Home Based Crisis Intervention Specialist

Northern Rivers Family of Services; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care package

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Holiday Pay

401 (K) plan

Life Insurance

Loan repayment assistance

Free training/CEU opportunities

Job summary

Northern Rivers Family of Services is seeking a Home Based Crisis Intervention Specialist to support youth and families in crisis with in-home services. You will provide crisis intervention, family coaching and de-escalation to help children communicate needs and build safety in the home.

This role offers a hybrid schedule with home visits and remote admin work, weekly team meetings onsite, and opportunities for professional growth. A NYS driver’s license and relevant licensure are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in health or social services with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Respond to the needs of families in crisis and deliver crisis intervention services in home-based environment with flexible scheduling.
• Promote safety of the child, family, and community in the delivery of crisis intervention services.
• Tailor services and flexibly schedule sessions based on family member’s needs.
• Conduct comprehensive assessment of family strengths, values, skills, problems, needs, barriers to goal completion and collaborate in goal setting and service planning.
• Use a variety of teaching methods to help family members acquire, maintain and generalize skills.
• Advocate for and provide concrete services and supports and teach family members to meet their concrete needs.
• Collaborate and advocate with formal and information community resources and systems that impact family while teaching family members to advocate for themselves.
• Prepare family for transition and service closure.
• Provide consultation to intra-agency service providers and to community service providers.
• Maintain appropriate liaisons and relationships with external and internal providers, as this relates to County Mental Health Departments working with the HBCI.
• Fulfill all program-reporting requirements.
• Participate in the Continuous Quality Improvement process and provide leadership in the collection of data and the formulation of recommendations and conclusions as assigned.

Skills

Crisis intervention

In-home services

Case management

Family guidance

Advocacy

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in health or social services

Job description

Home Based Crisis Intervention SpecialistWork related travel reimbursed at predetermined ratesAs a Home-based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) Specialist, you will support families and youth in crisis by providing in-home services. You will assist families in implementing behavior management techniques and crisis de-escalation skills with their children and support children in communicating their needs.As part of the HBCI team, you will provide short-term (up to 6 weeks), intensive intervention to youth and families who are in crisis. You will work with parents and caregivers to help them help their children. Your work will produce meaningful outcomes in a short period of time.You will report to the HBCI Team Lead, and work Monday – Friday. You will also be available for on-call crisis support by phone for your caseload. You will work a hybrid schedule which includes working with clients in their homes, and the opportunity to work remotely to complete administrative tasks in your own home or from our offices. You will attend weekly team meetings onsite, and other larger team meetings.Responsibilities:Respond to the needs of families in crisis and deliver crisis intervention services in home-based environment with flexible scheduling.Promote safety of the child, family, and community in the delivery of crisis intervention services.Tailor services and flexibly schedule sessions based on family member’s needs.Conduct comprehensive assessment of family strengths, values, skills, problems, needs, barriers to goal completion and collaborate in goal setting and service planning.Use a variety of teaching methods to help family members acquire, maintain and generalize skills.Advocate for and provide concrete services and supports and teach family members to meet their concrete needs.Collaborate and advocate with formal and information community resources and systems that impact family while teaching family members to advocate for themselves. Prepare family for transition and service closure.Provide consultation to intra-agency service providers and to community service providers. Maintain appropriate liaisons and relationships with external and internal providers, as this relates to County Mental Health Departments working with the HBCI.Fulfill all program-reporting requirements.Participate in the Continuous Quality Improvement process and provide leadership in the collection of data and the formulation of recommendations and conclusions as assigned.Requirements and Education:Bachelor’s degree or Master’s Degree with 1-year relevant experience in community-based health or case management, or Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling.LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT or LCAT licensure preferred.Experience in the Homebuilder model of crisis intervention is preferred.Must have a valid NYS driver's license.BenefitsHealth care package: medical, dental, and visionTuition reimbursementPaid time offHoliday Pay401 (K) planLife InsuranceLoan repayment assistanceFree training/CEU opportunitiesAbout Northern RiversAt Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.Northern Rivers Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We cherish the unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work.