Clinician, 988 Mobile Crisis Response Team, MID Shift

Bay Area Community Services (BACS); Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Employer-paid medical/dental/life

Vision reimbursement

PTO/holiday 31 days

Clinical supervision hours

3% language differential

401k with matching

Laptop and iPhone for mobility

Growth opportunities

Most direct service positions

Job summary

Bay Area Community Services (BACS) seeks Clinical Care Coordinators for the Community Wellness and Response Team (CWRT). The CWRT provides urgent, community-based crisis response in collaboration with 988 and Sacramento County, operating 24/7/365 with two-person field teams.

Staff work shifts including mid-shifts; duties include crisis response, counseling, case management, and coordination with 911/988, law enforcement, and dispatch. Strong licensing line and CA travel required.

Qualifications

• MSW, MFT, or MPCC required and registered with California licensing boards.
• Bilingual in a threshold language preferred (e.g., Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian).
• Valid California driver’s license, access to personal vehicle, and proof of insurance required. DMV printout needed.

Responsibilities

• Dispatch and respond to crises referred by 911/988 for mobile crisis support.
• Collaborate with mobile teams, dispatch, county law enforcement to deescalate crises.
• Provide counseling, case management, and brokerage for individuals in the field.

Skills

MSW/MFT/MPCC

Bilingual (threshold language)

CA driver’s license

Extensive local travel

Education

MSW / MFT / MPCC degree

Job description

BACS is looking for Clinical Care Coordinators for Community Wellness and Response Team (CWRT). CWRT is formerly known as Alternatives to 911. This innovative program works collaboratively with 988 and Sacramento County to provide urgent response for community members experiencing a mental health crisis to reduce the need for emergency services and provide community based resources.

Our CWRT operates 24/7, 365; All staff rotate assignments for dispatch and response. Responders go out as a team of 2 in company vehicles to providing in-field response to de-escalate and resource community members. BACS CWRT staff are working together with 911/988 dispatchers, law enforcement, and our own dispatchers.

No two days are the same at the CWRT, we are helping prevent people from getting into the system, and helping them access resources to prevent the need for law enforcement and crisis services.

Current Openings

MID shift 12:30pm to 8:30pm Sunday to Thursday, Tuesday to Saturday

Duties And Responsibilities

• Disptaching and response for crises referred by 911/988 for alternative mobile crisis response.
• Work closely between mobile teams, dispatch and county law enforcement, 911 or 988 to deescalate crisis situations with one or more individuals
• Provide individual, family, group counseling, individual rehabilitation, and case management/brokerage for individuals in the field.
• Utilize Evidence-Based Practice for the designated population/program to assure high-quality results and intended impact.
• Assess an individual’s risk status including risk-based symptoms, substance use, environment, physical conditions, etc, and intervene appropriately.
• Creating a service plan that aims at an individual getting better/healthy and accomplishing service goals that are person-centered and belong to the client.
• Outreach and progressive engagement and reporting disengagement to the team immediately.
• Assessment, screening referrals, service planning, community planning, and benefits coordination support wellness and recovery principles.
• Documents and maintains all data collection, reporting, and charting records in accordance with BACS and other relevant county regulatory policies/agencies.
• Participates in supervision, staff meetings, consultation, travel, crisis/emergency coverage, weekend coverage, as well as, agency-wide meetings and training, as required by the manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's Social Work (MSW), Masters Marriage Family Therapy (MFT) or Masters Practitioner in Clinical Counseling (MPCC) required
• Registered with the BBS as an Associate ASW/ Licensed LCSW or Associate MFT/ Licensed LMFT
• 2 years of social service experience required
• Bilingual in a threshold language preferred.
• Valid California driver’s license, personal vehicle, and proof of personal vehicle insurance coverage are required. DMV printout required.
• Extensive local travel is required, vehicle reimbursement is provided. Clinical Care Coordinators transport clients in their personal vehicle.

Benefits/Perks

• Highly competitive compensation. $40/hourly, non-licensed but BBS registered AMFT, ACSW/APCC and $104,000 annually (exempt) for licensed BBS registered LCSW/LMFT/LPCC.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and life insurance coverage options for employees, plus a vision reimbursement program. Children’s healthcare coverage is available for as little as $25/month. Average employer-paid benefit value: approximately $913/month per enrolled individual. BACS contributions apply to company-sponsored plans only.
• 31 days off (PTO/Holiday), increasing with tenure.
• Clinical supervision hours towards licensure*
• +3% per hour differential for tested ability in Sacramento county designated threshold languages ( Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian)
• 403b with BACS matching contribution after one year of service.
• Free iPhone with unlimited data for personal/professional use + laptop for easy mobility*.
• Significant internal growth opportunities.
• Most direct service positions

BACS Overview

Bay Area Community Services is a CARF accredited non-profit, community-based agency celebrating 65 years of serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento and Solano Counties by providing mental health and social services. BACS’ mission is to uplift under-served individuals and their families by doing whatever it takes. We are proud to be one of the leading agencies producing real outcomes to tough social problems. BACS owes its reputation as an innovator to our innovative and entrepreneurial staff. We are seeking individuals who want to transform clinical practice to be client-centered and effective in the field and who want to lead empowered teams to meet goals.

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