Crisis Mental Health Therapist (FBH Clinician III)
About The Position
Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Clinician to join their team of innovators who explore and develop new approaches and implement novel strategies. Their teams provide individualized, creative and flexible services, infused with evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies. They are a values-driven organization, providing family-oriented behavioral health care for children, youth and families, provided primarily in their own home and community. Their enthusiastic clinical teams provide whatever is needed to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity. They offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. The Children's Mobile Crisis Team with CCS's Family Behavioral Health System provides a creative and innovative mobile crisis response to children and youth who are in the midst of a mental health crisis. The crisis clinician may meet with the child and family in a hospital emergency room, in community settings or in the home. A mobile crisis clinician has a flexible work schedule to ensure the crisis team's ability to respond to community crisis needs. Often both the child and parent are in distress, and need a clinician who can calmly listen with empathy, while clinically assessing the situation. When responding to a child in an emergency department the crisis clinician works closely with family members and hospital emergency department staff so that the family experiences consistent and integrated care. Once all family members are ready to move forward, the clinician, youth and parent(s) then work together to develop a plan for safety and stabilization that will allow the child to safely remain in the most normative environment possible (preferably the child's own home). This position will be based out of the North Tacoma office. This position requires scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of youth and families served. The services we offer will be provided in community-based settings and in family homes. This unique way of working allows clinicians the opportunity to offer a high level of collaboration, coordination and intensive behavior health services while allowing room for creativity and needs driven work. Emphasis is on achieving incredible outcomes with children, youth and families by actively partnering with them along with their natural and community services and supports to achieve long term safety and stability in our neighborhoods and communities.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Behavioral Sciences, or equivalent, accredited degree.
- Applicant must successfully pass required background clearances prior to an offer of employment.
- Valid driver’s license & current automobile insurance, reliable transportation with an acceptable driving record per CCS policy.
- Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of WISe (Wraparound with Intensive Services) principles and practice or Crisis Response strategies preferred
- Passion for helping families stay together.
- Energetic, innovative style with the ability to engage children, youth and family members in services.
- Enthusiastic and optimistic approach, encouraging ongoing participation of all involved.
- Natural ability to work with others through a genuine strengths-based approach, appreciating unique qualities and assets of all involved.
- Preference for a flexible schedule rather than a traditional schedule (i.e. fixed 8-5 Monday through Friday) facility-based position.
- Should be able to participate in on-call rotation responsibilities, which will be discussed in our screening process.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
- Demonstrate the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
- Ability to visually assess safety in the community and family homes.
- Ability to meet with clients and colleagues in homes and community locations.
- Preference for a flexible schedule rather than a traditional, fixed 8-5, Monday through Friday, facility-based position.
- Should be able to participate in on-call rotation responsibilities, which will be discussed in our screening process.
Responsibilities
- Provides a creative and innovative mobile crisis response to children and youth who are in the midst of a mental health crisis.
- May meet with the child and family in a hospital emergency room, in community settings or in the home.
- Has a flexible work schedule to ensure the crisis team's ability to respond to community crisis needs.
- Calmly listens with empathy, while clinically assessing the situation.
- Works closely with family members and hospital emergency department staff when responding to a child in an emergency department.
- Develops a plan for safety and stabilization with the youth and parent(s) to allow the child to safely remain in the most normative environment possible.
- Provides services in community-based settings and in family homes.
- Offers a high level of collaboration, coordination and intensive behavior health services.
- Achieves incredible outcomes with children, youth and families by actively partnering with them along with their natural and community services and supports to achieve long term safety and stability.
Benefits
- 12 paid holidays; plus 1 personal holiday each year!
- 3 weeks' vacation per year
- 12 sick-days per year
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance (1 times annual salary)
- Retirement Plans: 403-B Employee Savings Plan and an Employer Contribution Pension
- $3,000. NEW HIRE SIGN-ON BONUS
- RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
- Collaborative Supervision
- First Responder pay: $1800.00 per year
- Crisis Team Member Differential Pay- $125.00 PER PAY PERIOD
- Pay based on performance: up to $8000.00 per year
- Clinical Licensing Supervision
- Licensure pay $250.00 per pay period (2 times per month)
- Bi-lingual fluency skills in Spanish and English, or other languages, as needed: $100 -200 per pay period (2 times per month) for service provision in support the families we serve. Tiered language stipend based on language proficiency and youth and family needs.
- Extensive training in multiple clinical approaches as well as training in other areas
- Daily and weekly supervision and support with your Clinical Supervisor, as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
