Crisis Response Specialist

Legacy Treatment Services; Berlin (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 3.2 weeks

Medical, vision, dental and life

403(b) with employer match

9 agency-paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement after 1 year

Biannual retention bonus

Job summary

Legacy Treatment Services is seeking a Crisis Response Specialist to evaluate consumers in crisis and determine the need for further psychological or clinical services. The specialist will activate an on-call Master’s Level Clinician as needed and must demonstrate culturally appropriate and trauma-informed care, with strong de-escalation skills.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, safety planning, linkage to services, and follow-up care.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a mental health related field from an accredited institution plus two years post Bachelor's professional experience.
• Crisis Response Specialists may also possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any field from an accredited institution but will need three years’ post Bachelor’s professional experience in a mental health field.
• Driver’s license in good standing with no suspensions or violations in the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate consumers and decide if additional psychological, psychiatric, or clinical services are needed.
• Activate the on-call Master’s Level Clinician for additional support when required.
• Provide risk assessment, safety planning, linkage to services, and follow-up care.
• Assist in crisis de-escalation and ensure culturally appropriate, trauma-informed care.

Skills

Culturally appropriate care

Trauma-informed care

De-escalation techniques

Suicide assessment

Safety planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a mental health field

Job description

Crisis Response Specialists will be responsible for evaluating consumers and deciding if additional psychological, psychiatric, or clinical services are needed. If this is the case, the Crisis Response Specialist will be responsible for activating the on-call Master’s Level Clinician for additional support. Crisis Response Specialists must be able to demonstrate competency in culturally appropriate care, trauma informed care, de-escalation techniques, suicide assessment, and safety planning prior to rendering services independently.

The 988 Program provides 24/7 mobile community outreach services to adults in crisis, including mental health, substance use, and suicidal emergencies. Staff dispatch to crises in teams of two, with a Crisis Response Specialist and a Peer Support Specialist, to provide assessment, risk assessment, safety planning, linkage to services, and follow-up care. The Program aims to provide crisis de-escalation without use of law enforcement unless necessary for consumer or team safety.

Hours:

Full time; various shifts; This position pays a $1.00 shift differential for hours worked during 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.

This position has the following benefits:

• 3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year
• Medical, vision, dental and life insurance
• 403(b) employee participation and employer match
• 9 Agency-paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement after 1 year of employment
• Biannual retention bonus of $1,250

Education/Experience:

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a mental health related field from an accredited institution plus two years post Bachelor's professional experience. Crisis Response Specialists may also possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any field from an accredited institution but will need three years’ post Bachelor’s professional experience in a mental health field.

Your driver's license must be in good standing, with no recent suspensions or violations of careless/reckless driving or excessive speeding of more than 20 MPH, and no more than 2 moving violations within the last 3 years.

Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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