Crisis Recovery Specialist - PRN bei Hoyleton Youth & Family Services

Description

Position Summary 

PRN Crisis Recovery Specialist works collaboratively as part of the Mobile Crisis Response Team, responding to mental health crises in adults and children within St. Clair County during evening, weekend and holiday hours. The PRN Crisis Recovery Specialist helps establish rapport, share experiences and strengthen engagement with the person experiencing a crisis.  You will be relied on to provide clients with resourceful information and support in a variety of settings. The Crisis Recovery Specialist will model competence to their clients, through their own personal experiences, in successful self-recovery. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilize lived experience to build rapport with clients in crisis. 
•  Ensure you/team responds within 60 minutes to the location of a behavioral health crisis.
• Communicate effectively within a team environment to meet the needs of those experiencing behavioral health crises
•  Maintain compliance with COA and other regulatory agency requirements.
• Ensure that all documentation is completed timely and accurately.
• At the time of crisis, provide support and resources to assist individuals in becoming involved in their own mental health and / or substance abuse recovery process so they might develop personalized action plans for their own mental, emotional, physical and social health.

Requirements

SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Excellent engagement skills.
• Must possess the knowledge, personal qualities and practice skills to work effectively with professionals in other organizations and from other disciplines and to provide services in a manner that reflects understanding and appreciation of multiculturalism.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Must have  personal lived experience.
• Must live in St. Clair County IL
• High School Diploma, GED or higher education
• Have or obtain Certified Recovery Support Specialist status within one year of hire.
• The ability and willingness to actively participate in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary  team environment.
• Previous mobile crisis response experience preferred
• Must  possess and maintain valid driver’s license and automobile insurance. 
• Must be at least 21 years of age.  

CARE & TCI

Hoyleton has adopted the CARE (Children and Residential Experience), developed by Cornell University, to guide our culture and practice. CARE is grounded in six core principles: Developmentally Focused, Family Involved, Relationship Based, Ecologically Oriented, Competence Centered, and Trauma Informed. 

Completion of CARE and TCI training is an internal requirement for all staff and must be completed upon hire. Ongoing application of these principles is expected and essential to successful job performance.

TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention). Employees must:

• Pass the written test annually
• Pass the physical test every six months (if applicable to their role)

Monthly refresher opportunities are provided. Employees who fall out of compliance may be required to retake the full course. Consistent participation and application of both CARE and TCI are essential to job performance.