Crisis Specialist

Terros Health is pleased to share an exciting and challenging opportunity for an Crisis Specialist (30 hours) - Kingman. Terros Health‘s Crisis team provide behavioral health, prevention, education and crisis stabilization services. They serve children, adolescents, adults, senior adults and families as well as schools, neighborhoods, organizations and businesses by providing phone, walk-in and in-home crisis counseling to clients to facilitate immediate stabilization of emotions and behavior. The individual will need to be professional, friendly, a self-starter, organized, and compassionate.

Terros Health is a healthcare organization of caring people, guided by our core values of integrity, compassion and empowerment. For more than four decades, the heart of everything we do is inspiring change for life. We help people manage addiction and mental illness, provide primary medical care, restore families, support our veterans, and connect individuals to the care they need.

If you are interested in working for one of the State‘s Leading Healthcare Organizations that promotes Integrity, Compassion, and Empowerment, we encourage you to apply

Recently awarded among Arizona‘s Most Admired Companies by AZ Big Media

Terros Health is now hiring for a Crisis Specialist (30 hours) at our Kingman location.

New Grads Welcome

If you just received your degree in the behavioral health field, and need experience - We will train

New Hire Sign On Bonus: $2,000 if not licensed

$3,000 to $5,000 if licensed (cannot be a temporary license)

Shift differentials available: $3 per hour extra for evenings and $4 per hour extra for weekends

Bilingual - Language Differential are also Available

The Crisis Specialist will be asked to assess individuals in crisis situations including but not limited to: alcohol and substance use issues, psychosis, paranoia, suicidality and victims of domestic violence. They must operate closely with Police and Fire departments and community organizations to provide the utmost care and protection for both clients and staff; and incorporate knowledge about de-escalating clients and help them discover creative solutions to their immediate problems. They will provide written and/or verbal data as well as daily follow through with clients providing additional referrals and resources as needed.

Your duties would include but are not limited to:

• Providing phone, walk-in and in-home crisis counseling to clients in order to facilitate immediate stabilization of emotions and behavior. Focus of care will be with the seriously mentally ill, children/ adolescents and includes suicide and family
• Develop short-term crisis management plans with clients/or families when appropriate.
• Assist clients in developing a plan of action and makes appropriate referrals to other agencies and/ or long-term counseling when appropriate.

• GED/High school diploma with a minimum of 1.5 years of behavioral health experience, or an associate‘s degree in the behavioral health field, or
• A bachelor‘s degree (not in the field of behavioral health) and 1 year of behavioral health experience, or
• A bachelor‘s degree in the behavioral health field (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Counseling) or
• Masters degree, i.e., MA, MC, MSW, in a behavioral health field, Arizona license or eligible for Arizona license.
• Preferred- One year of experience practicing in one of the licenses listed below.
• Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT)
• Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)
• Licensed Associate Substance Abuse Counselor (LASAC)
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by the Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
• Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC) by the Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
• Must have or obtain a valid Arizona Driver License, be (21 years of age) with a minimum 4 years driving experience. Must meet requirements of Terros driving policy
• Must have a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card (Level 1) or apply for an Arizona fingerprint clearance card within 7 working days of employment