Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization that is committed to providing comprehensive support and resources to children, adolescents, and families facing various challenges. The overall mission of Tides is to provide services and supports that allow youth to live in a community-based setting. An "Agency Without Walls" our services are delivered in homes, communities, schools...wherever our youth are.
Position Summary: As a Youth Crisis Clinician for the Mobile Response & Stabilization Services program, you will provide rapid in-person crisis response and stabilization services to clients. Your responsibilities include assessing clients using mental status exams, performing crisis interventions, and developing relevant safety plans. You will conduct bio-psychosocial assessments with clients and families, working collaboratively with a team of caseworkers, behavioral assistants, other clinicians, and external providers to review and address case needs.
Essential Functions:
- Provide rapid in-person response to clients who are referred to the program.
- Assess clients using mental status exam and crisis intervention skills.
- Develop safety plans that are relevant to client needs and clinical presentation.
- Complete bio-psychosocial assessments with client and family according to agency policy and standards.
- Work collaboratively with integrated team of caseworkers, behavioral assistants, other clinicians, and external providers to review case needs.
- Provide short-term in-home and community-based crisis stabilization to clients and families over a 30-day timeframe.
- Practice according to the NASW Code of Ethics.
- Empower families through a strengths-based, family-focused approach.
- Develop a thorough aftercare plan and implement a warm hand-off to new providers.
- Maintain a high degree of professionalism in the community with clients, schools, courts, referring agencies, and any other community partners seeking to build and sustain positive relationships.
- Attend all required program meetings including weekly supervision, monthly clinical group supervision, tracking rundown, staff meetings, weekly disposition meetings, and other meetings scheduled by supervisor.
- Support and assist with the CQI process and ongoing program development.
- Maintain weekly service delivery requirements with clients and families. Service delivery may fluctuate based on the needs of each client.
- Be part of a rotating on-call schedule during the week including on weekends and weeknights. An on-call stipend will be provided along with clinical supervisory support provided to clinicians during their on-call weeks.
- Be part of a 4 /10 hour work schedule ( Work 4 days a week x 10 Hours a day. )
- In-person response may be necessary when on-call, especially for crisis-related situations and new intakes.
- Meet client engagement productivity expectations as outlined by program or supervisor.
- Assist with additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
