IRIS Clinician

Make an Impact Before Crisis Hits - Join Our Co-Responder Team

Sign-On Bonus: $2,000

Are you a clinician who thrives in the field, values proactive care, and wants to make a real difference in your community? Join our team and work alongside CIT-trained law enforcement to support individuals and families before situations escalate into crisis. 

This is not a traditional office role, this is meaningful, community-based work where you help bridge gaps in care, build trust, and connect people to the services they need to stay safe and stable in the community. This is a proactive, prevention focused position, your work directly reduces emergency interventions and improves long-term outcomes for the community. 

What You'll Do

• Partner with CIT-trained officers to provide in-home and community-based screenings, crisis counseling, and early intervention. 
• Identify individuals at risk and proactively engage them in treatment to prevent escalation. 
• Support individuals and families navigating: 
  • Mental health and substance use challenges
  • Family, parenting, and relationship concerns
  • Stress, financial hardship, aging-related issues, and more. 
• Respond to referrals from law enforcement, schools, and providers, focusing on high-risk individuals with repeated emergency calls.
• Coordinate care with law enforcement, behavioral health providers, and community resources. 
• Help ensure individuals don't "fall through the cracks" by maintaining ongoing engagement and follow-up. 
• Deliver clinical screenings and services while representing the program in the community. 

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and sign-on bonus.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance. 
  • Generous PTO 11 paid holidays
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan with 9% employer contribution (for eligible staff).
  • Employer-funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Student Tuition and Loan Support
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
  • HRSA load repayment opportunities
• Professional Growth
  • Qualified Supervisor available for licensure
  • Career advancement opportunities. We invest in our people!

• Master’s degree in counseling or related field.
• Experience working with mental health and/or substance use disorders (adults and children).
• Crisis intervention experience preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, communication, and engagement skills. 
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, community-based environment.
• Comfort managing high-stress situations with professionalism and sound judgment. 
• Knowledge of local social service resources (or ability to quickly build it).
• Valid FL driver's license and safe driving record.
• Ability to pass Level II Background Screening and drug test. 
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and 12-hour shifts. 
• Basic computer proficiency and strong documentation skills. 

Apply today and be a part of a team that changes lives every day. 

For more information regarding the Level II Background Screening click here: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Salary : $48,680 - $57,680