Crisis Stabilization Counselor - South King & Pierce County

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Sound Behavioral Health is growing, and we are hiring a crisis stabilization counselor in Kent, WA, to support families throughout South King and Pierce County! 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.

The crisis stabilization counselor supports individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health or substance abuse issues when they may be experiencing a mental health, environmental, vocational, or behavioral crisis. This person will provide community-based intervention and prevention services to individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health care needs.  

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week. Monday-Friday with flexible scheduling during core business hours (7:00am-7:00pm) to meet the needs of the families we support. 

Location: The primary office is located in Kent. This role will support clients throughout South King and Pierce County. Frequent driving is required. 

Accepting applications until September 14. 

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Provides crisis response during working hours and on-call basis. 
• Works closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and provide feedback, to expedite implementation of assessment interventions. 
• Participates with case management to address mental health symptoms and/or challenging behaviors.   
• Facilitates relationships and serves as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the community. 
• Creates, develops and revises Prevention and Intervention Plans with larger treatment team. 
• Facilitates relationships and serves as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the community. 
• Coordinates and monitors discharge planning process including the development of a discharge plan and referral to follow-up resources. 
• Participate in staff meetings, individual supervision and assigned committees, as required. 
• Participate in continuing education on an annual basis. 
• Provide consultation/education services to other organizations as appropriate. 
• Maintain ethical and competent client and peer relationships in the delivery of service. 
• Relate to others in a professional manner, respectful of individual and cultural differences. 
• Comply with all applicable federal, state and county laws and regulations, Sound policies and procedures and all safety regulations. 
• Understand, apply, synthesize and demonstrate recovery concepts in behavioral health. 
• Perform other duties as assigned 

KEY WORK RELATIONSHIPS 

Establishes and maintains positive, ethical, and professional working relationships with clinical team members, clients, and outside organizations. Relates to a wide variety of people including members of ethnic and sexual minority populations, and is respectful of individual and cultural differences. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

• A Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a counseling-related field is required. 
• A Master's degree in social work, psychology, or a counseling-related field is preferred.

• At least 2 years of directly related clinical experience to the program as a clinician or case manager, and demonstrated skills in clinical assessment and treatment, preferred.

• Direct clinical experience with minority and low-income individuals and families, preferred. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS

• Washington State licensure as an LMHC, LICSW, LMFT, or associate-level is highly preferred.
• If not licensed, must obtain Washington State Certified or Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor (CAAC or LAAC) status within 60 days of hire.
• Mental Health Professional (MHP) designation is preferred. 
• Washington State driver's license and insurable driving record required for travel into the community to support clients. 

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS 

• Skill and experience in working with: 
• A wide range of emotional and behavioral problems in adults;  
• Presenting problems of the entire family unit;  
• Individual adult problems and marital difficulties;  
• Communicating effectively with collateral agencies having contact with the individual and/or the family; and  
• Early intervention and prevention as well as time-effective treatment.  Ability to work well independently is necessary.   
• Knowledge of community mental health systems and resources within King County is highly desirable. Because of the nature of the target population, experience with diverse populations is preferred.