<p>Description</p> <p>SCHEDULE: 40 hours, Tuesday-Friday, 7AM-5:30PM, participates in on-call rotation</p> <p>Pays $ 71,676.00 - $75,000 annually DOE</p> <p>LOCATION: 3368 Washington St. Jamaica Plain, MA</p> <p>Travel is required to various residences within the permanent supportive housing portfolio. Most residences are located within Greater Boston.</p> <p>SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:</p> <p>The Crisis Clinician, a role within Housing Clinical Services, will work closely with the Pine Street Inn permanent supportive housing department's programs and teams to develop and offer solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness and recovery, with the goal of ultimately restoring housing environments to their non-crisis state as quickly and efficiently as possible. Interventions with tenants may include activation of a personal crisis plan, in-person risk assessment, referrals to respite, detox, or other inpatient settings and coordination with emergency services personnel. The position reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor, Crisis and will work within a team. The Crisis Clinician will coordinate care and work very closely with the housing clinicians and housing support services staff.</p> <p>This position will have some on-call duties, to be shared with and rotated amongst the crisis team within Housing Clinical Services.</p> <p>Requirements</p> <p>EDUCATION/TRAINING:</p> <p>REQUIRED:</p> <ul> <li>Master's degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, counseling, etc.) </li></ul> <p>KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:</p> <p>REQUIRED:</p> <ul> <li>Clinical skills and competence to assess risk, triage resources appropriately, and develop collaborative plans with a tenant </li><li>Strong computer skills, including but not limited to use of management information systems or database programs </li><li>Knowledge of and strong commitment to Harm Reduction philosophy, principles and practices. </li></ul> <p>PREFERRED:</p> <ul> <li>LICSW, LMHC or another qualified licensure (e.g.: LCSW) preferred </li><li>Experience working with chronically homeless, medically vulnerable individuals, with tri-morbidities (mental illness, substance abuse, medically compromised) </li><li>Familiarity with Housing First as a model of permanent, supported, affordable housing </li><li>Expertise in Motivational Interviewing and case management responsibilities </li><li>Expertise in Trauma-Informed Care, including the impact on direct-care staff (i.e. secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization) </li><li>Bilingual Spanish/ English </li></ul>