Overview
Schedule
Sat & Sun (Start Time TBD) Compensation We Offer The initial compensation for this position ranges from $25.31 to $31.12 per hour; depending on experience, location, and internal equity considerations. 8% License Differential for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD. and select Peer Certifications.
7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions
Benefits We Offer Benefits Eligibility starts on day ONE We provide a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, See our Benefits Page HERE. 401K Employer Match up to 4% Competitive Time Off Plans *Must meet eligibility requirements based on employment status
About our
Program: Pacific Clinics is providing Crisis Response Team services for Nevada County which will include the provisions of emergency crisis intervention services to Nevada County residents. They will be provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days per year. Services will include both community-based mobile crisis services and responses to emergency departments. The Crisis Response Team will intervene to de-escalate the behavioral health crisis, including those who are acutely suicidal, homicidal or gravely disabled and stabilize the client at their location, reducing the need for higher level of care. Pacific Clinics is seeking dedicated Crisis Peer Partners who have a passion for supporting individuals having acute MH crisis on the Mobile Crisis Response Team in Nevada County. We’re looking for someone with personal “lived experience,” experience in de-escalating MH crisis, and is team oriented excited about partnering with the crisis continuum of care in Nevada County. We’re looking for someone whose role will be to support the crisis call line by gathering information, supporting callers and identifying needs related to the current crisis situation. Along with their partner, will support in the community with providing crisis assessment and de-escalation of individuals who are experiencing an acute mental health or behavioral crisis.
Pay Range
$25.31 - $31.12 Job Summary
Oversees a program that provides 24/7 crisis response and stabilization services to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
Intervenes with crisis behaviors while developing the individuals strengths and interests.
Responsible for linking to community resources.
Helps to create permanent connections for individual.
May search, locate, and engage individuals' natural supports.
Assists with transitioning individual to the lowest level of care needed.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct services individuals in crisis in community setting Provides direct billable mental health services, documents in alignment with MediCal regulations, and achieves set productivity expectations.
- Engages and builds alignment and relationships with individuals' family, and natural supports.
- Utilizes strengths of individuals and natural supports to assist in the implementation and achievement of goals and outcomes.
- Works individuals and/or family/natural supports to create strength-based planning and crisis interventions.
- Understands and takes advantage of therapeutic opportunities in crisis situations.
- Conducts observations regarding specific target behavior of individual or youth to support their intended identified outcome.
- Assists individuals in developing a hypothesis of function and underlying unmet need to develop individualized, strength-based strategies and interventions that will result in positive behavior change.
- Works in the community directly with individuals and/or family to develop and implement safety and skill refinement plans.
- Driving to individuals in crisis in the location identified.
- Position specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending upon program.
- Performs other responsibilities, as assigned, to support department/business needs.
Qualifications
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
- High School Diploma or GED required, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education) to include: Minimum 18 years of age required.
- Must know or quickly acquire extensive knowledge of local community resources.
- Be able to articulate the experience and perspective of an individual with complex needs involving mental health, homelessness, or probation services.
Physical Requirements
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Driving Required Will not have unsupervised contact with children.
- Requires full background check and TB Exam.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.
- We will consider for employment, qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49.
- Section 4905.
