Senior Home Based Crisis Intervention Specialist
Senior Home Based Crisis Intervention Specialist
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Home Based Crisis Intervention Specialist
Work related travel reimbursed at predetermined rates
As a Senior Home-based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) Specialist you will support families and youth in crisis by providing in-home services. You will assist families in implementing behavior management techniques and crisis de-escalation skills with their children and support children in communicating their needs.
As part of the HBCI team you will provide short-term (up to 6 weeks) intensive intervention to youth and families who are in will work with parents and caregivers to help them help their work will produce meaningful outcomes in a short period of time.
You will report to the HBCI Team Lead and work Monday Friday. You will also be available for on-call crisis support by phone for your caseload. You will work a hybrid schedule which includes working with clients in their homes and the opportunity to work remotely to complete administrative tasks in your own home or from our offices. You will attend weekly team meetings onsite and other larger team meetings.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to the needs of families in crisis and deliver crisis intervention services in home-based environment with flexible scheduling.
- Promote safety of the child family and community in the delivery of crisis intervention services.
- Tailor services and flexibly schedule sessions based on family members needs.
- Conduct comprehensive assessment of family strengths values skills problems needs barriers to goal completion and collaborate in goal setting and service planning.
- Use a variety of teaching methods to help family members acquire maintain and generalize skills.
- Advocate for and provide concrete services and supports and teach family members to meet their concrete needs.
- Collaborate and advocate with formal and information community resources and systems that impact family while teaching family members to advocate for themselves. Prepare family for transition and service closure.
- Provide consultation to intra-agency service providers and to community service providers. Maintain appropriate liaisons and relationships with external and internal providers as this relates to County Mental Health Departments working with the HBCI.
- Fulfill all program-reporting requirements.
- Participate in the Continuous Quality Improvement process and provide leadership in the collection of data and the formulation of recommendations and conclusions as assigned.
Requirements and Education:
- Masters Degree with 3 years relevant experience in community-based health or case management or Masters degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling required.
- LMSW LCSW LMHC LMFT or LCAT licensure.
- Experience in the Homebuilder model of crisis intervention.
- Valid NYS drivers license required.
Benefits
- Health care package: medical dental and vision
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Holiday Pay
- 401 (K) plan
- Life Insurance
- Loan repayment assistance
- Free training/CEU opportunities
About Northern Rivers
At Northern Rivers Family of Services we work together to make a difference in our clients lives. Northern Rivers empowers children adults and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.
Northern RiversFamily of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds not because it is the right thing to do but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status or any othercharacteristicprotected under applicable law. We cherishthe unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
