Opportunityalliance

Opportunityalliance

Relief Crisis Intervention Specialist

Portland, ME · Internship

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Alliance is hiring Relief Crisis Intervention Specialists to join our Mobile Crisis Response Program.
  • The Relief Crisis Intervention Specialist is a professional social work position for Cumberland County Crisis Response program (CCCR).
  • This person provides direct service and immediate intervention as identified and appropriate to the provision of crisis intervention and stabilization services; both in the field and through the Crisis Telephone Response system.

Responsibilities

  • Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities.
  • We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals, families, and communities.
  • Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities.

Requirements

  • An Associate's Degree and two years of relevant experience is required.
  • Demonstrated competence with critical thinking especially as it relates to assessing information, ethical decision making, and problem solving is required.
  • Must demonstrate ability to work across differing systems, within a team framework, which encompass different rules, governing policies and leadership styles across cultural perspectives.
  • Must be able to demonstrate a belief that recovery is possible and maintain agency perspectives of recovery and treatment that is guided by the needs of the client.
  • Demonstrated computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, E-mail, and the Internet required.
  • Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
  • An Associate's or Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, human development, social sciences, Health/Human Services, Social Work, or Law Enforcement and two to three years of relevant experience is preferred.
  • MHRT/CSP certification or the ability to obtain MHRT/CSP certification within 30 days of employment (on-site training is provided) is required.
  • Technical literacy- electronic documentation, solid oral and written communication skills and strong organizational skills, and flexible schedule are required.
  • Flexible schedule is required.
  • Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
  • Normal office conditions such as sitting, with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and lifting up to 10 pounds.
  • Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area. This may include transportation of clients or driving to agency location to complete work. A good driving record is require d.

Nice to have

  • Technical literacy, knowledge of DSM-V, solid oral and written communication, strong organizational skills preferred.

Skills

  • All work is performed with the goal and intention of maintaining a trauma informed, trauma sensitive, and recovery-oriented framework.

Compensation

  • Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic, results-focused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated community-based and clinical programs serving more than 20,000 people annually throughout the state of Maine.

Benefits

  • Our benefits include but are not limited to:
  • Generous paid time off accrual
  • Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
  • Dental and Vision insurance options
  • Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
  • 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
  • Tuition Reimbursement - offered once per year through an
  • To learn more about our benefits please visit, https://www.opportunityalliance.org/explore-our-benefits
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