About the role

  • Crisis Support Specialist role at Red Rock Behavioral Health Services providing support in the Crisis Unit. Involves assisting staff and consumers through various activities while maintaining safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Provides support to staff in Crisis Unit.
  • Assists nurses with various group/individual activities, including set up and clean up.
  • Listens and responds effectively to consumers, reports observations to nurse for progress notes.
  • Assists and completes paperwork for various duties.
  • Applies knowledge to identify issues and internal problems.
  • Maintains contact with consumers as required to coordinate activities on unit.
  • Participates in recreational activities while ensuring safety for staff and high-risk consumer population.
  • Demonstrates awareness in high-risk environment; follows detailed procedures and maintains contact (at times 1:1) for high risk consumers.
  • Assists team members in verbal and physical interventions to ensure safety of consumers.
  • Assists in basic cooking and cleaning for program needs (if applicable).
  • Monitors supplies and coordinates or makes purchases to assure necessary items are available including games, supplies, refreshments, etc.
  • Participates in ongoing in-service education as required.
  • Attends staff meetings, workshops, and seminars as required.
  • Executes a wide variety of tasks and changes focus quickly as demands change.
  • Supports and assists with the facilitation of Care Plans for consumers.
  • Performs other duties as required

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • General skill in exercising independent judgment, tact, patience, and understanding;
  • Availability to work flexible hours
  • Experience working with adults with mental illness in a community setting and/or community mental health agency preferred

Benefits

  • We pay a generous portion of your Health Insurance
  • Low-cost Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plan with employer contributions equal to 5% of annual salary
  • Student Loan Repayment Options
  • No Cost Employee Assistance Plan
  • 3 Weeks Paid Time-Off (increases annually between years 2-10)
  • 9 Paid Holidays
  • 1 Floating Holiday to use at your discretion.
  • 4 Rest and Relaxation Days
  • 3 days of Education Leave
  • 4 hours of Volunteer Leave
  • Eligible for Pay Increases and Bonuses Annually
  • Employer Paid Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance

Job title

Crisis Support Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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