Crisis Intervention Specialist - Per Diem - Franklin County

About the role

Based in Franklin County, Maine, this position will provide assessment, support and stabilization services in the community, within crisis stabilization units, and over a brief 30-day post-crisis stabilization period. Schedule is variable.

Responsibilities

• Respond to clients’ calls for assistance in their homes, at schools, in other community locations, or in community hospital’s emergency rooms.
• Resolve crisis situations involving children and/or adults who are experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis.
• Determine the need for a face-to-face assessment and negotiate a meeting site convenient for the individual that provides safety for all involved.
• Assess mental status, current level of functioning, and the person's wishes and goals for crisis resolution.
• Develop a crisis stabilization plan with the person served and family or guardian, if involved, based on a comprehensive crisis assessment that includes mental status and risk assessments.
• Request protective custody interventions by law enforcement personnel in potentially life-threatening situations.
• Facilitate voluntary or involuntary hospitalization in accordance with state regulations.
• Facilitate the use of alternatives to hospitalization, including voluntary admission to crisis stabilization units.
• Implement crisis follow-up treatment plans by providing intervention services, including the provision of brief case management services and aftercare.
• Transport clients.

Requirements

• Clean Driver's license.

Qualifications

Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$25.00 hourly

Schedule

Variable