Crisis Response Counselor
Youth Villages
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Jackson • Tennessee • United States
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Salary
💰 $52,000 - $60,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provides mobile crisis response and thorough, strength-based assessment of youth and families during crises in their natural environments
- Utilizes crisis respite homes when appropriate
- Provides ongoing treatment and intervention to support the youth/family until appropriate services are secured
- Works well with others in a highly supervised atmosphere
- Collaborates with adult crisis teams and community consumers
- Attends 3 weekly meetings (individual, team, and clinical consultation) for professional development to help enhance clinical skills
- Completes accurate and timely documentation in an electronic medical record system (EMR)
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a social services discipline (required)
- Degrees that can be considered include: social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy (others subject to review)
- Applicants who are provisionally licensed (LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT) or working towards licensure (strongly preferred)
- Experience working with at-risk youth and/or families in a volunteer, internship, or paid position (preferred)
- One year of clinical experience (preferred)
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written, verbal, and oral skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Basic computer knowledge
- Ability to maintain a flexible schedule
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
- 401(k)
- Time off: 2 week paid vacation (full-time) / 1 week paid vacation (part-time)
- 12 paid sick days per year
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
- Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
- Growth & development through continuous training
- Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
crisis responsestrength-based assessmenttreatment interventiondocumentationclinical skills
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationoral communicationability to manage multiple prioritiescollaboration
Certifications
Master’s degree in social servicesLMSWLCSWLPCLMFT