Clinical Co-Responder (Evening Shift)

Mental Health Association • Morris County, NJ

7d • $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

MHA promotes mental health and total wellness for individuals facing challenges associated with mental illness and addiction recovery. We increase community awareness while enhancing mental well-being through advocacy, education, prevention, treatment, and services. MHA is seeking a full time clinical co-responder to join our Morris County Clinical Co-Response Team! Be a part of the team that makes a difference in the lives of our consumers.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree and a License in Social Work or Counseling is required. (LPC/LCSW Preferred, LAC or LSW will be considered with at least 1-2 years of experience).
• Must have a valid NJ driver’s license and a good driving record.
• Ability to provide effective crisis response and de-escalation as related to community mental health/justice involved individuals in the community.
• Able to collaborate effectively with responding officers to provide support and resources to individuals within Morris County.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Morris County resources is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provides co-responding efforts to identify mental health and crisis response incidents in the community, in collaboration with the Police Departments within Morris County.
• Responding to calls in conjunction with Police Departments for cases in which a mental health concern is indicated, including but not limited to: mental health crisis, quality of life calls, wellness checks, and connection/linkage to community services.
• Ongoing collaboration with Police Departments within Morris County around appropriate training and education to support a shift towards better understanding of the social services lens and best practice regarding de-escalation approaches on calls.
• Developing systems for on-going follow up for community members in need of connections to social services that can enhance prevention of non-emergency calls and increase early intervention treatment access.
• Direct follow up with identified clients and collateral contacts as needed in order to facilitate access to appropriate services based on immediate client needs.
• Record keeping, reports, and documentation in accordance with program requirements.
• Being on-call and available to the Police Departments in Morris County during scheduled work hours via cell phone.
• Attending regularly scheduled meetings: supervision, agency meetings, and training(s) as assigned.
• Record keeping as required by funding sources through the electronic clinical record software, and/or accreditation agencies as required.
• Other duties as assigned by Program Director.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical coverage for eligible staff.
• Generous 401(k) match.
• Plentiful Paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal and Sick time.
• MHA is an approved site for the New Jersey Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program.
• Retention Incentive provided after completion of 6 month anniversary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level