Law Enforcement Co-Responder

Opportunities abound at Sound!

Sound is growing and we are hiring a law enforcement co-responder in Burien, WA! Sound is one of King County’s most comprehensive providers of quality mental health and addiction treatment services, supporting our area’s most vulnerable populations. A central tenet of our work is Reaching Recovery, an evidence-based clinical care model.

If you want to be part of a dynamic team in a comprehensive outpatient setting, Sound offers a stimulating and supportive working environment, excellent and abundant supervision, and opportunities for professional growth, in a strengths-based organization. 

Sound team members are focused on demonstrating compassion, patience, and understanding when treating clients. We believe in and advocate for Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion for our team and clients. 

Mental Health needs of our community are at an all-time high! You have an opportunity to have an immediate impact and provide assistance to those in need. As a Law Enforcement Co-Responder, you will be a member of Sound’s Crisis team and based within the City of Burien. 

As a Law Enforcement Co-Responder, you will provide immediate crisis resolutions with emphasis on the goal of stabilizing the crisis in the least restrictive way, facilitating access to mental health and substance use disorder services, providing diversion services to reduce hospitalizations, performing clinical assessments and evaluations for involuntary detention to psychiatric and substance use disorders.

• Provide crisis outreach services working within a collaborative and supportive team environment
• Maintain the respect and dignity of each client, the client's personal supports, and community professionals, emphasizing special population concerns.
• Represent the agency and the profession in a manner that is equitable, thorough, highly skilled collaboration with individuals, and the community.
• Demonstrate effective skills in case investigation, evaluation of facts, witnesses and clients, management of the interview, crisis management, the integration of facts found, and decisive decision making that leads to a safe and secure disposition.

Minimum Requirements:

·  Two (2) years of experience in a Mental Health setting required.

·  Ability to obtain Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration upon hire

Education/Licenses/Certifications:

·  Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field required.

·  Must be a mental health professional (MHP)

·  Current Washington Driver's License and reliable transportation