Crisis Law Enforcement Liaison
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Law Enforcement Liaison
(Crisis Alternative Response Specialist)
The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is seeking a Crisis Alternative Response Specialist (Law Enforcement Liaison) to join our Mobile Crisis Team (MCT). This role is crucial in providing immediate crisis intervention and stabilization services for individuals experiencing mental health crises diverting them to appropriate services rather than the criminal justice system. The position is based out of the Cumberland County Sheriffs Office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Direct engagement with individuals in crisis offering assessments interventions and followup.
- Conduct risk assessments to mitigate harm to self or others.
- Corespond to calls with law enforcement for targeted mental health responses.
- Independently respond to community needs when safe to do so.
- Provide deescalation and appropriate mental health responses ensuring individuals receive the right treatment.
- Collaborate with families community members and support systems for effective followup.
- Participate in staff meetings foster positive team dynamics and utilize selfcare strategies.
- Deliver services both inperson and through telehealth methods.
Schedule: Fulltime 40 hours/week position. Set schedule will be determined by the program. Some evenings and weekends may be required.
Location: Based out of the Cumberland County Sherriffs Office Portland ME.
Work is done in person (in the office and or community) with potential for some remote work.
Required Qualifications:
- Associates degree required. Must be able to achieve MHRTCSP (crisis services provider) certification within 30 days of hire.
- Must be able to meet all TOA MCT and Law Enforcement setting standards and qualifications as required.
- Must demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively within a team navigating various systems rules policies and leadership styles across diverse cultural perspectives.
- Must be able to demonstrate a belief that recovery is possible and maintain agency/SAMHSA perspectives of recovery and treatment that is guided by the needs of the client.
- Experience with crisis intervention psychiatric triage and advocacy preferred.
- Must be able to maintain composure and respond appropriately in highpressure lifethreatening traumatic or stressful situations.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Email and the Internet required.
- Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background child protective service check & sex offender check.
- Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
- Normal office conditions such as sitting with occasional standing walking reaching stooping bending kneeling crouching typing and lifting up to 10 pounds.
- Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area. This may include transportation of clients or driving to agency location to complete work. A good driving record is required.
Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to:
(offered to fulltime and parttime employees)
- Generous paid time off accrual
- 9paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
- Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
- Dental and Vision insurance options
- Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
- 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
- Tuition Reimbursement offered once per year through an application process
- The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a qualified employer under thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)program.
To learn more about our benefits please visit we are
The Opportunity Alliance is Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future.
Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy leadership and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals families and communities.
The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic resultsfocused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated communitybased and clinical programs serving more than 20000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health substance use homelessness lack of basic needs and access to community an extensive array of services TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve is clientfocused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Community Building
- Family & Early Childhood Education
- Economic Resources
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Employment Type
Full-Time
