Liberty Resources / Liberty POST·Cortland, New York
Provide non-clinical support to individuals and families in crisis by conducting needs assessments and coordinating care. Facilitate engagement in outpatient behavioral services and ensure aftercare services are established to prevent future crises.
Liberty Resources is seeking a motivated Mobile Crisis Mental Health Specialist (Responder) in Cortland County to join our team.
Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency that is a great place to work! Working for Liberty Resources means you’ll have access to great career opportunities, benefits and a fun atmosphere. Our employees have passion around our values of excellence, integrity, diversity, self-determination, service, innovation and fiscal responsibility. Our rapid growth is providing exciting opportunities in all areas of our organization.
We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.
The Mobile Crisis Team is a trained multidisciplinary response team that provides crisis intervention services in a variety of settings including community locations where individuals live, work, attend school, engage in services, or socialize. Mobile Crisis intervention services are designed to interrupt and ameliorate the crisis experience and include: an assessment that is culturally and linguistically competent, the development of crisis diversion plans, safety plans or relapse prevention plans, support during and after a crisis and coordination with, and referrals to, health, social, and other services and supports as needed, including peer/family support services. The goals of the Mobile Crisis Team are diversion of unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, engagement in services, symptom reduction, and stabilization, restoring individuals to a previous level of functioning, and developing the coping mechanisms to minimize or prevent the crisis in the future. 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. We serve 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. Mobile Crisis Specialists/Responders are primarily responsible for conducting needs assessments and coordinating care for adults, youth and families during and after a crisis episode to address the antecedents of crisis and gaps in care.
This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options. Available shifts are as follows: Cayuga, Cortland or Madison: Weekdays, 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM Weekends and holidays, 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM Onondaga or Oswego: Weekday evenings, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM Weekends and holidays, 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM Overnights, 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM Weekday daytime coverage as needed
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.
Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.
Requires a Bachelor's degree with 2 years of behavioral health experience or a high school diploma with specific experience in mental health, addiction, or foster care. Must possess a valid NYS driver's license and be willing to undergo required agency and state trainings.
Market context
In New York, Mental Health Specialist roles are often driven by ongoing need in schools, community programs, and care settings that support behavioral health and related services. Competition can be strong because employers may look for a mix of education, direct experience, and practical requirements like a valid NYS driver’s license and reliable transportation. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm your background matches the experience path before applying.
