Overview
Advocates is seeking an independent, motivated, enthusiastic clinical professional to join our expanding team!
Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.
Due to recent expansion, the Jail Diversion Program is seeking dynamic police based social workers to co-respond with officers on evening shifts at the Mansfield Police Department.
The Jail Diversion Program (JDP) Social Worker works in conjunction with the local police department to provide psychiatric and substance abuse evaluations to needing program participants.
Are you ready to make a difference?
Responsibilities
Accompany first-responding officers to call-out situations, promoting an ethical, structured, healthy and helpful environment. Serve as clinical liaison to police department personnel.
Provide psychiatric and substance abuse evaluation of individuals and families in crisis in police custody, community, clinic, and hospital settings.
Provide crisis intervention services including crisis case management and short-term crisis counseling as follow-up from initial evaluation.
Maintain linkages with community services by providing documented case consultations and problem resolution, and referring individuals to appropriate services.
Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of managed care and health insurance systems; provide other clinicians with managed care information and resources pertinent to the crises being managed.
Participate in cross training of police personnel and JDP team members.
Qualifications
Master's Degree in related counseling field and a minimum of two years’ experience in crisis intervention (inpatient, outpatient, resident acceptable).
Must hold a valid driver’s license and have access to an operational and insured vehicle.
Excellent client intake, interviewing and assessment skills.
Proactive, ethical, creative and enthusiastic approach and strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and providers.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Strongly prefer a candidate that will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
At Advocates, the health and safety of the people in our care, our employees, and the broader community is our top priority. Effective October 18, 2021, Advocates will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e. both doses of Pfizer or Moderna, or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson.)
Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, partnered status, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, culture, and experience.