Mobile Mental Health Crisis Response Practitioner

Access: Supports for Living; Nanuet (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Multidisciplinary team

Meaningful work

Job summary

Access: Supports for Living in New York is seeking a Mobile Response Team (MRT) Practitioner to respond to crisis calls alongside a Licensed Clinician. You will assess individuals in crisis and deliver evidence-based interventions in the field.

This role does not require a professional license but offers hands-on clinical triage experience and backup support to licensed staff, with opportunities for growth in crisis stabilization services and community-based referrals.

Qualifications

• Certification: Peer Certification or willingness to obtain one.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant mental health field.
• 1–3 years in human services or related lived experience.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Crisis Response: Respond to MRT dispatch calls in the field with the base clinician.
• Triage & Assessment: Use evidence-based tools to assess routine, urgent, and emergency calls.
• Clinician Backup: Serve as authorized backup to the Base Clinician under their direction.
• Diversion Planning: Develop follow-up plans for community-based stabilization to avoid ER admissions.
• Linkage & Referrals: Connect individuals to ongoing behavioral health services.
• Follow-Up Care: Conduct face-to-face follow-ups to ensure stability.

Skills

Peer Certification

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology/Social Work/Mental Health Counseling/MFT/Creative Arts Therapy

Job description

Access: Supports for Living in New York is seeking a Mobile Response Team (MRT) Practitioner to respond to crisis calls alongside a Licensed Clinician. You will assess individuals in crisis and deliver evidence-based interventions in the field.

This role does not require a professional license but offers hands-on clinical triage experience and backup support to licensed staff, with opportunities for growth in crisis stabilization services and community-based referrals.