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NEOGOV · 1 month ago

Crisis Specialist (Crisis Continuum) Associate or Licensed

Greenbrae, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$103K/yr - $124K/yr

1+ years exp

The County of Marin is seeking Crisis Specialists to join their Health & Human Services department. The role involves responding to behavioral health crises, providing assessments, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with community partners to ensure client safety and well-being.

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Responsibilities

Providing field/community based response and assessment of individuals presenting in behavioral or mental health and substance-related crisis across Marin County as part of a team of two

Answering and logging calls for service, providing clinical consultation and recommendations as indicated, information and education, as well as provision of solo response to secure and/or safe locations

Writing a semi-structured report, developing and then implementing a treatment plan for clients under their care including making referrals to appropriate agencies and levels of care based on the assessment

Collaborating with community partners including hospitals, law enforcement, and schools to provide most appropriate and least-restrictive level of intervention

Providing short term community-based case management alongside a peer counselor with the focus on linkage to long term behavioral health services

Qualification

Crisis interventionPsychiatric assessmentTreatment planningBehavioral health experienceClinical supervisionMedi-Cal billingBilingual in SpanishTeam collaborationEffective communicationProblem-solvingDocumentation skills

Required

Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited institution in social work, psychology, counseling or a closely related field by first date of employment OR possession of a Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or a closely related field by first date of employment

Equivalent to one year of clinical behavioral health experience under qualified supervision in a behavioral health setting appropriate to the assignment

Registered with the State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences as an Associate Clinical Social Worker, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist OR Associate Professional Clinical Counselor by the first day of employment

Must successfully pass the licensing exam within six years from the date of employment for Associate positions

If unlicensed Psychologist, must be waiver-eligible AND must successfully pass the licensing exam within the five-year waiver period

Licensed by the State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor OR must be professionally licensed as a Clinical Psychologist issued by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Psychology

Qualified non-California residents must submit proof of license eligibility in California that meets the requirement of their prospective licensing board and be waiver eligible from the California Department of Health Care Services

Possess a valid California driver's license for the class of vehicle driven and meet automobile insurability requirements of the County including review of a recent DMV history

Preferred

Bilingual skills in Spanish and English are highly desirable

Benefits

Paid Time Off: Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan: Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement: Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan: Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical: The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.