Co-Response Crisis Clinician

Overview

Co-Response Crisis Clinician, full-time, on site in Chicopee, MA. Center for Human Development (CHD) is seeking a 2nd Shift Co-Response Crisis Clinician (Master's Level, Licensed or Licensed Eligible) to join our team. The Co-Response Clinician is a member of the CHD Mobile Crisis Team and regionally embedded within Holyoke, MA Police Departments.

• You will support Police Departments' speedy and efficient response to behavioral health calls and follow-ups.
• The Clinician provides services as a member of both the CHD Adult Mobile Crisis Intervention (AMCI) and Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention (YMCI) programs, and the conjoined CBHC Outpatient Clinic and Crisis Stabilization Programs.
• Co-response clinicians will provide crisis triage, evaluations, disposition recommendations, follow-up interventions, stabilization planning, and referral planning for immediate resources.
• Clinicians will assess needs, determine least restrictive level of care, and arrange treatment transition and engagement.
• They will know and be able to recommend and/or utilize the breadth of internal agency and external community resources in intervention planning.
• Evaluations will occur in the communities served and are expected to be in a wide variety of settings. The clinician will have space in the Police Departments to conduct evaluations, team-build with PD staff, and be available as quickly as possible to support PD.

• Conduct crisis triage, evaluations, and disposition recommendations.
• Provide follow-up interventions and stabilization planning.
• Plan referrals and engage with immediate community resources.
• Coordinate with police departments to support rapid behavioral health response.

• Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or related field.
• LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC license required.
• Experience with individual, family and group therapy, crisis intervention, and substance use preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish individuals encouraged to apply.
• Ability to pass a driving record and background screen.

• Enthusiastic and passionate about the work.
• Self-directed, quick learner with strong written skills and experience with Electronic Health Record management.
• Ability to demonstrate high-level therapeutic engagement with diverse clients and fidelity to evidence-based practices.
• Good diagnostic skills. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

competitive rate of $31.25/hr differential provided for working 2nd shift and for bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates.

• Paid Major Holidays, generous Paid Time Off / Vacation
• Health, Dental Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health and Fitness & Education Class Discounts
• Employee Wellness Benefits

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high-quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. CHD emphasizes inclusion as a daily practice. We are multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, reflecting the communities we serve.