Community Crisis Stabilization Mental Health Counselor
- Lowell, MA
- $23.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Helps prepare clients returning to the community to engage in a recovery process and to communicate their strengths and goals to their treatment team and supports.
- Assists with intake and orientation procedures with clients and their families or identified supports.
- Assists with the completion of functional and strengths-based assessments as needed.
- Contributes to the assessment, individualized crisis planning, discharge planning, and care coordination.
- Implements individual's treatment plan.
- Ensures an environment that promotes safety, recovery, and treatment.
- Participates in training; attend supervision meetings, staff meetings and Team meetings as requested.
- Assists clients in routine living activities including cleaning, meal preparation, vacuuming, and grocery shopping.
- Performs light meal prep and monitor dining area.
- Adheres to all company and divisional and program specific policies and procedures, including safe work practices, worker's compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control. Complies with accreditation and licensing standards, as well as physical site licensing standards and regulations.
- Uses crisis intervention techniques when necessary. Access on-call back up when needed.
- Certified Peer Specialist Staff provide peer-to-peer support and psycho-education about rehabilitation and recovery.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
- First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
- Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
- Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
- Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
- Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
- 15 days of Vacation per year
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 10 Sick Days per year
- 3 Personal Days per year
- Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
- $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
- Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- One to two years of job-specific experience in the human services field preferred. Preference given to bilingual/bi-cultural applicants and applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.
- Strong commitment to the right and ability of people served by CCS to live, work, have meaningful relationships and receive the resources and support needed in their community of choice.
- Ability to work in a therapeutic milieu setting.
- Knowledge of personal computer applications and equipment
- Knowledge of recovery-oriented, person-centered, and strengths-based values, and principles and modalities
- Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques
- Must complete all neccessary training with defined timelines upon hire including CPR, First Aid, and CPSS
- A valid driver's license must be presented at the time of employment. Incumbents must be at least 21 years of age, have maintained a valid US driver's license for at least 6 months, and access to a personal vehicle
- Must be able to successfully pass a multistate CORI, SORI, reference check, employment verification, education and credentialing background check