About this role
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Exemption Status:
Non-ExemptHiring Range:
$21.82 - $33.15Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details:
Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)Scheduled Hours:
VariableShift:
4 - Mixed Shift, 10 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
20Cost Center:
71000 - 0727 YMCI WorcesterUnion:
SEIU Local 509 Community Health LinkThis position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
Provides a short-term clinical crisis intervention service that is a mobile and/or on-site, face-to-face therapeutic response to a youth experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Works as part of an interdisciplinary team to identify, assess, stabilize and treat the youth and their family with the goal of reducing imminent risk and increasing coping skills and functioning. Works to link the youth and their family to the lowest level of care, preferably resources in their home community. Assists the youth and family in engaging and actively participate in the crisis intervention. Employs in-depth knowledge of community resources and services to guide clients and acts as a bridge between families, agencies, and community resources.I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Provides support and guidance to youth and families experiencing crisis.
2. Assists in the development of risk management/safety plan.
3. Refers youth and families to support services.
4. Acts as a bridge between families, agencies and community supports.
5. Assures families full involvement in crisis intervention services including team’s adherence to “family voice and choice”.
6. Actively participates in the multi-disciplinary team meetings and case discussions.
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, or social work.
2. Must be able to pass a CORI background check.
3. Current valid US-issued driver's license and driving is a requirement.
Preferred:
N/A
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. One year of psychology, counseling, social work, or related experience.
Preferred:
N/A
III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
1. Must be able to move about the space periodically during the shift.
2. Must be able to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery alarms, medicals codes or alarms).
3. Must be able to stoop, crouch, kneel or crawl for various reasons.
4. Must be able to work weekends and evening hours.
The characteristics above are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made if necessary in order to perform the essential functions
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Other facts
About UMass Memorial Health
UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts. Through pain and pandemics, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine, to create jobs, and to make life better for those we serve. We are leaders in the training of physicians and those who work in every facet of health care. We make outstanding care accessible for all, regardless of ability to pay. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing.
UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts. We are the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, with access to the latest technology, research and clinical trials.
UMass Memorial Health: Locations in Central Massachusetts
Our locations include:
• UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester)
• UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (Fitchburg, Clinton and Leominster)
• UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital (Marlborough)
• UMass Memorial Health - Harrington (Southbridge, Webster)
• UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional (Milford)
• Community Healthlink (Worcester, Leominster)
We have an affiliation with CareWell Urgent Care to provide regional urgent care services. Also, the UMass Memorial Medical Group provides high quality, low-cost outpatient surgery services at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury.
UMass Memorial Health Care by the numbers:
2,400 physicians on our active medical staff
3,000 registered nurses
20,000 total employees
1,200 beds in our hospitals
What you'll do
- The Crisis Support Worker provides short-term clinical crisis intervention services to youth experiencing behavioral health crises. They work as part of an interdisciplinary team to assess, stabilize, and treat the youth and their families, linking them to community resources.
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