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Crisis Intervention Specialist - Crisis Services - Windham County

Brattleboro, VTOnsiteFull Time$59,753–$64,704 /yrPosted 2 months ago

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Required skills

  • Crisis Intervention Specialist
  • mental health crisis
  • risk assessment
  • brief supportive counseling
  • referral to resources
  • mental health
  • substance use
  • mental status exam
  • suicide assessment
  • psychology

Role summary

HCRS is seeking a compassionate Crisis Intervention Specialist to provide support to individuals and families experiencing mental health crises in Windham County. Responsibilities include risk assessment, brief supportive counseling, and referrals to resources. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, or a related field, or 4 years of relevant experience, with experience working with individuals of all ages in mental health and/or substance use contexts. The ability to conduct mental status and suicide assessments is crucial. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential for working with internal and external providers. This position offers competitive compensation, a sign-on bonus, and excellent benefits.

The pay for this position is $59,752.50-$64,704 annually.

$5,000 sign-on bonus

Starting with 4 weeks of paid time off (pro-rated) plus 12 sick days and 9 holidays per year!

Do you want to be the person that others turn to during a mental health crisis? If you excel in supporting others with compassion, empathy and a calm demeanor, this is the career path for you! As a Crisis Intervention Specialist, you will be providing risk assessment, brief supportive counseling, referral to resources and other identified supports to individuals and families experiencing a mental health crisis.

HCRS is a team of committed providers and business leaders passionate about transforming the lives of those living in our community. We strive for excellence and have achieved significant and measurable improvement in clinical outcomes for the more than 4,000 clients we serve.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related field, or 4 years of relevant experience required; Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Experience working with people of all ages in the mental health and/or substance use context.
  • The ability to complete a mental status exam and suicide assessment on individuals in distress and make appropriate referrals for services.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with internal and external providers.

Located just a short driving distance from Lebanon and Hanover, New Hampshire, you can have it all – great family communities, work/life balance, no traffic, the shopping, and a much lower cost of living than larger cities.

Join a team that makes a difference every day and a company that has been named one of Vermont's Best Places to work for SIX years in a row.

Offering competitive compensation (and a sign-on bonus!), outstanding benefits including wellness incentives, snow tire subsidy and more! You will want to make this a job for your lifetime.

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