Crisis Clinician

WHO WE ARE
The Road Home has been a leader in the fight to end homelessness for 100 years (1923-2023). We provide low-barrier emergency shelters, supportive services, and housing-first-minded rental assistance that helps individuals and families step out of homelessness and back into the community.We are seeking compassionate and empathetic individuals who are interested in making a difference in the lives of others and their community.
JOB SUMMARY
The Crisis Clinician will provide clinical behavioral health services to individuals experiencing homelessness who are staying at the Gail Miller Resource Center and Pamela Atkinson Resource. The Behavioral Health Specialist will work as part of the collaborative interdisciplinary team to provide direct behavioral health services to a mixed population, including assessments and crisis intervention, and will assist individuals in addressing behavioral health concerns with the aim of achieving stability in housing, becoming more self-sufficient and improving quality of life. In this position a L.C.S.W. or equivalent is preferred, but will provide supervision for a C.S.W. working on licensure.
*If you are physically not able to do these tasks, we will make reasonable accommodations so please still apply*
Positions
2
Location
Pamela Atkinson Resource Center (PARC)
Gail Miller Resource Center (GMRC)
Reports to
Directors of Resource Center
Position Status
Full-Time
Shift
Monday - Friday, 40 hours
Grade, Starting Rate
Grade 12, $32.28/HR
FLSA Status
Exempt
EEO Class
Professionals
Crisis Intervention
You Will:
Provide comprehensive behavioral healthservices to individuals experiencing homelessness, focusing specifically on identifying and supporting solutions to housing barriers.
Assist with crisis intervention, de-escalation, and other crisis-driven services as needed, including assisting with debriefing conversations with other employees and clients when relevant.
Keep records, therapy notes, and statistical data as required and participate in research and/or special projects as needed.
Assess clients’ barriers to self-sufficiency and develop problem-solving skills with the client.
Assist clients in developing goals that will help them overcome homelessness and stabilize in the community.
Form relationships with individuals dealing with mental health and substance use disorders, provide psychotherapy and participate in a variety of advocacy and case management duties
Maintain a caseload of highly vulnerable guests, identified through a variety of factors that are regularly assessed.
Assess urgent and high-risk clinical situations and make appropriate interventions.
Assess the need of therapeutic groups and implement as needed.
Team Collaboration
You Will:
Collaborate with members of the Case Management and housing team.
Manage partnerships with community behavioral health providers.
Attend weekly staff/staffing meetings and other meetings as assigned.
Work with community partners to coordinate long-term services for guests once they move into permanent housing.
Assist in providing coaching opportunities and increasing awareness of mental and behavioral health barriers with other teams.
May join other team members to see patients in the hospital, visit them while incarcerated, and search for them in the community when needed.
Promoting Best Practice
You Must:
Demonstrates awareness and desire to understand diverse populations.
Ability to contribute to the Agency's commitment to enhancing awareness and appreciation of diverse ethnic and cultural heritages.
Willingness to understand that housing first, harm reduction, low barrier access to resources is best practice and essential to our mission at The Road Home.
Ability to set and maintain good boundaries, using Trauma-Informed Care as a guideline
Other duties as assigned
Must pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
*Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Requirements
Education and Experience
Master's Degree graduate in a mental health discipline from an accrediteduniversity.
L.C.S.W. or equivalent preferred, but will provide supervision for a C.S.W. working on licensure.
Advanced knowledge and experience in the mental health/substance use treatment field.
Experience with individuals experiencing homelessness preferred.
Physical and Equipment Requirements
Ability to lift 15 pounds
Ability to sit, stand and walk for at least an hour at a time
Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to drive a vehicle
The Road Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Road Home will be requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 effective Jan 4, 2022.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is essential to The Road Home’s mission of helping people experiencing homelessness move back into housing. We know that having a more diverse team makes our organization stronger and leads to better experiences and outcomes for the people in our programs.
Benefits
The Road Home is a 501c3 non-profit social services agency whose mission is to help people step out of homelessness and back into our community.
Come be part of the solution.
We have a robust, reasonably priced, and inclusive benefits plan for full and part-time employees (25-40 hours/week)
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &
Vision)
HSA, FSA, HRA (We reimburse part of your deductible!)
Retirement Plan (403B with TRH contribution and match)
FREE Life Insurance for employees
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &
12 Public Holidays)
One Floating Vacation Per Year
Free Short Term &
Long Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Free Training &
Development
Tuition Assistance for a wide variety of classes!