Co-Response Specialist - Crisis Services
Co-Response Specialist/Clinician
This position offers an opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking program that is one of the first five pilot programs across Virginia. With the primary goal of creating a system that offers a community behavioral health response to behavioral health emergencies seeks to move away from a default law enforcement response, the program also seeks to address racial and cultural disparities in behavioral health care access. Work directly alongside law enforcement and peer staff in community settings to provide in-the-moment de-escalation and crisis intervention as well as facilitating timely access to care for individuals experiencing a crisis while improving outcomes of decreasing arrests and use of force, reducing avoidable trauma, and reducing unnecessary incarceration and hospitalization rates. This cutting-edge position will be part of a community-wide collaboration to create a quality clinical response to crisis needs.
Position Specifics:
Location: Abingdon, VA
Status: Full-time, Exempt, 8:30am – 8:30pm to include weekends and holidays. Shift differential rates for holidays.
Compensation: $60,000 – Commensurate with education/experience.
$5,000 Sign-On Bonus!!
Education: Master’s degree eligible to seek Licensure for Supervision in Virginia or LPC, LCSW, LMFT
Experience: Previous or current certification as Virginia Certified Pre-screener preferred.
Benefits:
• Individual and Family Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 4% employer contribution w/up to 3% additional employee match
• Offering supervision for licensure, trainings, and professional growth
• Paid Time Off Program
• Observed holidays
• Flexible school schedule
• Employee Referral Program
• Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and other Voluntary Benefits
Interested in becoming part of the HCS family—where you can truly make a difference? Then apply today and come grow with us!
Apply at www.highlandscsb.org and submit a formal resume with the application.
A Drug Free Workplace/Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Department: Crisis Services/ID: 071024100074
