Mobile Crisis Management Behavioral Technician- Nights

Daymark Recovery Services; Wadesboro (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Health Spending Account

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

401(k)

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation and Sick Leave

Employee Assistant Program

Referral Bonus Opportunities

Extensive Internal Training Program

Job summary

Daymark Recovery Services is seeking qualified staff to deliver crisis intervention and psychosocial evaluation in a high-intensity clinical environment across multiple community settings in Anson County. The role involves independent decision-making and coordination with Daymark service areas in crisis.

Qualifications

• Must have 1 year of crisis care experience.
• Paraprofessional role requires lived experience and recovery background.
• QP role requires an associated or bachelor’s degree in social work or human services and relevant certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial evaluation and crisis intervention.
• Oversee and/or administer crisis services in high-intensity environments.
• Case management and supportive services for disposition of cases.
• Deliver psychoeducation as indicated in the PCP.
• Assist with relapse prevention and disease management planning.
• Communicate client progress and effectiveness of strategies to the team leader.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Human Services

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Anson Center - Wadesboro, NC 28170

New Hires Who are Benefit Eligible may qualify for Hiring Bonus

Company Mission Statement

Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Spending Account
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Employee Assistant Program
• Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Extensive Internal Training Program

Pay Scale

Pay is based off education, experience, and certification level. Plus, shift differential for Nights and Weekends.

• Para Professional: $19.71/hr
• Peer Support: $20.67/hr.
• AP: $22.60/hr.
• Associate level QP: $24.04-$25.48/hr.
• Bachelor's Level QP: $25.48-$26.43/hr.

Shift: Nights 8pm-8am

Summary

Under indirect supervision, provides, oversees, and/or administers a wide range of psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, crisis intervention services in a high-intensity clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making. Most aspects of this job require clinical assessment and evaluation skills to consumers that report in crisis to a variety of community settings including magistrate’s office, community sites, and DAYMARK Service Areas in crisis. Case management/supportive services for disposition of cases is also a core function of this job.

Provides psychoeducation as indicated in the PCP.

Assists with crisis interventions.

Assists the team leader with behavioral and substance use disorder interventions.

Assists with the development of relapse prevention and disease management strategies.

Participates in the initial development, implementation, and ongoing revision of the PCP.

Communicates the beneficiary’s progress and the effectiveness of the strategies and interventions to the team leader as outlined in the PCP.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Consumer Education / Advocacy: Ensures that consumer/legally responsible person receives information regarding rights and assistance as needed in exercising rights. Assists consumer/legally responsible person in obtaining information about available service providers.
• Self Help: Helps the consumer make informed independent choices and develop a network of supportive individuals.
• Pre-Crisis Support: Assist the consumer with using the crisis plan and provide relapse prevention support.
• Housing: Supports the consumer to maintain stable housing, improve housing situation, and enhance independent living skills.
• Education/Employment: Assists the client in gaining information about going back to school or job training.
• Developing and implementing a Mental Health Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP): If with an approved WRAP facilitator or trainer, this can include skill maintenance and enhancement around meals and social activities to build peer relationships where eating is not the core activity.

Units Billed Minimum Requirement: The direct service guideline is 75% of time spent in specific billable contacts per week in the community. (120 units a week)

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Must fall under one of the two tech levels below AND be able to demonstrate 1 year of experience providing crisis care in assertive outreach, assertive community treatment, emergency departments, inpatient units, or other services providing comprehensive emergency/crisis services.

Tech 1

• Para Professional services are delivered by staff who have the life experience of being diagnosed with a serious mental illness or substance addiction problem, and are currently in recovery, stable, and living without relapses. The Paraprofessional has a high school diploma, or GED and at least five years of life experience with a serious mental illness or substance addiction.
• Peer Support - Requires Peer Support Certification.
• AP - requires a bachelor’s degree in social work, Counseling or another Human Services field with no experience.

Tech 2

• QP - requires an associate or bachelor's degree in social work, Counseling or another Human Services field. Qualified Professional (QP) required.