Behavioral Assistant - Mobile Response & Stabilization Services

Tides Family Services Inc; Rhode Island; Sur place; USD 45 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Tides Family Services Inc in Rhode Island is seeking a Crisis Specialist to provide rapid in-person crisis response to clients referred to the program, delivering short-term in-home and community-based stabilization within a 30-day timeframe.

You will collaborate with integrated team clinicians to develop treatment goals, offer resources and advocacy, perform routine assessments, and build strong relationships with clients and families across the community.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years’ experience in human services or non-profit settings.
• Demonstrates a safe, strengths-based approach with youth and families.
• Capable of rapid behavior management and crisis intervention.
• Highly self-motivated, accountable, and able to work independently.
• Strong commitment to agency mission and ethics.

Responsabilités

• Provide rapid in-person crisis response to clients referred to the program.
• Deliver short-term in-home and community-based stabilization.
• Collaborate with integrated team clinicians to set treatment goals.
• Develop case reports and communication letters for relevant systems.
• Maintain weekly service delivery and ensure data accuracy.
• Attend program meetings and participate in rotating on-call schedule, including weekends.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Integrity

Description du poste

Rhode Island

Description

Position Summary: Provide rapid in‑person response to clients who are referred to the program. Provide short‑term in‑home and community‑based crisis stabilization to clients and families by addressing referral behaviors and measuring progress over a 30‑day timeframe. Work collaboratively with integrated team clinicians to develop treatment goals, provide resources, advocacy, perform routine assessments and build relationships with clients and families.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain crisis and trauma counseling and other services to help ensure client and family safety.
• Build and sustain collaborations with community partners, including health, education, vocation, legal and family intervention providers with the goal of increasing access to services for individuals and families whose needs align with our services.
• Ensure quality service metrics are met through ongoing analysis, case review, daily ETO reporting, and accuracy of data entry into TFS ETO platform or other reporting measures.
• Serve as liaison/advocate between the program, community and surrounding neighbors to build partnerships.
• Support activities, services and programs that uphold NASW professional boundaries and culturally sensitive to clients and families.
• Develop case reports or communication letters or other forms of contact to truancy court or other juvenile justice systems.
• Attend and participate in all required program meetings including program coordinator meetings, biweekly supervision with leadership, run downs, and all staff meetings.
• Coordinate activities and resources that can benefit all clients and families within TFS.
• Support and assist with the CQI process and ongoing program development.
• Maintain weekly service delivery requirements with clients and families. Service delivery may fluctuate based on the needs of each client.
• Be part of a rotating on‑call schedule which includes overnights and weekends. In‑person response may be necessary in some situations including on weekends.
• This position offers flexible scheduling options including:
• Assist with additional duties as assigned by supervisor which may include but is not limited to carrying a small caseload in another program if Mobile Crisis program referrals are low.

Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and registered/inspected vehicle – Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 2‑4 years’ experience in human services, healthcare, and other non‑profit agencies.
• Demonstrates a safe, strengths‑based environment while continuously using everyday behavior opportunities to teach, guide, and support youth and families with their goals and challenges to remain in the home and in their communities.
• Capacity for rapid behavior management utilizing counseling techniques, program structure, guidelines and crisis intervention and to use metrics to ensure accountability.
• Highly self‑motivated, accountable, and able to make decisions independently.
• Motivational with a strong commitment to the Agency’s mission.
• Excellent communication and verbal skills.
• High level of integrity, ethics and values.
• Strong crisis management, problem‑solving, and interpersonal skills, particularly when working with youth of all ages.
• Managed in‑home and community strengths‑based services to clients and families.
• Skilled in building relationships with internal team, stakeholders, clients and families, schools, law enforcement and other community resources.