Kitsap Mental Health Services Careers

Adult Mobile Crisis Outreach Clinical Supervisor – Full Time

Hiring Range: This position has a compensation range that spans the salary threshold for Washington State, which means that this position may be classified as either non-exempt (hourly) or exempt (salaried), depending on the candidate’s qualifications, including education, experience, and other relevant factors.

Non-Exempt (Hourly): $35.79 - $37.49 per hour

Exempt (Salaried): $77,968.80 - $93,038.40 per year

$3,000 Sign-on Bonus*

Benefits: 

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage: Enjoy extensive health, dental, and vision benefits to support your well-being, with access to top-tier care and services.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Take advantage of up to 19 days of paid time off (PTO), plus 2 mental health days and 10 paid holidays in your first year, giving you the time you need to recharge and take care of yourself. (Pro-rated for part-time employees.)
• Company-Paid Life & Disability Insurance: We’ve got you covered with short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance, all provided at no cost to you, so you can feel secure in every situation.
• Student Loan Assistance & Professional Development: Benefit from student loan repayment assistance and a commitment to your growth with extensive training and development opportunities to advance your career.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Take control of your future with a wide range of investment options in our 403(b) plan. Depending on eligibility, you could also receive generous company contributions to help grow your retirement savings.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access confidential support through our EAP, offering resources for personal and professional challenges, including counseling, financial advice, and more.
• Pets Best Pet Insurance: Keep your furry family members healthy with comprehensive pet insurance for your cats and dogs, covering a variety of treatments and services.
• 2MorrowHealth Behavioral Change App: Improve your mental and physical well-being with free access to 2MorrowHealth, a powerful app designed to support healthy behavior changes and wellness goals.
• Home Support Services: Whether you’re buying, selling, or refinancing, we offer valuable resources to assist with your home journey, helping you navigate the process with confidence.
• Dynamic, Collaborative Team Environment: Join an incredible team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and support, where every voice is heard and every idea valued.

Kitsap Mental Health Services is hiring a Clinical Supervisor for our MCOT Team.The Mobile Crisis Outreach Adult Team Supervisor provides a prompt and focused expert response to persons in crisis in a compassionate and efficient manner in keeping with State and SBHO-mandated crisis services, including DCR duties. Provide immediate crisis resolutions with emphasis on the goal of stabilizing the crisis in the least restrictive way, facilitating access to mental health and substance use disorder services, and performing clinical assessments and legal investigations and evaluations for involuntary detention to psychiatric and substance use disorder facilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the principles of crisis intervention that focus on rapid resolution of a crisis to prevent further deterioration, to achieve a pre-crisis level of functioning, promote growth & effective problem solving, and to recognize danger signs to prevent negative outcomes.
• Maintain a thorough working knowledge of Washington State statutes and regulatory codes that govern and direct the responsibilities of members of the Crisis Response Team. 
• Maintain a thorough working knowledge of family dynamics processes during crisis episodes to ensure helpful, supportive problem-solving that promotes growth, education, and ongoing collaboration with the treatment team.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff through the use of case material and regularly scheduled interaction to develop or improve the staff’s therapeutic effectiveness in practice. Provide an initial review of case records in order to ensure that appropriate standards of care are maintained according to agency, regulatory, contractual, or judicial requirements.
• Ensure staff knows and follows agency policies and procedures that meet clinical needs without compromising the safety of staff, clients, and other stakeholders involved in a crisis episode.
• Ensure that an appropriate continuum of care and intervention is applied during crisis response episodes.  Ensure that face-to-face interventions are carried out when clinically indicated or requested. Ensure that appropriate follow-up interventions occur to minimize gaps in services. As necessary, act as the primary liaison between the CRT and the public or other agency departments, ensuring appropriate follow-up and coordination of services.
• Ensure that all documentation relative to crisis intervention services and consumer contact is complete, accurate, and submitted in a timely manner in accordance with agency, regulatory, and/or judicial standards.  Ensure that ongoing training relative to documentation expectations and requirements is provided to members of the Crisis Response Team in an effective and timely manner.
• Provide or ensure the provision of a work schedule for members of the CRT that provides for 24-hour crisis response services at a level that maintains a continuity of coverage according to contractual requirements.
• Assume primary responsibility for development of annual budget requirements for the CRT; monitor and maintain a balanced budget.
• Provide backup crisis intervention/crisis response services as a member of the Crisis Response Team, as necessary, in order to ensure the appropriate continuity of care levels are maintained.

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION: Masters Degree in Psychology, social services, or behavioral health field

EXPERIENCE: Specialist (minimum of 5 years of job-related experience)

This position requires driving clients in a personal vehicle on behalf of the agency; therefore, the incumbent must meet agency driving requirements, including meeting the minimum age requirement of 21 years old, successfully completing a motor vehicle history check, possessing and maintaining a current, valid driver's license in the state of Washington, and having reliable, insured transportation.

Experience with youth in crisis intervention, crisis triage centers, acute inpatient units or substance abuse treatment centers or community outreach.

LICENSURE: Must meet and maintain the definition of a Mental Health Professional as defined in RCW 71.05.020.

Preferred Qualifications:

EXPERIENCE: Expert (minimum of 7 years of job-related experience)

Experience in co-occurring disorders treatment, individual and group therapy, or substance abuse treatment. Experience with administration and program development. At least two years of previous experience as a supervisor.

LICENSURE: Washington License (LICSW, LMFT or LMHC)

*A sign-on bonus is a form of compensation for a new employee in addition to their established salary

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