Lummi Nation Job Center:
Crisis Outreach Specialist

Job Details

Job Title
Crisis Outreach Specialist
Open Date
08/15/2022
Close Date
08/22/2022
Department
114
Duration
1
Vacancies
1
Job Summary
The Crisis Outreach Specialist will collaborate with the crisis outreach team. They will be on a weekly rotation answering the crisis phone during normal business hours. This position will work collaboratively with their team to indigenize the way the Lummi Behavioral Health Department responds to crisis. An ongoing goal will be to assess and assess and strengthen our outreach and crisis response. They will be required to do peer support counseling for clients in crisis, this could include community outreach and/or working on cultural arts and projects in the office or during therapeutic groups. The Crisis Outreach Specialist will support ongoing efforts to improve the integration of health services provided by medical providers, harm reduction staff, public health, mental health clinicians, substance use disorder counselors, recovery coaches and peer support counselors, and other social services. This position will work collaboratively with staff from multiple programs including Behavioral Health, Lummi Counseling Services, and Lummi Tribal Health Clinic. The Crisis Outreach Specialist will be based primarily at the Lummi Behavioral Health Department, but may spend time at the Lummi Clinic, Lummi Counseling Services, Opioid Treatment Program, and in the community to support a holistic patient care model. The Crisis Outreach Specialist may directly assess for and provide peer support counseling and will provide temporary counseling services until a client in crisis is linked with a Licensed Mental Health Clinician. This position may require flexible work hours based on the services needed within the Lummi Nation, however the schedule will normally be Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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