Residential Crisis Clinician

The Opportunity Alliance • South Portland, ME

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About The Position

The Opportunity Alliance is currently seeking a Residential Crisis Clinician at our short term crisis residential program serving adults experiencing a mental health or co-occurring crisis located in South Portland. This is a professional position, responsible for provision of treatment, care coordination and crisis stabilization services to our clients. This Residential Crisis Clinician contributes to accomplishment of the Agency mission through provision of direct clinical services, clinical consultation supporting the crisis program and supporting community-based options for crisis care.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work or Counseling degree from an accredited graduate school required.
• LCSW or LCPC preferred; with clinical conditional license required.
• Minimum of 1 or more years of direct experience with Co-Occurring Disorders preferred.
• Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and TB screen.
• Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds.
• A good driving record is required for occasional transportation of clients or driving to agency location to complete work.

Responsibilities

• Provide treatment and care coordination for clients experiencing a mental health or co-occurring crisis.
• Deliver crisis stabilization services.
• Contribute to the agency mission through direct clinical services.
• Support clinical consultation for the crisis program.
• Assist in developing community-based options for crisis care.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off accrual.
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year.
• Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost.
• Dental and Vision insurance options.
• Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances.
• 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible).
• Tuition Reimbursement – offered once per year through an application process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees