Mental Health Professional I / Mobile Crisis (Spartanburg)
About The Position
The Mental Health Professional I provides rapid, mobile crisis intervention in cooperation with county first responders, serving individuals in their communities to address immediate safety and de-escalation needs and connect them with appropriate follow-up care. The position is based at the Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and works under limited supervision. The employee provides culturally sensitive services and, in addition to the normal work schedule, takes paid on-call shifts to support 24/7 crisis response. The role includes emergency assessments, face-to-face crisis consultations, brief individual and family therapy, safety planning, and coordination with local mental health and community response partners. The employee participates in treatment meetings and supervision and complies with applicable quality assurance, corporate compliance, cultural competency, training, and legal requirements.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in guidance, counseling, social sciences, or a related field.
- Evidence of clinical experience providing direct patient care for credentialing as a Mental Health Professional; qualifying experience may be a graduate practicum or internship or post-graduate clinical experience.
- Ability to provide assessments, develop safety plans, and provide brief crisis counseling services.
- Knowledge of normal and abnormal behavior, interviewing techniques, and legal principles and practices for crisis services.
- Ability to manage crisis treatment interventions.
- After hire, successfully complete the Basic Fundamentals course with a minimum grade of 75.
- After hire, pass CPR and Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Setting (MAPS) certification.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual ability in English and Spanish or another language.
Responsibilities
- Provide emergency assessments of clients experiencing a crisis.
- Conduct face-to-face consultations as needed and arrive no later than 60 minutes after receiving a call.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and help ensure all on-call shifts are covered.
- Provide crisis intervention, including brief individual and/or family therapy to address crises and identify triggers for crisis behavior.
- Develop crisis safety plans to initiate the process of involuntary commitment when appropriate.
- Participate in Intake/Mobile Crisis treatment meetings, individual supervision, and group supervision.
- Serve as a liaison to the local CMHC and provide updates on SAMHC clients.
- Educate community response partners about Mobile Crisis program protocols in conjunction with county response agencies.
- Comply with application quality assurance, corporate compliance, cultural competency, and other applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and federal and state laws.
- Attend training classified as mandatory by federal and state regulations.
Benefits
- Health insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Dental insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Vision insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Long-term disability insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- 15 days of annual (vacation) leave per year.
- 15 days of sick leave per year.
- 13 paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available.
- Retirement benefit choices: State Retirement Plan (SCRS) or State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP); enrollment in one listed plan is required for FTE employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
