Mobile Crisis Clinician & Case Manager; Bilingual

Job Description

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark is currently seeking Full Time Clinicians and/or Case Managers for our Mobile Response and Stabilization Services Program located in Jersey City, NJ.

• Case Managers:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in social work or a related field
  • Valid driver’s license
• Clinicians:
  • Master's Degree in social work or a related field
  • Valid driver’s license

Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish preferred. 1-3 years of experience working with children and families, preferably in crisis assessment and intervention is preferred but not required.

• Case Managers:
  • Provide in-home and community based crisis de-escalation/intervention and assessment, safety planning as well as stabilization and case management services to families and children according to the families' individualized service needs
  • Coordination of discharge/transition services to include referral and linkages to services and supports appropriate to the level of need of the child/family
• Clinicians:
  • Provide crisis de-escalation/intervention and assessment, safety planning, and stabilization and case management services to families and children in their homes, schools, and other community locations.
  • Coordinate discharge/transition services, including referral and linkages to services, and supports that are appropriate with the level of need.
  • Complete a comprehensive individualized crisis plan for each client within the specified time frame that includes behaviorally specific goals, strategies, and a plan of service
  • Establish and maintain client records and electronic documentation for clients in compliance with program policies and procedures
  • Record service data as required for statistical reporting
  • Work in conjunction with other staff in relationship to providing appropriate services for clients

Catholic Charities' Mobile Response program, based in Jersey City, New Jersey, provides families with counseling, guidance, and referral services to address juvenile crises and to help in stabilizing and preserving the family unit. The program addresses juvenile behavioral problems, such as truancy, chronic runaways, family disputes, and curfew violations. Mobile Response services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, to help children and youth who are experiencing emotional or behavioral crises.

The services are designed to defuse an immediate crisis, keep children and their families safe, and maintain the children in their own homes or current living situation (such as a foster home, treatment home or group home). Mobile response/crisis intervention workers respond to calls received by the program through a centralized screening entity that determines the need for services. Workers must respond to calls within one hour by traveling to wherever the crisis occurs, such as in the child's/family's home, in school, or other community locations.

The Mobile Response program utilizes agency-owned cars that workers use to drive to the site of the crisis.

CCAN offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package for employees, with an 80/20% cost split between employers (80) and employees (20). CCAN is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin/ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or family status, and military or veteran status.

Potential eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness.