Mental Health Clinician

Liberty Resources • Syracuse, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Liberty Resources is seeking a full-time Mental Health Clinician to join its Mobile Crisis team in Onondaga County. The Mobile Crisis Team is a trained multidisciplinary team providing crisis intervention in community settings where individuals live, work, attend school, receive services, or socialize. Services include culturally and linguistically competent assessments; crisis diversion, safety, or relapse-prevention planning; support during and after a crisis; and coordination with and referral to health, social, and other services and supports, including peer and family support services. The team seeks to divert unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, engage people in services, reduce symptoms, stabilize individuals, restore functioning, and build coping mechanisms to help prevent future crises. It serves Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties.

The Licensed Responder works alongside Mobile Crisis Responders and Peers, primarily conducting clinical assessments and providing crisis intervention. Responses may be provided by telephone, in person, or by telehealth as needed, with follow-up services depending on need. This is a field-based, community-facing role involving regular travel and in-person work in varied environments. The pace is fast and emotionally dynamic, requiring flexibility, composure, quick decision-making, and schedule adaptability. Team members share responsibility and collaborate with emergency services, families, and multi-agency partners. The position requires a flexible 40-hour schedule, Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Staff travel to locations outside the agency’s control, including homes, shelters, public spaces, and outdoor settings; these may have stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges, and the work may involve extended periods of physical activity.

The annual pay rate is $55,000. Liberty Resources describes itself as committed to diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equal employment opportunity.

Requirements

• Be licensed or permitted in New York State in an eligible profession: LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, Licensed Behavioral Analyst, Physician (including Psychiatrist and Addictionologist/Addiction Specialist), Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Psychoanalyst, or a qualifying Occupational Therapist under 42 C.F.R. 440.110(b)(2).
• Have two years of post-graduate mental health experience, including relevant crisis intervention support, transitional support, and care coordination experience.
• Demonstrate competence in de-escalation and aggression management.
• Participate in all required federal, state, county, and agency training, including Narcan administration, evidence-based assessments, and person-centered and trauma-informed approaches.
• Demonstrate professionalism and collaborative practice when working with law enforcement, providers, and other collateral partners.
• Possess a valid New York State driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
• Work a flexible 40-hour schedule Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
• Travel regularly to community locations, including locations with stairs, uneven terrain, limited accessibility, or other physical challenges; the work may involve physical activity for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine whether further evaluation is needed.
• Provide psychotherapy and psychosocial rehabilitation counseling to address psychiatric or substance-use symptoms, resolve conflict, de-escalate crises, monitor and address high-risk behaviors, maintain stabilization after a crisis, and prevent escalation of behavioral health symptoms.
• Make treatment recommendations and referrals to other behavioral health services as clinically indicated.
• Respond to individuals in crisis by telephone, in person, or via telehealth as needed.
• Provide follow-up services according to the individual’s level of need.
• Work collaboratively with Mobile Crisis Responders, Peers, emergency services, families, providers, law enforcement, and other collateral partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed