MRSS - Lead Mobile Response Worker

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark is seeking a Full Time Lead Mobile Response Worker in Jersey City, NJ. The role involves providing mobile crisis intervention and assessment services to families and children, coordinating individualized crisis plans, and leading daily dispatch teams. Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work or a related field and have 1 to 3 years of relevant experience. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered, with a salary range of $58,000-$62,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience with children and families, preferably in crisis assessment and intervention.
• Valid driver's license.
• Previous experience in a team lead or supervisory position is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides mobile crisis intervention and assessment as well as stabilization services.
• Coordinates a comprehensive individualized Crisis Plan.
• Leads daily dispatch teams.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Case management

Team leadership

Bilingual Spanish-English

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Full Time Lead Mobile Response Worker

Mobile Response & Stabilization Services Program, Jersey City, NJ

Position Duties

• Provides mobile crisis intervention and assessment as well as stabilization between 72 hours to 8 weeks and case management services to families and children
• Coordinates a comprehensive individualized Crisis Plan that meets the family’s needs
• Coordinates discharge/transition services to include referral and linkage to appropriate level of need
• Audits client’s records and plans appropriate corrective action
• Coordinates team weekly schedules to ensure adequate program coverage
• Leads daily dispatch teams
• Assists in coordinating team training schedules
• Monitors development of specializations and library of community resources
• Assists Program Supervisor in orientation process
• Assists Program Supervisor in other duties as requested

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field
• 1 to 3 years of experience with children and families, preferably in crisis assessment and intervention
• Valid driver’s license

Bilingual Spanish‑English preferred. Previous experience in a team lead or supervisory position is strongly preferred.

About the Mobile Response & Stabilization Services Program

• Catholic Charities’ Mobile Response program, based in Jersey City, New Jersey, provides families with counseling, guidance, and referral services to address juvenile crises and to help in stabilizing and preserving the family unit. The program addresses juvenile behavioral problems such as truancy, chronic runaways, family disputes, and curfew violations. Mobile Response services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, to help children and youth who are experiencing emotional or behavioral crises. The services are designed to defuse an immediate crisis, keep children and their families safe, and maintain the children in their own homes or current living situation (such as a foster home, treatment home, or group home). Mobile response/crisis intervention workers respond to calls received by the program through a centralized screening entity that determines the need for services. Workers must respond to calls within one hour by traveling to wherever the crisis occurs, such as in the child’s/family’s home, in school, or other community locations. The Mobile Response program utilizes agency‑owned cars that workers use to drive to the site of the crisis.

Benefits

• Catholic Charities offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, marital or family status, and military or veteran status.

Salary: $58,000-$62,000 annually