Crisis Intervention Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Position types

Part time : 25-30 hours / week, schedule flexible but must be on call at least 2 weekends / month, evening availability required.

Full time : 40 hours / week : schedule flexible but must be on call at least 2 weekends / month, evening availability required.

On call : evening availability required, schedule flexible.

Function

• Support youth and families in Lydia Home Treatment Foster Care program by providing trauma-informed, relationship-based care to prevent and de-escalate crisis situations.
• Provide in-home support to youth and families during crisis situations and, in collaboration with clinical personnel, determine next steps when a youth cannot be de-escalated in the home.
• Assume on-call responsibilities as assigned and execute the use of appropriate protocol when navigating crisis situations.
• As assigned, be certified in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention [TCI] and conduct associated debriefings, consultations, and oversight of behavior management procedures and practices.
• Supervise and support youth while they are out of the home for therapeutic reset and crisis stabilization interventions (to be provided on residential milieu and on Crisis Stabilization Unit).
• Spend time with youth and families in residential and home settings to develop relationships, provide short term respite care, and support residential milieu setting.

Qualifications

Lydia Home Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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