Crisis Coordinator Job Code:12739 Location:Saco 04072 Department:Crisis Stabilization Chld FT/PT Status:Full Time Summary: Provides client support through milieu management including individual and group interventions, daily activity scheduling, crisis care, and care coordination. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** + Responsible for the daily groups on the unit and supporting unit staff in running effective groups through mentoring and providing curriculum. + In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, ensures that the clients have an activity and daily schedule that supports the entire milieu for the afternoon/evening and prepares the schedule for the entire week and weekend. + Communicates directly with clients who are experiencing crisis to assess mental status, current level of functioning, and the person’s wishes and goals for crisis stabilization. + Assists the team in developing a crisis stabilization plan with the client and family or guardian, based on a comprehensive assessment that includes mental status and risk assessments along with multidisciplinary team. + Communicates with the family as needed on a weekly basis. + Acts as the liaison with local police department, emergency departments, crisis teams, and inpatient units, school, supervisors and leadership. + Collaborates with individual’s providers and natural supports. + Transports clients as needed. + Implement and demonstrate a SAMHSA trauma-informed and strengths-based approach in interventions. + Follow proper behavioral interventions including Safety Care procedures, including preventative behavior supports and physical interventions. + Meets recordkeeping requirements by the timely completion of safety plans, crisis stabilization assessments and by maintaining current progress notes, logs and other information as required in the client’s chart. + Assists in the intake and discharge planning of clients as assigned by the supervisor. + Communicates and liaises with the crisis triage department for new referrals + Attends all treatment team and service planning meetings. **EDUCATION:** + Minimum Associate’s Degree. Bachelor’s Degree preferred **CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:** + BHP required within 6 months; MHRT-C or MHRT-CSP Eligible + Maintain a valid state driver’s license. **EXPERIENCE:** + Minimum of two years relevant experience required. Mobile crisis experience or inpatient experience preferred.