Crisis Therapist

Description

Crisis Therapist will provide on-site crisis intervention counseling with an assessment of the families need/functioning in Volusia, Flagler and Putnam counties. The intervention will include stabilizing the situation through communication skills, parenting skills, relationship building, behavioral techniques, grief counseling, interviewing of family members, stress management techniques, etc. Based on the clinician’s assessment, individualized referral recommendations will be provided to assist families with the identified need. Services provided under this program will include phone contact and assessment, crisis response, face-to-face crisis assessment, crisis stabilization, short-term intervention including psychotherapy, referral, and connection to service providers. The Clinician (Crisis Intervention) will work to empower the family, working in tandem to generate solutions, and develop strategies that help establish realistic goals. Therapist responsibilities include:

• Conducting skills training to assist the client and their families in overcoming the difficulties that led to the crisis and conducting ongoing assessment of need
• Collaborating with other service providers in the community to help establish needed services for the individual and the family.
• Providing education to the recipient’s family and significant others regarding mental illness and how to support the recipient.
• Providing in-home services, therapeutic services with an interactive approach, and documenting therapeutic interventions in the client’s records in a timely manner
• Working closely with other team members in the treatment process, ensuring coordination of services to meet the client needs, and coordinating appropriate discharge planning

Position Details:

Pay Range:This position range is $50,000 - $57,000/ annual (non-licensed) & $55,000 - $62,700 / annual (Licensed).  Salary is based on relevant education and experience. 

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9-5; on- call rotation. 

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• Retirement – 403(b) through TIAA
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision), pet insurance, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! http://benefits.devereux.org
• ASCEND - Tuition Program You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment!  Learn more here.
• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts – Available the first day of employment through Carebridge

• Service Awards – All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux 

• FREE Supervision hours for LMHC or LCSW licensure.

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Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree in the field of counseling, social work, psychology field required
• Two years' experience working directly with children and families. Preferred experience with children who are victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or youth who have been adjudicated delinquent and are committed and are emotionally disturbed Preferred
• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, or Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Florida preferred.
• Bilingual (English-Spanish speaking) Preferred

Schedule:

• Must be able to complete a three day new hire orientation class (Monday - Wednesday); hours are approximately 9:00am to 5:00pm each day
• On-Call Schedule (rotating) 

Other Requirements:

• Valid Driver's license
• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test and TB Test. 

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

For more information, please reach out us at flrecruitment@devereux.org. 

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