Crisis Clinician, Youth and Family Support

Heritage Behavioral Health Center•Decatur, IL

1d•$47,840 - $67,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This full-time position will join the Heritage Youth and Family Support Services team. The Crisis Clinician will provide crisis support to youth and families experiencing a behavioral health crisis in Macon, Piatt, and DeWitt counties. Services will be provided across a range of settings, including emergency departments, community settings, individuals’ homes, community agencies, healthcare organizations, and Heritage.

Requirements

Ability to meet people where they are in their recovery, remain non-judgmental, and build rapport quickly
Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
Ability to tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and change
Ability to navigate electronic health records
Ability to respond to supervisors, persons served, and other clinical staff providing services to the person served
Must be able to remain flexible and adjust to an uncertain and changing day-to-day schedule
A valid driver’s license, reliable means of transportation, and proof of current automobile insurance are required
Designation as a Mental Health Professional (MHP) or Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)
MHP: 5 years of supervised experience in behavioral health, Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) designation, or a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, social work, or human services
QMHP: Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, pastoral counseling, or family therapy

Nice To Haves

Education and experience in providing crisis services

Responsibilities

Provide telephone and face-to-face crisis intervention
Conduct crisis assessment, counseling, and referral and linkage to treatment services
Create a crisis safety plan with youth and family
Provide intensive support and facilitate treatment engagement to families following a crisis contact
Monitor psychiatric hospitalization stays and facilitate after-care services
Provide support and assistance to Heritage staff in navigating crisis intervention
Provide case management services (referral, linkage, and advocacy) in the home, community, and provider sites, including but not limited to: housing/shelter, food, seasonally appropriate clothing and other basic needs; entitlements and financial management; medical care; socialization; vocation/education; and transportation
Participate in a team-based approach to treatment, collaborating with family, clinicians, nursing, healthcare providers, probation, and other partners invested in the youth’s recovery
Act as back-up Crisis Clinician to the Adult Crisis Response Team

Benefits

Generous vacation, sick, and personal leave
Partial Health Club/Fitness reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Continuing education opportunities
Tuition assistance program
Wellness day paid off every other week
Agency-provided life insurance and short-term disability policies
Retirement plans (401k and Roth)
Optional insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent care), and additional life insurance – with substantial agency contribution toward the cost of health insurance
Access to the NHSC federal student loan forgiveness program (available to LCPC, LCSW, MD, APN, RN, CADC, LSW, and LPC individuals)