainment, licensure status, and lived experience are all valuable

Who We Are Looking For?

You are a clinician driven by passion for and belief in the work you do. You're excited by our mission and by the opportunity to bring your unique strengths & creativity to it at the ground level. You're excited to support and be supported by a talented team as passionate and committed as you are. You have experience supervising LSWs / SWCs or are intrigued by the opportunity to do so.

We are dedicated to hiring clinicians who accurately reflect the population we serve and believe that a diverse range of experiences, identities, abilities, perspectives, and paths is not only "nice to have" but necessary. Clinicians who identify as a part of historically marginalized groups are highly encouraged to apply!

As a clinician within our clinic, you'll partner with us and co-lead our mission by :

• Providing excellent and individualized care to community members in search of mental health support
• Building and cultivating a culture of purpose, authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination
• Collaborating to ensure our clinic is truly accessible, effective, and well-regarded in our community

Responsibilities and Duties

• Full-time clinicians are expected to conduct 25 hours of client sessions per week (individual, group, couple, or family) - we help you find and schedule your clients!
• Create and implement treatment plans, complete necessary documentation within 48 hours of service, participate in supervision and consultation as needed, creatively meet individual needs within your own spin, style, and modality
• Coordinate services as needed with other internal and external providers
• Provide weekly or biweekly supervision to 2-3 LSWs / SWCs including case consultation, note review within 5 business days of session, and case conceptualization
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings and trainings
• Participate in outreach efforts as needed
• Identify innovative ways to fill need gaps and best serve our community
• Collaborate with leadership to meet company and individual goals

Required Qualifications :

• Completed Master's degree
• Registered with DORA as an LCSW or above
• Experience with completing clinical documentation
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Experience and willingness to work collaboratively and creatively to meet necessary deadlines
• Comfort and familiarity working with clients with a diverse range of concerns
• Proficient in the use of typical office technology (computers, e-mail, etc.) and Electronic Health Record systems (Valant experience a plus!)
• Ability to pass a background check in a way that tells us you're able to provide safe care
• Comfort with the natural ambiguity and excitement of a start-up environment

Preferred Qualifications (your star will shine especially bright if any of the following are true of you) :

• Experience (lived or professional) with historically marginalized communities (e.g. BIPOC, LGBTQIA , etc.)
• Experience (lived or professional) with Veterans or servicemembers
• Currently paneled or credentialed with an insurance provider(s)
• Multi-lingual
• Experience working in community, group, or private practice mental health
• Additional clinical expertise (e.g. EMDR, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, KAP, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, etc.)
• Current community involvement
• Identify as a creative interventionist

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and benefits are an extension of our mission & culture. We believe providing great care starts with taking great care of providers and supporting the things that matter most. Compensation packages include :

The obvious :

• Hourly pay to compensate all of your time
• Additional pay for supervisory duties
• Healthcare benefits
• Paid time off (equivalent to 12 days Vacation, 5 days Sick time, and 6 holidays annually)
• 20 hours of paid continuing education time access to continuing ed annual continuing ed stipend
• Flexible schedule & time off

The extras :

• The opportunity to co-create further benefits tailored to our team, community, & culture
• Workplace culture dedicated to balance, positivity, and excellent care
• Office park includes 5 miles of walking trails, expansive greenspace with outdoor WiFi access, windows in most offices, and access to 12,000 sqft fitness center on-site!

What else you should know :

• This position is located in Lakewood near the Colorado Mills shopping center
• Insurance paneling can take anywhere from 60 - 90 days - we will do our best to keep you in the loop while waiting on credentialing! You are welcome to take self-pay clients while awaiting credentialing
• This position will be under the general direction of the Clinical Director
• Learn more about our clinic at
• Applications will be reviewed and applicants contacted at the beginning of each week

Ellie Mental Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran by following applicable federal, state and local laws. Ellie Mental Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Ellie Mental Health expressly prohibits any form of unlawful harassment based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Ellie Mental Health employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated. Violation of this policy will lead to progressive coaching up to and including the possibility of termination.

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation : $83,500.00 - $104,500.00 per year

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Seeking creative & collaborative humans with a passion for changing mental health care in fun and meaningful ways

Don't meet EVERY requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Ellie Mental Health is devoted to purposefully building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all of our humans can be their authentic selves! (Authenticity is one of our core values, after all...) If you're excited about the chance to be a change-maker with us, but your past experience doesn't perfectly align with every single qualification of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Our mental health jobs need dedicated individuals from every background who are willing to care for others. And who knows, you might just be the perfect candidate for another role!

Employee Experience

We take care of our people. It's that simple. From investing in their financial future, to providing wages that shatter the ceiling in our industry to reasonable caseload expectations we ensure that our people are happy. Happy employees do better work and provide better client care! No matter what it is that you do in your mental health career at Ellie, our clients depend on us cultivating an environment where our employees can thrive so that they can thrive too!

Y'all, jobs in mental health are tough jobs with a high risk of emotional fatigue and burnout. At Ellie, we use all of our core values of humor, creativity, authenticity, acceptance, determination, and compassion not just out in our communities, but we turn them inwards too! Our employees have clear growth paths for advancing their careers.

We have created a culture that reminds us that our employees are our leaders!

Company Structure

Ellie is a socially responsible for-profit business, which allows us to be flexible and responsive to our community's needs. Many mental health and wellness-focused companies are non-profits or government agencies, which rely on the general public, grants, or large donors for funding. This model often results in little creativity and lower compensation for employees, promoting a work culture that just makes people feel "blah."

Feeling blah doesn't help employees stay motivated, engaged, or even in their jobs for a very long time! So we created a new model : one that puts flexibility, innovative decision-making, creativity, and our people first, while remaining a socially conscious and responsible for-profit business focused on changing how we treat mental health.

In short, we're just people helping people. Wanna join the herd?

Salary : $83,500 - $104,500