Crisis Counselor

The Crisis Counselor will exhibit Professional Responsibilities that include the ability to:

• Work with individuals, families, and groups to provide outreach, basic support, individual and group counseling, public education, and referral.

• Provided one-on-one counseling session (up to 6) to individuals in need of ore crisis counseling

• Provide grief and loss counseling to survivors when necessary.

• Engage with survivors to establish rapport, identify those who are risk for trauma, and develop a plan to help survivors cope.

• Provide information to families and other support networks.

• Provide intervention strategies to survivors and their families to mitigate of reduce psychological trauma and contribute to resilience.

• Provide psycho-educational training for community and volunteer organizations regarding skills to cope with crisis.

• Assess individuals who may require traditional mental health or substance use treatment for referral purposes.

• When appropriate may travel door-to-door, on a regular basis and upon special request, throughout assigned neighborhoods to provide in-home and community level support.

• Work with assigned dyad partner (Outreach Worker/Resource Linkage Coordinator) to actively engage with survivors to assess survivors’ needs and circumstances.

• Regularly enters data related to dyad’s outreach activities.

• Conduct debriefing and support services to volunteers, caregivers, and other responders.

• Provide support services to Outreach Workers/Linkage Coordinators if/when needed.

• Communicate survivors and communities’ recovery issues to teams. Provide presentations to community groups on disaster relations, coping skills, stress management and the CCP.

• Assess crisis and respond with appropriate interventions/referrals.

• Check in with Team Lead and/or Program Manager at assigned intervals while out of the office.

• Attend daily team meetings on work days.

• Complete all paperwork daily.

• Compiles and maintains samples of presentations, handouts, etc. in a central location.

• Represents program in the community and networks with other agencies and partners to ensure needs of survivors are met.

• Conducts in-person presentations to community groups on disaster reactions, coping skills, stress management, and information about the CCP.

The Crisis Counselor will possess skills that include:

• Ability to work and engage with a wide variety of people

• Problem solving

• Active listening

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

• Adaptability

• Flexibility

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Basic computer skills

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $34.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30 - $34