Crisis Worker 2

Westmoreland Community Action; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

ICHRA health plans

16 paid holidays

10 days vacation in first year

Sick time

Retirement match

Mileage reimbursement

Shift differential

Job summary

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) seeks several full-time Crisis Worker 2s to provide telephone crisis intervention and mobile crisis services to distressed Westmoreland County residents.

As a Crisis Worker 2 you will use counseling skills to intervene, provide psycho-educational coaching, resources, referrals and aftercare. Travel via agency vehicle to respond to acute calls and ensure 24/7 call center coverage across shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in sociology or related field; or high school diploma with 12 sociology-semester credits, including one year of mental health direct care experience or six years of mental health crisis intervention experience.
• Direct crisis intervention experience with the ability to assess and respond to crisis situations; knowledge of counseling skills.
• Proficiency with computer software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention services including psycho-educational coaching, resource information, referrals and aftercare.
• Maintain 24/7 call center presence through three different shifts.
• Travel using agency vehicle to respond to acute and emergency calls where such cases warrant.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Counseling skills

Driver's license

Computer skills

Shift work flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in sociology or related field

High school diploma with 12 sociology semesters

Job description

Description

Our mental health team is seeking several full-time Crisis Worker 2's to be responsible for providing telephone crisis intervention and mobile services to distressed Westmoreland County residents. As a Crisis Worker 2, you will use informed counseling skills to:

• Provide crisis intervention services including psycho-educational coaching, resource information, and referrals and after care to individuals exhibiting acute behavioral problems, disturbed thoughts, mood and/or social conflicts,
• Maintain 24/7 call center presence through three different shifts, and
• Travel using agency vehicle to respond to acute and emergency calls where such cases warrant.

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is a non-profit organization that works to connect individuals and families to opportunities and resources throughout the community to improve their quality of life and help to reduce poverty in the community. This is accomplished through housing, counseling, support, education, intervention, collaborations, partnerships, information, referrals, and networking.

The Mobile Crisis Team provides face-to-face intervention, assisting those in crisis during a variety of situations, addressing such issues as suicidal and homicidal ideation, concern for friend or family members, and behavioral health concerns. This service is an expansion of the Crisis Hotline and assists persons seeking mental health support or services. The Crisis Hotline is available 24/7 to provide assistance for individuals in crisis or for individuals seeking assistance for another person in crisis. Calls are answered by a trained crisis worker who will identify the crisis and assist with support, offer resources about community services, and treatment providers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in sociology or related field OR
• High school diploma and twelve semesters in sociology or related field, of which one year must be mental health direct care experience OR
• Six years experience providing mental health crisis intervention services.
• Direct experience in crisis intervention with the ability to assess and respond to crisis situation and knowledge of counseling skills.
• Proficiency with computer software preferred.
• Ability and willingness to work various shifts.
• Must be able to obtain child abuse, state police, fingerprint-based criminal background check, and sex offender registry clearances.
• Valid driver's license required and must carry $15,000/$30,000 bodily liability car insurance.
• Provide a certificate of or be able to complete Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse training.

Full-time Benefits:

• Employer-employee cost share dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability polices,
• ICHRA health plans – Using an allowance, choose the best plan for you,
• 16 paid holidays,
• 10 days of vacation in first year of employment,
• Sick time,
• 8% retirement match after 1 year and 1000 hours of service,
• Mileage reimbursement,
• Time and a half for holidays worked,
• Shift differential for evening and overnight shifts.

Full-time annual income depending on experience: $55,827.20 to $60,089.60 ($26.84 - $29.37 per hour). Shift differential not included in listed salary/pay rate.

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our community and those that we seek to serve.