What are the responsibilities and job description for the Crisis Support Counselor position at Crisis Response Project?
www.ciwp.org
* Bachelor's Degree Required
* Shift: Tuesday - Saturday, 3-11 PM
* Rate of Pay: $24.00 per hour, non-negotiable
Come join a great, collaborative team! Have fun working with your colleagues in a supportive environment, while growing your personal skill set and expanding upon your crisis management capabilities. Expanding company - opportunities for growth and promotion!
The Crisis Response Project (CRP) is a program of Community Integration Work Program, a for profit organization. CRP, since 1996, has been dedicated to providing intensive crisis prevention, emergency response intervention, and follow-up services as support for Regional Center consumers with developmental disabilities such as autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy.
CRP's goal is to provide crisis prevention, intervention, training, and follow-up services as support to community homes, day programs, and families. CRP works specifically to decrease police involvement and unnecessary hospitalizations, and to increase the success of consumers in the community and caregivers' ability to handle future crises. CRP strives to help address the mental health needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. Many consumers that CRP serves are dual diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mental health disorders.
This is a full-time position. Benefits included: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance
Job Description:
1. Counsel and stabilize consumers and caregivers in crisis situations.
2. Maintain consistent communication with CRP Director and manage a caseload of consumers.
3. Assist in developing behavioral assessment plans of consumers.
4. Train care providers on crisis intervention strategies and behavioral techniques aimed at preventing, arresting, or stabilizing behavioral problems.
5. Employ and teach positive behavioral strategies and model proper implementation of these behavioral strategies.
6. Assist in developing semi-annual assessments and exit plans.
7. Collect data in order to facilitate preparation of consumers' crisis plans.
8. Document all consumer interactions in weekly reports to the Regional Center.
9. Maintain statistical data on number of consumers served, the type of service provided, the number of psychiatric holds, and the number of psychiatric holds prevented.
10. Maintain consistent communication with caregivers and the Regional Center.
11. Attend weekly inter-disciplinary team meetings.
12. Attend in-service and outsourced training sessions.
13. Crisis Response Work
Education and/or Experience Requirement:
- Required: Bachelor's degree in a human services field, and two years of practical experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Preferable, work experience with those individuals on the autism spectrum; practical knowledge or experience in behavioral intervention.
- Fluent Spanish speaking preferred
Licenses and/or Certificates:
Clean driving record and reliable transportation required.
Current California driver's license and background check and/or other employment clearance requirements.
Reliable transportation required - mileage reimbursement available.
Prior to applying, please review website: www.ciwp.org
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $24.00 /hour
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- developmentally disabled: 2 years (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- clean driving record (no DUIs) (Required)
Work Location: One location