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Job description
Crisis Clinician
Schedule: 40 hours, Wed-Sat, 10am-8:30pm, participates in on-call rotation
Pay: $71,676.80 - $75,260.64 annually, DOE (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set)
Location: 3368 Washington St. Jamaica Plain, MA
Travel is required to various residences within the permanent supportive housing portfolio. Most residences are located within Greater Boston.
Summary of the position:
The Crisis Clinician, a role within Housing Clinical Services, will work closely with the Pine Street Inn permanent supportive housing department's programs and teams to develop and offer solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness and recovery, with the goal of ultimately restoring housing environments to their non-crisis state as quickly and efficiently as possible. Interventions with tenants may include activation of a personal crisis plan, in-person risk assessment, referrals to respite, detox, or other inpatient settings and coordination with emergency services personnel. The position reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor, Crisis and will work within a team. The Crisis Clinician will coordinate care and work very closely with the housing clinicians and housing support services staff.
This position will have some on-call duties, to be shared with and rotated amongst the crisis team within Housing Clinical Services.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Education/Training:
Required:
Master's degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, counseling, etc.)
Knowledge/Experience:
Required:
Clinical skills and competence to assess risk, triage resources appropriately, and develop collaborative plans with a tenant
Strong computer skills, including but not limited to use of management information systems or database programs
Knowledge of and strong commitment to Harm Reduction philosophy, principles and practices.
Preferred:
LICSW, LMHC or other qualified licensure (e.g.: LCSW) preferred, but not required
Experience working with chronically homeless, medically vulnerable individuals, with tri-morbidities (mental illness, substance abuse, medically compromised)
Familiarity with Housing First as a model of permanent, supported, affordable housing
Expertise in Motivational Interviewing and case management responsibilities
Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care, including the impact on direct-care staff (i.e. secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization)
Bilingual Spanish/ English
Worksite address
boston, MA, 02298, US
Who can apply
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