Help
Others, Make a Difference, Save a Life.
Do
you want to make a difference in people's lives every day?
Or help people navigate the tough spots in their life?
And do it all while working where your hard work is appreciated?
You have a lot of choices in where you work…make the decision
to work where you are valued!
Join
the McNabb Center Team as a Co-Response Clinician today!
The Co-Response
Clinician will work side-by-side
(co-respond) with law enforcement in the community to intervene and divert
individuals during police encounters. The clinician will:
- triage, assess and identify
possible treatment options for identified individuals
- provide mental health follow-up field calls with law enforcement
- be housed at Knoxville Police Department headquarters
- facilitate
trainings to law enforcement on mental health and substance use
disorders
- participate in Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
trainings.
COMPENSATION: Starting
salary for this position is approximately $48,020 /yr based on relevant
experience and education.
Schedule:
- Flexibility
required to meet the needs of the program.
Travel:
- Valid
driver's license required.
- F endorsement and a personal dependable vehicle to
conduct community outreach and response.
- Maintaining a dependable vehicle and
certified driver status is a condition of employment.
Equipment/Technology:
- Basic
computer skills required for timekeeping, email, and documentation in the
electronic medical record.
QUALIFICATIONS - Knox
Co-Response Clinician
Education:
- Must have at least a Master's degree in a health-related field of
counseling, psychology, social work, sociology, addictions, or a behavioral
science field with course work or experience in the areas of cultural
diversity, human development, etiology and treatment of mental illness, alcohol
and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, and intellectual
disability.
- Candidates with a Master's degree in rehabilitation,
occupational therapy, criminal justice, or education, must have fifteen
college-level semester hours of coursework in behavioral health and at least
one year of work experience in the behavioral health setting.
Experience / Knowledge:
- One year
experience in the social work and addictions field and/or behavioral health and
criminal justice setting preferred.
Physical:
- Minimal
exposure to biological hazards.
- Hearing of normal/soft tones and close eye work.
- Valid driver's license.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching.
- CPR and First Aid
certification required (training provided).
- Required to be certified in and adequately implement verbal
de-escalation techniques.
- Applicants should be able to exercise sound judgement under pressure.
- Clinical staff may be required to get an F endorsement to transport
clients as necessary.
Apply today to work where we care about you as an
employee and where your hard work makes a difference!
Helen Ross McNabb
Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment
opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected
veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other
characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies
to all terms and conditions of employment.
Helen Ross McNabb
Center conducts
background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug
screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug screen, background
check, and driving record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB
Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.