Youth Crisis Clinician

Tides Family Services Inc; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 73,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call stipend

Equal Opportunity Employer

PBN Best Place to Work

Job summary

Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children, adolescents, and families facing challenges. The Youth Crisis Clinician will provide rapid in-person crisis response and stabilization as part of Mobile Response & Stabilization Services, conducting bio-psychosocial assessments in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires a Masters' degree in social work, licensure or eligibility (LCSW/LICSW/LMHC preferred), and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Masters' degree from an accredited school in social work – Required
• LCSW/LICSW/LMHC – Preferred
• Valid driver’s license and registered/inspected vehicle – Required

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid in-person response to clients who are referred to the program.
• Assess clients using mental status exam and crisis intervention skills.
• Develop safety plans that are relevant to client needs and clinical presentation.
• Complete bio-psychosocial assessments with client and family according to agency policy and standards.
• Work collaboratively with integrated team of caseworkers, behavioral assistants, other clinicians, and external providers to review case needs.
• Provide short-term in-home and community-based crisis stabilization to clients and families over a 30-day timeframe.
• Practice according to the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Empower families through a strengths-based, family-focused approach.
• Develop a thorough aftercare plan and implement a warm hand-off to new providers.
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism in the community with clients, schools, courts, referring agencies, and any other community partners seeking to build and sustain positive relationships.
• Attend all required program meetings including weekly supervision, monthly clinical group supervision, tracking rundown, staff meetings, weekly disposition meetings, and other meetings scheduled by supervisor.
• Support and assist with the CQI process and ongoing program development.
• Maintain weekly service delivery requirements with clients and families.
• Be part of a rotating on-call schedule during the week including on weekends and weeknights. An on-call stipend will be provided along with clinical supervisory support provided to clinicians during their on-call weeks.
• Be part of a 4 /10 hour work schedule ( Work 4 days a week x 10 Hours a day. )
• In-person response may be necessary when on-call, especially for crisis-related situations and new intakes.
• Meet client engagement productivity expectations as outlined by program or supervisor.
• Assist with additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Bio-psychosocial assessments

Interpersonal skills

Crisis management

Education

Master's degree in social work

LCSW/LICSW/LMHC – Preferred

Job description

Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization that is committed to providing comprehensive support and resources to children, adolescents, and families facing various challenges. The overall mission of Tides is to provide services and supports that allow youth to live in a community-based setting. An 'Agency Without Walls' our services are delivered in homes, communities, schools...wherever our youth are.

Position Summary:

As a Youth Crisis Clinician for the Mobile Response & Stabilization Services program, you will provide rapid in-person crisis response and stabilization services to clients. Your responsibilities include assessing clients using mental status exams, performing crisis interventions, and developing relevant safety plans. You will conduct bio-psychosocial assessments with clients and families, working collaboratively with a team of caseworkers, behavioral assistants, other clinicians, and external providers to review and address case needs.

Essential Functions:

• Provide rapid in-person response to clients who are referred to the program.
• Assess clients using mental status exam and crisis intervention skills.
• Develop safety plans that are relevant to client needs and clinical presentation.
• Complete bio-psychosocial assessments with client and family according to agency policy and standards.
• Work collaboratively with integrated team of caseworkers, behavioral assistants, other clinicians, and external providers to review case needs.
• Provide short-term in-home and community-based crisis stabilization to clients and families over a 30-day timeframe.
• Practice according to the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Empower families through a strengths-based, family-focused approach.
• Develop a thorough aftercare plan and implement a warm hand-off to new providers.
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism in the community with clients, schools, courts, referring agencies, and any other community partners seeking to build and sustain positive relationships.
• Attend all required program meetings including weekly supervision, monthly clinical group supervision, tracking rundown, staff meetings, weekly disposition meetings, and other meetings scheduled by supervisor.
• Support and assist with the CQI process and ongoing program development.
• Maintain weekly service delivery requirements with clients and families. Service delivery may fluctuate based on the needs of each client.
• Be part of a rotating on-call schedule during the week including on weekends and weeknights. An on-call stipend will be provided along with clinical supervisory support provided to clinicians during their on-call weeks.
• Be part of a 4 /10 hour work schedule ( Work 4 days a week x 10 Hours a day. )
• In-person response may be necessary when on-call, especially for crisis-related situations and new intakes.
• Meet client engagement productivity expectations as outlined by program or supervisor.
• Assist with additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• 2-4 years experience in human services, healthcare, and other non-profit agencies.
• Demonstrates a safe, strengths-based approach while continuously using everyday behavior opportunities to teach, guide, and support youth and families with their goals and challenges to remain in the home and in their communities.
• Capacity for behavior management utilizing counseling techniques, program structure, guidelines and crisis intervention and to use metrics to ensure accountability.

Essential Roles/Experiences

• Strong crisis management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, particularly when working with youth of all ages.
• Managed in-home and community strengths-based services to clients and families .
• Skilled in building relationships with internal team, stakeholders, clients and families, schools, law enforcement and other community resources.

Degrees/Certifications/Licenses

• Masters' degree from an accredited school in social work – Required
• LCSW/LICSW/LMHC – Preferred
• Valid driver’s license and registered/inspected vehicle – Required

Salary Range:

$72,500-$80,000

Compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, education, language capacity, skills, and other qualifications relevant to the role, in alignment with organizational parity guidelines and market conditions.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to satisfactorily perform essential duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tides Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values our diverse workforce.

We are a PBN Best Place to Work recipient, a Safe Zone Certified Employer, and a Veteran Friendly Employer.