Crisis Clinician, Housing Clinical Services

Pine Street Inn • Boston, MA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Crisis Clinician, a role within Housing Clinical Services, will work closely with the Pine Street Inn permanent supportive housing department’s programs and teams to develop and offer solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness and recovery, with the goal of ultimately restoring housing environments to their non-crisis state as quickly and efficiently as possible. Interventions with tenants may include activation of a personal crisis plan, in-person risk assessment, referrals to respite, detox, or other inpatient settings and coordination with emergency services personnel. The position reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor, Crisis and will work within a team. The Crisis Clinician will coordinate care and work very closely with the housing clinicians and housing support services staff. This position will have some on-call duties, to be shared with and rotated amongst the crisis team within Housing Clinical Services.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, counseling, etc.)
• Clinical skills and competence to assess risk, triage resources appropriately, and develop collaborative plans with a tenant.
• Strong computer skills, including but not limited to use of management information systems or database programs.
• Knowledge of and strong commitment to Harm Reduction philosophy, principles and practices.

Nice To Haves

• LICSW, LMHC or other qualified licensure (e.g.: LCSW) preferred, but not required.
• Experience working with chronically homeless, medically vulnerable individuals, with tri-morbidities (mental illness, substance abuse, medically compromised).
• Familiarity with Housing First as a model of permanent, supported, affordable housing.
• Expertise in Motivational Interviewing and case management responsibilities.
• Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care, including the impact on direct-care staff (i.e. secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization).
• Bilingual Spanish/ English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and offer solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness and recovery.
• Restore housing environments to their non-crisis state as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• Activate a personal crisis plan.
• Conduct in-person risk assessments.
• Make referrals to respite, detox, or other inpatient settings.
• Coordinate with emergency services personnel.
• Coordinate care and work closely with housing clinicians and housing support services staff.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

What This Job Offers

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