Mental Health Specialist

Liberty Resources•Cortland, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Liberty Resources is seeking a motivated Mobile Crisis Mental Health Specialist (Responder) in Cortland County to join their team. Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency that is a great place to work, offering great career opportunities, benefits, and a fun atmosphere. They pride themselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of their communities and are committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members. The Mobile Crisis Team is a trained multidisciplinary response team that provides crisis intervention services in various settings, including community locations where individuals live, work, attend school, engage in services, or socialize. These services include culturally and linguistically competent assessments, development of crisis diversion, safety, or relapse prevention plans, support during and after a crisis, and coordination with other services and supports. The goals of the Mobile Crisis Team are diversion of unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, engagement in services, symptom reduction, stabilization, restoring individuals to a previous level of functioning, and developing coping mechanisms to minimize or prevent future crises. The Mobile Crisis Team strives to build strong relationships and a successful reputation in providing efficient and quality crisis services within a five-county region: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties. The Mobile Crisis Mental Health Specialist will work alongside Mobile Crisis Clinicians to provide non-clinical support to individuals/families in crisis, conducting needs assessments and coordinating care for adults, youth, and families during and after a crisis episode to address antecedents of crisis and gaps in care. This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age
Bachelor’s degree with at least two (2) years of behavioral health experience OR High school diploma, high school equivalency, or State Education Commencement Credential and one or more of the following qualifications:
One (1) to three (3) years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders;
Two (2) years of work experience in children’s mental health, addiction, or foster care;
A student or intern within a mental health/clinical DOH-approved New York State Education Department program;
Licensed Practical Nurse;
Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC);
Individuals with lived experience as an individual with emotional, behavioral, addiction, or co-occurring disorders or as a parent/primary caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, addiction, or co-occurring disorders and who are not qualified peers.
Must be willing to participate in all required federal, state, county and agency training including Narcan administration, evidence-based assessments, person-centered and trauma-informed approaches.
Demonstrates a high standard of professionalism and collaborative efforts when working with law enforcement, providers and other collaterals.
Must possess a valid NYS driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing needs assessments to identify the antecedents of crisis and gaps in care and determine the need for follow-up mobile crisis interventions.
Engage in person-centered, client/family-driven non-clinical goal setting and safety planning.
Make referrals to and facilitate engagement in outpatient behavioral services, ongoing care coordination, medical, health or basic needs related to the original crisis service and other crisis intervention services.
Follow up with individuals/families and care teams after a crisis to ensure aftercare services are in place.