Crisis Clinician, Lyndia

Description

40 hours, Sunday-Wednesday; 10am-8:30pm, participates in on-call rotation

$71,676. annually, DOE (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set)

3368 Washington St. Jamaica Plain, MA

Travel is required to various residences within the permanent supportive housing portfolio. Most residences are located within Greater Boston.

The Crisis Clinician, a role within Housing Clinical Services, will work closely with the Pine Street Inn permanent supportive housing department’s programs and teams to develop and offer solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness and recovery, with the goal of ultimately restoring housing environments to their non-crisis state as quickly and efficiently as possible. Interventions with tenants may include activation of a personal crisis plan, in-person risk assessment, referrals to respite, detox, or other inpatient settings and coordination with emergency services personnel.

The position reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor, Crisis and will work within a team. The Crisis Clinician will coordinate care and work very closely with the housing clinicians and housing support services staff. This position will have some on-call duties, to be shared with and rotated amongst the crisis team within Housing Clinical Services.

• Master’s degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, counseling, etc.)

• Clinical skills and competence to assess risk, triage resources appropriately, and develop collaborative plans with a tenant
• Strong computer skills, including but not limited to use of management information systems or database programs
• Knowledge of and strong commitment to Harm Reduction philosophy, principles and practices.

• LICSW, LMHC or other qualified licensure (e.g.: LCSW) preferred, but not required
• Experience working with chronically homeless, medically vulnerable individuals, with tri-morbidities (mental illness, substance abuse, medically compromised)
• Familiarity with Housing First as a model of permanent, supported, affordable housing
• Expertise in Motivational Interviewing and case management responsibilities
• Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care, including the impact on direct-care staff (i.e. secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization)
• Bilingual Spanish/English

• Access to personal vehicle for the purpose of transportation to supportive housing units
• Ability to travel to all PSI Housing residences regularly in all weather conditions
• Ability to access public transportation
• Ability to operate PSI vehicle
• Ability to climb many flights of stairs
• Ability to lift heavy objects
• Ability to work at a computer for prolonged periods of time