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Schenectady, NY 12304
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7/16/24

 

Home located Crisis Intervention Specialist

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Home located Crisis Intervention Specialist
As a Home located Crisis Intervention (HBCI) Specialist, you will support families and youth in crisis by providing in-home services. You will assist families in implementing behavior management techniques and crisis de-escalation expertise with their children and support children in appropriately communicating their needs.You will report to the Senior Director HBCI and work onsite with community-located travel required.
The HBCI team provides short-term (up to 6 weeks), intensive intervention to youth and families who are in crisis. We work with parents and caregivers to help them help their children. The short-term format means the work is fast-paced and outcome oriented, which means that the HBCI team will produce significant results in a short period of time.
Responsibilities:
   » Respond to the needs of families in crisis and deliver crisis intervention services in home-located environment with flexible scheduling.
   » Promote safety of the child, family, and community in the delivery of crisis intervention services.
   » Tailor services and flexibly schedule sessions located on family member's needs.
   » Conduct comprehensive assessment of family strengths, values, expertise, problems, needs, barriers to goal attainment and collaborate in goal setting and service planning.
   » Use a variety of teaching methods to help family members acquire, maintain and generalize expertise.
   » Advocate for and provide concrete services and supports and teach family members to meet their concrete needs.
   » Collaborate and advocate with formal and information community resources and systems that impact family while teaching family members to advocate for themselves. Prepare family for transition and service closure.
   » Provide consultation to intra-agency service providers and to community service providers. Maintain appropriate liaisons and relationships with external and internal providers, particularly as this relates to County Mental Health Departments working with the HBCI. Fulfill all program-reporting requirements.
   » Participate in the Continuous Quality Improvement process and provide leadership abilities in the collection of data and the formulation of recommendations and conclusions as assigned.
Requirements and suitable education
   » Bachelor's degree in human services, or Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling and at least two years of practice in a home-located and/or crisis intervention services program.
   » LMSW or LMHC licensure preferred.
   » practice in the Homebuilder model of crisis intervention is preferred.
   » Must have a valid NYS driver's license.
Benefits
   » Health care package: medical, dental, and vision
   » Tuition reimbursement
   » Paid time off
   » Holiday Pay
   » 401 (K) plan
   » Life Insurance
   » Loan repayment assistance
   » Free training/CEU opportunities

About Northern Rivers

At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.
Northern RiversFamily of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All candidates will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or discapability status, or any othercharacteristicprotected under applicable law. We cherishthe unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the significant work.

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Job Category: Health Services [ View All Health Services Jobs ]
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Job Location: Schenectady, NY 12304, Other
Address: Schenectady, NY 12304
Company Type Employer
Post Date: 08/03/2024 / Viewed 504 times
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