POSITION SUMMARY

The Mental Health Worker will provide crisis intervention and crisis stabilization services to individuals in behavioral health emergencies. They are responsible for ensuring the safety of neighbors, staff, volunteers and all others on the Opportunity Center Campus, therapeutic care to adults, children, and adolescents who are in psychiatric crisis to intervene and stabilize behaviors. The MHW will divert individuals from unnecessary conflict; provide timely crisis intervention and crisis stabilization services; and provide referrals and linkages to short or long-term community behavioral health services.

The Mental Health Worker will build a trusting relationship with neighbors; develop partnerships with behavioral health service organizations; and, serve as a liaison for the neighbor to facilitate access to services while improving the quality of services offered by CitySquare Programs. They will round regularly with staff and provide weekly updates on activity related to CitySquare.