Crisis Intervention Specialist
Crisis Intervention Specialist
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Crisis Intervention Specialist
Mobile Outreach Program
The Opportunity Alliance is seeking a fulltimeCrisis Intervention Specialistto join ourMobile Crisis Response Program.
TheCrisis Intervention Specialistis a professional social work position forCumberland County Crisis Response program (CCCR). This position provides direct service and immediate intervention as identified and appropriate to the provision of crisis intervention and stabilization services; both in the field and through the Crisis Telephone Response system.
This position:
- Supports individual family and community efforts to stabilize individuals experiencing a mental health crisis by providing crisis assessment immediate intervention direct planning risk determination for harm to self or other and general mental health consultation
- Coordinates with individuals family members community members and both formal and informal (professional and nonprofessional) supports as available to provide assistance to address directly emergency psychiatric needs and shortterm followup.
- Works to achieve good communication within collaborative relationships between crisis services staff agency programs and staff police community providers and members and anyone interested in or able to receive benefit from crisis intervention services.
The person in this position attends staff meetings as needed to ensure continuity of care participates in other meetings as needed establishes and maintains positive work relationships engages fully as a member of the team proactively demonstrates constructive conflict resolution skills and employs helpful selfcare tools that recognize and safely attend to issues of secondary traumatization.
All work is performed with the goal and intention of maintaining a trauma informed trauma sensitive and recoveryoriented framework. These services are providedboth directly (face to face) as well as through alternative systems (e.g. phone and electronic media.
Schedule: Fulltime 40 hours/week position. Set schedule will be determined by the program. Some evenings and weekends may be required.
Location: Portland ME. Serving Cumberland County. Work is done in person (in the office and/or community) with potential for some remote work.
Qualifications:
- An Associates Degree and two years of relevant experience is required. Relevant experience is identified as follows: work performed in a behavioral health or human services setting can also be as a paid volunteer or as a student/intern and includes crisis work child protective services warm line volunteer residential care case management special education or work with people with developmental disabilities. One year of relevant experience is defined as; the equivalent of 1200 hours of work volunteerism or internship or a combination of these areas.
- An Associates or Bachelors degree in education psychology human development social sciences Health/Human Services Social Work or Law Enforcement and two to three years of relevant experience is preferred.
- MHRT/CSP certification or the ability to obtain MHRT/CSP certification within 30 days of employment (onsite training is provided) is required.
- Technical literacy electronic documentation solid oral and written communication skills and strong organizational skills and flexible schedule are required.
- Demonstrated competence with critical thinking especially as it relates to assessing information ethical decision making and problem solving is required.
- Technical literacy knowledge of DSMV solid oral and written communication strong organizational skills preferred.
- Must demonstrate ability to work across differing systems within a team framework which encompass different rules governing policies and leadership styles across cultural perspectives.
- Must be able to demonstrate a belief that recovery is possible and maintain agency perspectives of recovery and treatment that is guided by the needs of the client.
- Flexible schedule is required.
- Demonstrated computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Email and the Internet required.
- Contracts that have Rider D: 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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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
