Crisis Mental Health Therapist (FBH Clinician III)

About the role

The Children's Mobile Crisis Team with CCS's Family Behavioral Health System provides a creative and innovative mobile crisis response to children and youth who are in the midst of a mental health crisis. The crisis clinician may meet with the child and family in a hospital emergency room, in community settings or in the home. A mobile crisis clinician has a flexible work schedule to ensure the crisis team's ability to respond to community crisis needs.

Responsibilities

• Meet with the child and family in a hospital emergency room, in community settings or in the home.
• Work closely with family members and hospital emergency department staff to ensure consistent and integrated care.
• Develop a plan for safety and stabilization that allows the child to safely remain in the most normative environment possible (preferably the child's own home).
• Offer a high level of collaboration, coordination and intensive behavior health services while allowing room for creativity and needs-driven work.
• Partner with children, youth and family members to achieve long-term safety and stability in neighborhoods and communities.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Behavioral Sciences, or equivalent, accredited degree.
• Knowledge of WISe (Wraparound with Intensive Services) principles and practice or Crisis Response strategies preferred.
• Energetic, innovative style with the ability to engage children, youth and family members in services.
• Enthusiastic and optimistic approach, encouraging ongoing participation of all involved.
• Natural ability to work with others through a genuine strengths-based approach, appreciating unique qualities and assets of all involved.
• Possess a flexible schedule rather than a traditional schedule (i.e. fixed 8-5 Monday through Friday), facility-based position.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation responsibilities, which will be discussed in our screening process.

Qualifications

• Passion for helping families stay together.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• Demonstrate the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
• Ability to visually assess safety in the community and family homes.
• Ability to meet with clients and colleagues in homes and community locations.

Skills

• Culturally competent services
• Strength-based approach
• Collaboration and coordination
• Intensive behavior health services
• On-call rotation responsibilities

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays
• 3 weeks' vacation per year
• 12 sick-days per year
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance (1 times annual salary)
• Retirement Plans: 403-B Employee Savings Plan and an Employer Contribution Pension

Pay

Starting Base Salary Range: $90,084.80 -$100,193.60

Schedule

Scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of youth and families served.