Public Safety Wellness Clinician

City of Irving•City of Irving, TX

3d•$5,911 - $8,334•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a licensed behavioral health clinician with the City of Irving First Responders’ Wellness Unit. Duties include responding to, assessing, triaging, and providing treatment and/or referrals for our first responders and their families; assisting the peer support teams by providing clinical oversight of CISM interventions; assessing behavioral health care needs of our first responders and their families experiencing crisis or immediate care needs; providing training/education as it pertains to first responders’ wellness, and development of educational programs; and conducting active and assertive follow-ups to determine the outcome of referrals, providing additional advocacy as needed. Duties will also require flexibility, working non-traditional hours in environments with intensive crisis situations.

Requirements

Master’s degree or equivalent, with major course work in counseling, social work, psychology, sociology, or a related field.
Three years of related experience in the mental health field, specifically related to working with first responders.
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Psychology Associate (LPA), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or psychology license.
Must have or be able to acquire Critical Incident Stress Management Certification.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Trained (Minimum).
Certified First Responder Counselor (CFRC).
Must not have any criminal conviction above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or any Class B misdemeanor within the past 10 years; other convictions may also be considered.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English / Spanish) beneficial.

Responsibilities

Responding to, assessing, triaging, and providing treatment and/or referrals for first responders and their families.
Assisting peer support teams by providing clinical oversight of CISM interventions.
Assessing behavioral health care needs of first responders and their families experiencing crisis or immediate care needs.
Providing training/education as it pertains to first responders’ wellness, and development of educational programs.
Conducting active and assertive follow-ups to determine the outcome of referrals, providing additional advocacy as needed.