Title: Crisis Counselor
Location: Columbia, MD
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Pay Rate: $24-$27 Per Hour
Shift Times Available (This is a 24/7 Facility):
2 am - 10 am Thurs - Mon
6 pm - 2 am Thurs - Mon
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or mental health related field preferred.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school with a minimum of 120 college credits, Master's Degree from accredited school with a minimum of 30 graduate school credits. Transcript or copy of degree(s) required.
- 1 year of experience in mental health services, preferably in crisis intervention services, suicide prevention and intervention.
- Computer skills with various software – Microsoft Products proficient skills required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to function successfully in an environment requiring immediate response to urgent situations
- Knowledge of and familiarity with local and statewide community resources
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Computer skills with various software and the internet
Day to Day: In this role you will be responsible for providing online emotional support to individuals utilizing Crisis Chat and Text services including crisis intervention, emotional support, and resources to all contacts. This includes online communication via email and chat, no phone work is required in this role. You will receive 5 weeks total of in person training during the same shift that you'll be working. A high emphasis is placed on quality assurance for this role.