Mental Health Care Professional

Job Summary

The Mental Health Care Professional provides comprehensive, short-term crisis outreach services to children and families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Services are provided in the family home, school, or other convenient location for the family. The MHCP works as part of a team to stabilize the initial crisis, provide intensive support and link the family to ongoing formal and informal support systems.

This position can be based in either Auburn or Central Seattle.

This is a full-time, hourly position.

$28.00 – $31.00 per hour.

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance.
• Retirement with generous employer contributions.
• Free access to mental health resources.
• Rapidly accruing paid time off (PTO).
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare, day camp, overnight camp and outdoor leadership programs. 25% for part‑time staff, 50% for full‑time staff.
• Some benefits only available to full‑time staff.

• Provides immediate, short‑term, acute crisis intervention services to families in King County to prevent out‑of‑home care and safely divert psychiatric hospitalization for children and youth.
• On a rotating schedule, provides on‑call crisis coverage for incoming referrals and current clients experiencing crisis.
• Triages and prioritizes emergent outreaches and calls based on level of risk.
• Conducts a mental health assessment at the initial outreach to determine level of risk and develops safety plans based on the assessment which may include coordination with Designated Crisis Responders, voluntary hospitalization, Family Initiated Treatment or less restrictive options (to be reviewed by CIS or Supervisor).
• Provides crisis and stabilization services in homes, schools and other community locations of families.
• This role will have job duties that reflect that of Peers and Advocates.
• Meets each child and family with the appropriate urgency, frequency and intensity for their crisis.
• Coordinates with other MRSS (Mobile Response Stabilization Services) team members to develop and implement a family‑driven Action Plan to meet priority needs.
• Takes a leadership role to provide training and mentoring to new Parent Partners and/or Family Advocates.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A Washington State registered Agency‑Affiliated Counselor.
• A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in mental health or a related field, or four years of experience in mental health or a related field.
• Completed all required training.
• Minimum three years of experience working with teens or young adults in foster care, group care, housing, education, juvenile justice, anti‑poverty, vocational support, mental health, chemical dependency and/or homelessness fields.
• Ability to teach effective independence skills for a variety of learning styles and to plan supportive activities.
• Strong youth engagement and relationship‑building skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including coaching and giving/receiving feedback.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Current state approved First Aid and CPR certification.
• Current approved HIV blood borne pathogens training.
• Prefer knowledge of and previous experience with diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.). Ability to speak any language in addition to English may be helpful.
• Certification within 30 days of employment or first available training.
• Some Case Manager positions require Bachelor's degree or higher.

This role transports clients as an “authorized driver” for the YMCA of Greater Seattle using an employer‑provided vehicle. Driving duties are required. To become an authorized driver, you must be 21+, have possessed a driver's license for at least three years, and pass a drug screen that will test for impairing substances (including marijuana) in addition to meeting the driving record standards…