Crisis Intervention Worker

ORCHARD PLACE

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Crisis Intervention Worker

SUMMARY:

The Crisis Intervention Worker is available to the staff and residents of the PMIC program to assist clients in managing stressful and potentially explosive situations without the use of Emergency Treatment Procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES included the following. Additional duties may be assigned.

• Adheres to the philosophy, values, commitments and practices of the Sanctuary model in guiding the day-to-day interactions with clients, families and staff.
• Respects and values individual differences and actively supports a culture that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion
• Checks in with the MTCr On Call and School Personnel upon arrival at work. Receives a report regarding children/youth that are at risk to require Emergency Treatment Procedures and follows up as appropriate.
• Checks in with all the buildings on campus throughout shift to maintain safety and support. Provides coaching and modeling to all milieu staff. Will fill in for ratio and med passing needs when needed.
• Completes a report on work completed each day and submits to appropriate agency/school staff.
• Develops opportunities to work with the children/youth on pro-social skills, relaxation and anger management. Completes positive interactions with youth on a daily basis. Facilitates and coordinates Resident Committee membership and meetings.
• Attends SELF meetings, Red Flag meetings, CIW meetings, staffings, Psychiatric Consults, family therapy and individual therapy as appropriate.
• Completes TACT-2 - Instructor level, Completes Ukeru-Instructor level. Facilitates TACT-2, Ukeru and Situational trainings as scheduled or needs arise. Provides coaching and feedback when needed. Follows up with MTD, MTCr and MTC as needed to assure fidelity to the model.
• Utilize and model skills aimed to safely divert a physical restraint in accordance to the organizational goal of minimizing restraints.
• Adheres to all DIAL regulations, Joint Commission standards and policies and procedures.
• Has an understanding of trauma informed care and utilize strategies to assist residents in managing trauma reactions. Demonstrates sensitivity to children that have experienced trauma.
• Completes additional duties as assigned.

HOURS AND REMUNERATION:

This position requires generally 40 hours weekly. Schedule will include evening, morning and weekend hours to meet the needs of the program. (Sun-Wed, Wed-Sat)

SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP:

The Crisis Intervention Worker reports directly to the Milieu Treatment Director.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

GENERAL: At the time of employment and every three (3) years thereafter, the person shall receive a physician's certification of adequate health to perform duties. Must have satisfactory background checks and meet federal fingerprinting requirements through the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Abuse Registries (which includes child abuse, dependent adult abuse and sexual offender registries). At the time of employment and throughout employment with the agency, the person shall have a valid Driver's license and show proof of valid liability insurance on own vehicle.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must pass and/or complete: New Staff Orientation, Mandatory Reporters Training, TACT-2 Training Course, TBRI Training, Basic First-Aid/CPR Course, Medication Manager Course, Connecting Course, and any additional training required by the supervisor during the first six months of employment. Must qualify for agency insurance coverage to transport residents. Ability to effectively handle emergency situations professionally, this may require physical restraint, escort and self-protection techniques.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES: Bachelor''s degree in psychology, sociology, social work or a related field and a minimum of two years experience working with children/youth and families. Must demonstrate competence in understanding of population served, providing individual and family services, ability to effectively engage client/family/provider in services, and commitment to providing safe, high quality care to the children, youth and families served.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and general correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from superiors, other employees, residents, and persons outside of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions, verbal and behavioral interaction, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to determine imminent danger to ensure safety of youth and staff through appropriate levels of response.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Walking, standing, and sitting required. Physical restraint of residents during psychiatric emergency may be required. Using hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job the employee is periodically exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.