Mental Health Crisis and Consultation Specialists, Weekends

Arizona State University • Tempe, AZ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Arizona State University Counseling Services is hiring a part-time Mental Health Crisis and Consultation Specialist to provide professional consultation, crisis and risk assessment, care coordination, and preventive outreach during evening and overnight hours. The role is part of the ASU Counseling Team and works in University Housing environments, providing on-site assessment of ASU students across all four ASU campus locations. The specialist works alongside the weekday counseling team to coordinate crisis management, including evening check-ins with students presenting elevated risk and coordination for students using mental health platforms across ASU. The position also partners with University Housing on consultation, outreach, postvention, and training.

This is a 24-hour-per-week position. The employee must be available for one of two schedules: Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m. The position is onsite, with possible travel to ASU campuses in the greater Phoenix area. Work is performed with administrative direction, and the job profile describes provision of direct service independently without clinical supervision.

Requirements

• Master's degree and five years of experience appropriate to the assignment or field, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or training that provides comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Evidence of professional licensure in the appropriate field.
• Ability to work 24 hours per week.
• Ability to work one of the listed weekend schedules: Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.

Nice To Haves

• Evidence of independent Arizona licensure as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, PsyD, or PhD.
• Experience with preventive outreach, including consultation and presentations.
• Experience with on-site crisis assessment and intervention.
• Experience in crisis assessment, intervention, and coordination of emergent care.
• Experience in consultation and outreach.
• Experience working with populations.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.
• Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency, after-hours, and on-call mental health assessment, intervention, and support for ASU students, responding to referrals from ASU professionals, ASU Police, and ASU Crisis through EMPACT.
• Respond directly to students who contact ASU Crisis through EMPACT.
• Provide evening outreach, consultation, and postvention to the campus community, with a focus on residential communities.
• Complete asynchronous case-management messaging through the electronic health portal for ASU Counseling Services clients.
• Provide risk-management clinical support for Counseling Services and Health Services clients, including post-hospitalization check-ins and coordination of care for emergent needs.
• Serve as a liaison with university departments, including University Housing, ASU Police, and the Dean of Students.
• Provide consultation to faculty, staff, and university departments.
• Provide training and supervision to clinical trainees.
• Participate in agency program evaluation and research.
• Engage in professional development to maintain licensure or certification.
• Perform additional professional services based on individual skills and interests and consistent with agency needs.

Benefits

• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one.
• Low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits available on day one.
• Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement.
• Paid time for volunteer and professional development.
• Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings.
• Disability and leave program for income protection.
• Free and confidential behavioral health services through the employee assistance program.

What This Job Offers

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