Crisis Specialist - 30 hour - Bullhead City

About the role

The Crisis Specialist (30 hours) at Terros Health provides behavioral health, prevention, education, and crisis stabilization services. Services are provided to children, adolescents, adults, senior adults, and families, as well as schools, neighborhoods, organizations, and businesses.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals in crisis situations including alcohol and substance use issues, psychosis, paranoia, suicidality, and victims of domestic violence.
• Operate closely with Police and Fire departments and community organizations to provide the utmost care and protection for both clients and staff.
• De-escalate clients and help them discover creative solutions to their immediate problems.
• Provide phone, walk-in, and in-home crisis counseling to facilitate immediate stabilization of emotions and behavior.
• Focus on the seriously mentally ill, children/adolescents, and includes suicide and family.
• Develop short-term crisis management plans with clients/families when appropriate.
• Aid clients in developing a plan of action and make appropriate referrals to other agencies and/or long-term counseling when necessary.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should be professional, friendly, a self-starter, organized, and compassionate. Experience in the behavioral health field is preferred but not required. New graduates are welcome to apply and will receive training.

Qualifications

• Bilingual candidates may qualify for additional pay.

Benefits

Shift differentials are available: $3 per hour extra for evenings and $4 per hour extra for weekends. Bilingual language differential is also available.

Pay

$15.00 per hour.

Schedule

Sun - Tue 8:00pm to 6:00am.