Youth Crisis Outreach Team LPHA Specialist

Job Details Level: Experienced

Job Location:

DALLAS, TX 75251

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: Graduate Degree Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $87,500.00 Salary Travel Percentage:
Road Warrior

Do you have a passion for helping others and want a career where you can make a difference? Then join our NTBHA team. We have proved to be a strong, self-sufficient and enduring foundation within our community. We are committed to connecting and serving our clients where they live.

North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (NTBHA), based in Dallas is responsible for developing a collaborative system of care for children, adolescents and adults with severe mental illness and other serious emotional disturbances, as well as those experiencing a substance use disorder. This position’s actions and work must align with NTBHA values and goals, regulations, and policies and procedures, and meet all documentation standards and regulatory requirements.

The Youth Crisis Outreach Team Specialist will play a vital role in the implementation of the YCOT program, offering immediate support to children and youth along with their caregivers and families experiencing crisis situations. The purpose of the YCOT Specialist is to provide crisis intervention, screening, referral, relapse prevention, and follow-up/case monitoring services for Children and Youth who are experiencing crisis situations within NTBHA’s catchment area.

This role involves trauma-informed interventions, crisis resolution, and ongoing support to ensure the well-being and mental health stability of the individuals served.

Work involves developing and maintaining professional contact with clients, client families, and service providers for medical, social, educational, psychiatric and related service needs to specifically reduce client crisis experience. YCOT is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, on a month to month rotating schedule. This position’s actions and work must align with NTBHA values and goals, regulations, and policies and procedures, and meet all documentation standards and regulatory requirements.

Travel is required as part of this role’s duties. Travel can vary from 20% to 100% per day. This would include all counties within NTBHA Catchment area (Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro & Rockwall Counties).

This role may be required to use a fleet vehicle and/or a personal vehicle for business needs. This may include, but not limited to field & home visits, offsite meetings, co-located sites and/or pick up items for business needs, etc. If your program requires transport of individuals, this would only be allowed with a company vehicle and approval from management.

This position is classified as exempt and requires flexibility in scheduling to meet organizational needs, including adjusting work hours as necessary to ensure job responsibilities are completed.

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or a related behavioral health field.
• Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA), LPC, LCSW, Licensed Psychologist, or LMFT.
• Minimum of two years of experience in community mental health working with children & youth having severe persistent mental illness and substance use disorders that includes crisis services.
• Familiarity with relevant laws and regulations governing crisis services for children and youth.
• Experience in working case-management with children & youth or field crisis response teams.
• Knowledge of trauma‑informed care principles and strategies.
• Experience in providing psychosocial education, skills training, or assessments, particularly with the target population.
• Experience with…