Community Clinical Counselor (Violence Intervention) (Vacancy)

$35 - $39/Yr

City of Columbus, OH - Franklin County, OH

Full-time

Franklin County, OH

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The clinician will be part of an alternative co-responder team partnering with Columbus Division of Police officers to address behavioral health crises in the community. The chosen clinician will provide brief crisis clinical services that help de-escalate crisis situations and promote stability. The clinician will provide comprehensive, community-based services by providing immediate crisis intervention response in multiple settings, including homes, schools, and community organizations, to individuals who are experiencing a mental health/substance use crisis. The MCR (Mobile Crisis Response) team is dispatched daily from the 911 call center between the hours of 10 am and 12 am; staff work 10-hour shifts with three consecutive days off. Current open shifts for hire are 2 pm-12 am with Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday off.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct community-based crisis response and outreach, psychosocial assessment, counseling, and social services support and linkage with residents experiencing behavioral health and/or addiction crisis.
• Responds as part of a public safety team to provide therapeutic and behavioral health-oriented services.
• Provides crisis intervention, counseling, social services support, and de-escalation techniques via direct outreach and response and/or telecommunications as within a call center environment.
• Provides assessments in-person and via phone to determine lethality concerns.
• Promotes and disseminates information and services throughout the community, including alcohol/other drug misuse or dependency, behavioral health matters, and social needs.
• Determines level of care and stabilization needs; provides clinical assessment of needs and utilizes current therapeutic principles and techniques.
• Conducts linkage to community-based social services such as housing, food, and transportation; educates program participants and their families about available resources.
• Provides brief case management and necessary follow-up with community members during crisis situations; provides transition and/or release of cases to longer-term resources.
• Responds to requests for assistance from the public, law enforcement personnel, and community social service organizations as requested.
• Operates a computer and telecommunications equipment to enter information for case management, generate reports, and keep electronic records.
• May be requested to appear at scenes of crimes or other intense or escalated environments.
• May be assigned to serve as a member of an Incident Command System (ICS) Team, or a similar public health response team, which may include the conduct of operations on a 24/7 basis at remote locations.

Requirements

• Possession of valid State of Ohio licensure by the Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker (LSW), or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW).
• One (1) year of experience providing counseling services. A master's degree may be substituted for the one (1) year of experience.
• Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience with assessment, crisis intervention, and de-escalation.
• Strong familiarity with community-based crisis work related to mental illness and substance use.
• Ability to quickly build rapport and engage others.
• Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse peers and community residents.
• Able to operate autonomously within the community but also utilize members of the team and supervisor appropriately due to co-responder model.
• Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field, or a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, with a strong knowledge and background in behavioral health, crisis intervention, and lethality assessments.
• Two years of experience in the human services field.

Benefits

• Starting Pay Range: $35.52 to $39.48 per hour