Crisis Clinician, Housing Clinical Services

Pine Street Inn; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 72.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pine Street Inn is seeking a Crisis Clinician to work within Housing Clinical Services in the Greater Boston area. You will help tenants stabilize and recover by coordinating care, activating crisis plans, and performing risk assessments in collaboration with housing staff.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a related field, strong clinical skills, and experience with Harm Reduction approaches. Some on-call duties are included.

Qualifikationen

• REQUIRED: Master’s degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, counseling, etc.).
• REQUIRED: Clinical skills to assess risk and triage resources, and develop collaborative plans with tenants.
• REQUIRED: Strong computer skills and familiarity with management information systems or databases.
• PREFERRED: Knowledge of Harm Reduction principles and practices.

Aufgaben

• Develop solution-focused interventions to promote stability, wellness and recovery for tenants.
• Coordinate care with housing clinicians and housing support staff.
• Activate crisis plans and conduct in-person risk assessments.
• Coordinate with emergency services personnel when needed.
• Participate in on-call rotation within Housing Clinical Services.

Kenntnisse

Risk assessment

Triage

Care coordination

Computer skills

Harm Reduction

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Management information systems

Jobbeschreibung

Description

SCHEDULE:

40 hours, Wed-Sat, 10am-8:30pm, participates in on-call rotation

Pay:

$71,676.80 - $75,260.64 annually, DOE (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set)

LOCATION:

3368 Washington St. Jamaica Plain, MA

Travel is required to various residences within the permanent supportive housing portfolio. Most residences are located within Greater Boston.

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:

The Crisis Clinician, a role within Housing Clinical Services, will work closely with the Pine Street Inn permanent supportive housing department’s programs and teams to develop and offer solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness and recovery, with the goal of ultimately restoring housing environments to their non-crisis state as quickly and efficiently as possible. Interventions with tenants may include activation of a personal crisis plan, in-person risk assessment, referrals to respite, detox, or other inpatient settings and coordination with emergency services personnel. The position reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor, Crisis and will work within a team. The Crisis Clinician will coordinate care and work very closely with the housing clinicians and housing support services staff.

This position will have some on-call duties, to be shared with and rotated amongst the crisis team within Housing Clinical Services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

REQUIRED:

• Master’s degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, counseling, etc.)

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

REQUIRED:

• Clinical skills and competence to assess risk, triage resources appropriately, and develop collaborative plans with a tenant
• Strong computer skills, including but not limited to use of management information systems or database programs
• Knowledge of and strong commitment to Harm Reduction philosophy, principles and practices.

PREFERRED:

• LICSW, LMHC or other qualified licensure (e.g.: LCSW) preferred, but not required
• Experience working with chronically homeless, medically vulnerable individuals, with tri-morbidities (mental illness, substance abuse, medically compromised)
• Familiarity with Housing First as a model of permanent, supported, affordable housing
• Expertise in Motivational Interviewing and case management responsibilities
• Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care, including the impact on direct-care staff (i.e. secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization)
• Bilingual Spanish/ English