Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.
Overview:

The TEAM Masters-level Mental Health Professional (MHP) performs crisis intervention, risk assessment and referral services for individuals in the community that are experiencing a mental health crisis. The MHP will be part of a 2-person team which includes Tallahassee Police Department law enforcement officer who will ride together and respond to mental health crisis calls that come through the Central Dispatch Agency (9-1-1). The MHP will strive to avert psychiatric hospitalization though crisis intervention, but if needed, the officer may initiate the Baker Act or Marchman Act for involuntary examination when appropriate. The MHP will make referrals, complete follow-ups for the TEAM clinical staff, maintain the Clinical Staff Follow-Up Spreadsheet, submit daily shift counselor stats to the TPD officer, submit daily shift reports to the Crisis Services team Leader, and help to connect individuals with community resources and treatment. The MHP will conduct risk assessments and document in Apalachee Center’s electronic medical record.
Shift: 1:00pm-11:00pm, days of the week will vary
Rate of Pay: $26.00-$28.00/hr.