Youth Crisis Line Supervisor chez Lines for Life

Posting Title: Youth Crisis Line Supervisor

Position Title: YouthLine Supervisor

Status: Full-Time/Non-exempt

Reports To:  YouthLine Managing Supervisor

Compensation: Starting salary for this position is $28.44/hour plus health, dental, vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance premiums; a matching 401K plan; a flexible spending plan; access to professional development funds, licensure supervision at no cost to employee; PSLF repayment; an employee assistance program; and a free fitbit. Lines for Life provides a $1 per hour in-office shift differential on top of the base pay for hours worked in the office when required to work in office at least 3 days per week.

Youth Crisis Line Supervisor Schedule options:  

40 hours per week: Will include 1 weekend day in office (Saturday or Sunday) and an optional remote day, includes weekly Flex Time.  

32 hours per week: Will include 1 weekend day in office (Saturday or Sunday), benefits eligible, does not include weekly Flex Time.  

Youth Crisis Line Supervisor Schedule: Must be available to regularly work between the hours of 12:30pm – 11:30 pm to accommodate the hours of operation for the YouthLine Call Center in Portland. Days of the week TBD, but will include at least one weekend day each week. A portion of each shift will be spent supervising youth volunteers and interns and the remainder of the shift taking contacts via call, text, and chat on the YouthLine help, support, and crisis line. 

About YouthLine: YouthLine is a free peer-to-peer help, support, and crisis line for youth ages 10-24. For over 20 years, the YouthLine has helped support the mental wellness of young people, prevent youth suicide, and change culture around mental wellbeing by through teen-to-teen mental health support. Teen and young adult volunteers and interns receive extensive training to serve as peer counselors for other youth and are supervised by educated clinicians with extensive crisis experience. The peer experience is critical: youth best understand the experience of their peers because they are living the same experience, uniquely situating them to provide meaningful, impactful support for youth in crisis.

Join us in creating a community where teens can lean on each other, find strength, and discover pathways to healing. Together, we can change lives—one conversation at a time!

Youth Crisis Line Supervisor Position Summary:  This position will supervise, assist and mentor volunteer YouthLine Peer Helpers and Coaching Volunteers between the hours of 3:30PM – 10:30 PM. YouthLine Supervisors oversee volunteers and interns answering acute crisis and referral calls, texts, and chats with care and compassion on the YouthLine, assist with quality assurance monitoring, and build community and positive relationships with youth, focusing on inclusion and youth development. This position is primarily a mentorship and supportive role for the YouthLine youth volunteers, but will answer crisis contacts daily outside of hours when youth volunteers and interns are present. 

Youth Crisis Line Supervisor Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrate the culture of Lines for Life by modeling behavior that supports the goals and philosophies of Lines for Life and the YouthLine. 
• Supervise the YouthLine help, support, and crisis line, a teen-to-teen line with call, text, chat, and email capabilities.
• Utilize clinical knowledge and collaborate with Team Leads to assess safety of the youth who reach out and contact emergency or protective intervention services to provide more focused support when needed. Determine when emergency services or protective services need to be contacted to provide support to youth crisis contacts. Provide final clinical decisions on supporting contacts.
• Support YouthLine volunteers answering calls, texts, and chats with compassion in accordance with Lines for Life’s training expectations and scope. 
• Establish rapport with YouthLine volunteers and contacts, and act as a resource of knowledge and systems use for volunteers. 
• Collaborate with the Youth Development team on providing ongoing mentoring and development for youth volunteers and interns. 
• Maintain YouthLine contact procedures.
• Establish and promote community and inclusiveness between youth volunteers and staff members by creating a welcoming, caring environment. 
• Implement and follow all protocols and procedures for supporting youth who reach out to the YouthLine help, support, and crisis line. 
• Work independently in managing calls, texts, and chats that reach an acuity level that is more appropriate for staff than youth volunteers. 
• Troubleshoot and problem-solve various technology issues that arise in the YouthLine call center. 
• Answer calls, texts, and chats from youth contacts daily outside of hours when youth volunteers and interns are not present.
• Identify appropriate, available resources that can be provided to contacts and support the efforts of the YouthLine. 
• Attend weekly and monthly meetings including, but not limited to: weekly individual supervision, weekly clinical supervision, bi-weekly Clinical staff meetings, monthly YouthLine all-staff meetings, and monthly Lines for Life staff meetings. 
• Complete Flex Times tasks weekly when not supervising or taking contacts on the help, support, and crisis line. 
• Performs other duties, such as call center cleaning and light maintenance, and administrative and organizational tasks as needed. 

Youth Crisis Line Supervisor Required Requirements 

• Master’s Degree in a related social sciences field. 
• Crisis Intervention Training. 
• A minimum of two years of experience working with youth. 
• Proficient with database and MS Office computer environment. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to mentor youth. 
• Ability to handle stress. 
• Must be available to regularly work between the hours of 12:30pm – 11:30 pm to accommodate the hours of operation for the YouthLine Call Center in Portland.  

Youth Crisis Line Supervisor Compensation Package: The starting salary for this position is $28.44/hr. for individuals with graduate degrees in a related field. Lines for Life also offers a great benefits package valued at over $9,500 that includes full coverage for employee health, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance premiums; a matching 401K plan; a flexible spending plan; an employee assistance program; and a free fitbit. 

About the Organization: Lines for Life is a regional non-profit that is dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide. We offer help and hope to individuals and communities and promote mental health for all. Our work addresses a spectrum of needs that include intervention, prevention, and advocacy. We educate, train, and advocate to prevent issues of substance abuse, mental illness, and thoughts of suicide from reaching crisis levels. But when a crisis arises or support is needed, we are available 24/7/365 to intervene with personalized help. 

This job description is not meant to be an all inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position’s scope and function in the company. Lines for Life is an equal opportunity employer. 

EEO: Lines for Life strives to create a diverse, inclusive environment to better represent the communities that we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer. Lines for Life shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. However, it shall not be a violation of this clause for Lines for Life to extend a publicly announced preference in employment to Indians living on or near an Indian reservation, in connection with employment opportunities on or near an Indian reservation, as permitted by 41 CFR 60-1.5.  

All Lines for Life employees must be approved to work by the Oregon Department of Human Services’ Background Check Unit. Background checks are completed after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.