Crisis Response Specialist
Crisis Response Specialist
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Crisis Response Specialists will be responsible for evaluating consumers and deciding if additional psychological psychiatric or clinical services are needed. If this is the case the Crisis Response Specialist will be responsible for activating the oncall Masters Level Clinician for additional support. Crisis Response Specialists must be able to demonstrate competency in culturally appropriate care trauma informed care deescalation techniques suicide assessment and safety planning prior to rendering services independently.
The 988 Program provides 24/7 mobile community outreach services to adults in crisis including mental health substance use and suicidal emergencies. Staff dispatch to crises in teams of two with a Crisis Response Specialist and a Peer Support Specialist to provide assessment risk assessment safety planning linkage to services and followup care. The Program aims to provide crisis deescalation without use of law enforcement unless necessary for consumer or team safety.
Hours:
Part time; various shifts
This position has the following benefits:
- NJ Earned Sick Leave
- Time and one half paid for time worked on 9 Agencypaid holidays
- Training opportunities provided throughout the year
Education/Experience:
Must possess a Bachelors Degree in a mental health related field from an accredited institution plus two years post Bachelors professional experience. Crisis Response Specialists may also possess a Bachelors Degree in any field from an accredited institution but will need three years post Bachelors professional experience in a
mental health field.
Your drivers license must be in good standing with no recent suspensions or violations of careless/reckless driving or excessive speeding of more than 20 MPH and no more than 2 moving violations within the last 3 years.
Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Part-Time
