Community Clinical Counselor (Violence Intervention) (Vacancy)
City of Columbus
Community Clinical Counselor (Violence Intervention) (Vacancy)
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Community Clinical Counselor (Violence Intervention) (Vacancy)
Salary
$35.52 - $48.86 Hourly
Location
Varies by position
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
24-1758-V6
Department
50 Columbus Public Health
Division
Health
Opening Date
12/26/2024
Closing Date
1/8/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
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Definition
The clinician will be part of an alternative co-responder team partnering with Columbus Division of Police officers to address behavioral health crises in the community. The chosen clinician will provide brief crisis clinical services that help de-escalate crisis situations and promote stability. The clinician will provide comprehensive, community-based services by providing immediate crisis intervention response in multiple settings, including homes, schools, and community organizations, to individuals who are experiencing a mental health/substance use crisis. The MCR (Mobile Crisis Response) team is dispatched daily from the 911 call center between the hours of 10 am and 12 am; staff work 10-hour shifts with three consecutive days off. Current open shifts for hire are 2 pm-12 am with Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday off.
Starting Pay Range: $35.52 to $39.48 per hour
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Previous experience with assessment, crisis intervention, and de-escalation;
+ Strong familiarity with community-based crisis work related to mental illness and substance use.
+ Ability to quickly build rapport and engage others.
+ Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse peers and community residents.
+ Able to operate autonomously within the community but also utilize members of the team and supervisor appropriately due to co-responder model.
+ Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field, or a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, with a strong knowledge and background in behavioral health, crisis intervention, and lethality assessments.
+ Two years of experience in the human services field.
Under general supervision, is responsible for providing psychological assessment, crisis intervention, and social services linkage in the community setting, and as part of a public safety response team; performs related duties as required.
Examples of Work
(May not include all of the duties that may be performed.)
Provides direct community-based crisis response and outreach, psychosocial assessment, counseling, and social services support and linkage with residents experiencing behavioral health and/or addiction crisis;
Responds as part of a public safety team to provide therapeutic and behavioral health-oriented services;
Provides crisis intervention, counseling, social services support, and de-escalation techniques via direct outreach and response and/or telecommunications as within a call center environment; provides assessments in-person and via phone to determine lethality concerns;
Promotes and disseminates information and services throughout the community, including alcohol/other drug misuse or dependency, behavioral health matters, and social needs;
Determines level of care and stabilization needs; provides clinical assessment of needs and utilizes current therapeutic principles and techniques;
Conducts linkage to community-based social services such as housing, food, and transportation; educates program participants and their families about available resources;
Provides brief case management and necessary follow-up with community members during crisis situations; provides transition and/or release of cases to longer-term resources;
Responds to requests for assistance from the public, law enforcement personnel, and community social service organizations as requested;
Operates a computer and telecommunications equipment to enter information for case management, generate reports, and keep electronic records;
May be requested to appear at scenes of crimes or other intense or escalated environments;
May be assigned to serve as a member of an Incident Command System (ICS) Team, or a similar public health response team, which may include the conduct of operations on a 24/7 basis at remote locations.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of valid State of Ohio licensure by the Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker (LSW), or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW),ANDone (1) year of experience providing counseling services. Substitution(s): A master’s degree may be substituted for the one (1) year of experience.
Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license.
Some positions allocated to this classification may require proficiency in a language or languages other than English.
SPECIAL NOTE:
This position may require work in hazardous situations involving response with public safety forces to acute violence involving homicide, assault, etc. Incumbents may be required to don body armor and other personal protective equipment.
Test/Job Contact Information
Recruitment #: 24-1758-V6
Employment Type: Full-Time (Regular)
Should you have questions regarding this vacancy, please contact:
Krystie Weist
Columbus Department of Public Health
240 Parsons Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
P: (614) 645-5589
E: kaweist@columbus.gov (xxxx@columbus.gov)
The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Columbus seeks to promote compensation strategies that maximize the recruitment, performance, development, and retention of quality employees in support of the City's Covenant and strategic plan. In addition to a competitive pay plan, the City offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes the following:
+ Medical
+ Dental
+ Vision
+ Short-term Disability
+ Life Insurance
+ Wellness Program
+ Tuition Reimbursement
Specifics about these benefit opportunities and eligibility can be discussed with one of the City's human resources professionals at the time of your interview or by contacting the Department of Human Resources, Labor Relations Office at (614)645-7206 for further information.
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Columbus, Ohio, 43215
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(614) 645-8301
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