Crisis Intervention Specialist opening in Avon

Crisis Intervention Specialist:

Join our new and innovative Mobile Crisis Team! Cummins is adding to the Crisis Team in hopes of reaching more people in need in Hendricks County. We are seeking a motivated individual to become a FULL-TIME Crisis Intervention Specialist. The Crisis Specialist will be responsible for managing communication around a range of crisis situations, including telephone responses, in person care, and when deemed necessary become part of a mobile crisis response team. A Crisis Specialist will provide risk assessments and de-escalation interventions for both existing Cummins' consumers and those not yet engaged in Cummins' services. This position will collaborate with community partners such as shelters, law enforcement, acute inpatient hospitals.

When deemed necessary, crisis team members go mobile within Hendricks County. What does this mean? At minimum, a pair of providers go to the home, school, or community to provide thorough crisis assessments and actionable steps to bring safety to the person in need. The mobile teams use contemporary and evidence-based practices (training is provided) to bring those in crisis to recovery.

If you are passionate about what you do and want to make a notable difference in the community, please apply!

Schedule:

We have various crisis shifts including daytime, evening, overnights, and weekends available.  Open for discussion about the shift times.

Compensation: 

Pay starts at $43,600 annually, with additional salary commensurate with experience, education, and/or licensure.

• $2,500 offer bonus

Responsibilities:

• Conduct mobile (e.g., community-based), office-based, telephonic, and virtual/video crisis assessments, safety planning, and treatment planning for individuals and families in crisis. 
• Maintain positive, ethical, and professional working relationships with community, government agencies, and other professionals. Ability to effectively maintain work relationships.
• Promotes a healthy work environment by demonstrating collaborative decision-making and team-building behaviors; provides peer support and motivates staff to outstanding performance.
• Ability to write notes in the Electronic Health Record to update the consumer's treatment team concerning Crisis Intervention Specialist's contacts. Ability to operate PC-based programs including Word, Teams, and Outlook.
• Assist in assessing, developing, implementing, and resolving emergent and non-emergent calls.

Get to Know Us:

Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization providing mental health and substance use services in Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam counties. Established in 1971, Cummins provides care to persons of all ages in a variety of office, virtual, and community-based settings. We value our deep community connections. Cummins is one of the state's top-rated community behavioral health and addiction providers in customer satisfaction as recognized by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA).

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in human services, social work, or related field.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive salaries.
• Excellent work life balance.
• Professional training, leadership training, and advancement available.
• Generous paid time off.
• Eight paid holidays yearly.
• Diverse career tracts.
• Comprehensive insurance package.
• Clinical support from leaders in field.
• Matching contributions to your 401K program.

As a proud recipient of Platinum level certification for Mental Health America's Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, Cummins Behavioral Health Systems puts mental health at the forefront of employee health and well-being.

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Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://cumminsbhs.hirecentric.com/jobs/229275-47726.html