Crisis Intervention Specialist I

Keystone Health • Chambersburg, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Keystone Health Crisis Intervention Program provides mental health and drug and alcohol services throughout the Franklin and Fulton County areas. These services are provided by Hotline and/or face-to-face contact in the Crisis office or the local hospital emergency departments. The primary function of the Crisis Intervention Specialist I is to provide telephone, walk-in and mobile crisis intervention services to individuals in crisis, to include mental health and drug/alcohol abusing individuals, in the Franklin County area. Additionally, the Crisis Intervention Specialist I provides information and referrals, crisis counseling, assistance with crisis resolution, and accessing community resources for the individuals who contact the Crisis phone hotline/988.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma or equivalency and 12 semester credit hours with major coursework in sociology, social work, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, political science, history, criminal justice, theology, nursing, education or a related field; or be a registered nurse.
• OR Have a high school diploma or equivalency plus 3 years of mental health direct care experience in public or private human services with employment as a mental health staff person prior to 1/1/1992.
• Or; be a consumer or a family member who has 1 year of experience as an advocate or leader in a consumer or family group and has a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Or; Staff persons employed by a provider who have 5 years’ experience as a supervisor of mental health services in a mental health agency prior to 1/1/92 will be exempt from this section.
• Current CPR certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone, walk-in and mobile crisis intervention services to individuals in crisis, to include mental health and drug/alcohol abusing individuals, in the Franklin County area.
• Provide information and referrals, crisis counseling, assistance with crisis resolution, and accessing community resources for the individuals who contact the Crisis phone hotline/988.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level