Job Description

Annual Salary: $65,000

P o s i tion S u m ma r y :   T he Mobile Response Team ( MRT) Therapist i s responsible f or therapeutic crisis stabilization intervention and crisis prevention services i n the Brevard Cou n t y System of Care i n a variety of home and comm u ni t y settings. This position provides immediate response for fa m ily stabilization and follow‐up support for people in communi t y . T h e Mobile Resp o nse Te a m is co-located with and works collaboratively with the Melbou r ne Police D e par t ment. This position maintains informat i on r e garding the environm e nt of cu r r e nt s ervices to en s ure a fle x ible, responsive, culturally competent se rv ice delivery system.

*This position utilizes a rotating two-week cycle known as a Pitman Schedule which consists of 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, and finally 3 days off. This position works every other weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; the therapist will then be off for the next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. One working day of this two-week cycle is selected by the therapist to be an 8-hour working day. 

T e c h n ical / F u nctio n al Ex p e ctations:

1. E n s u r e T h e r ape u tic C r i s i s R e sp o n s e - Essential Function: T h is po s iti o n p ro v i d es the r a p e utic c r i s is r e s p o n s e in B r e v a r d Co u n t y in con j u n ction w i th a case m a n a ger. M RTs are design e d to a d dress a wide v ariety of situat i ons, i n cludi n g suicidal and homicidal behaviors, i n d i v iduals display i ng halluc i nati o ns, family/peer conflicts and disruptive behaviors. The M RT c a n b e the first on t he sc e ne or m ay b e c alled b y law e nfo r ce m ent. M RTs are dispat c hed to t he location of a c r isis with a target response time of one hour from the time of t he call. M RTs coo r dinate in‐ person servic e s with law en f orc e ment to provide additi o nal safe t y , w h e n a p propriate and necessa r y .

2. Co m pr e h e nsi v e S u m m ar y o f Crisi s Intervention - Essential Function : T hi s posit i o n wil l p r ovid e a co m p r e h e n s iv e sum m ar y of a ny crisi s re s p o ns e prov i d ed wi th i n on e b usi n e ss d ay o f t h e re spon s e . T h e s u mmar y i n c l u d es a crisi s r es po nse s u mmar y , brie f behaviora l des c ri p tion , cri s i s interventio n uti l i ze d a n d a n y n e e d s o r r e comm e n d ati o ns.

3. O n C al l S c h e dul e - Essential Function : Thi s pos i tio n wil l r es p on d t o call s a s pa rt o f th e on‐cal l ro t at i on.

4. Ot h e r dut i e s as r e qui r e d : J o b pe r formanc e require s fulfill i n g othe r inc id enta l o r rela t e d dutie s a s as s igned, assisti n g , a n d t raini ng o t her s, a nd pe r form i n g d ut i e s of h i g h e r r at ed p o s ition s fro m ti me t o tim e f or devel o pm e n t al p u r p oses.

Be h a v i o r a l Com p e t e n c i e s :

1. A n a l y ti c a l P r oblem Re s o l u ti o n: A b le to u s e s ys t e m atic te c h n i q u e s to d e f ine p r o b l e m s , o p t i o n s , an d s o l u t i o n s; e v a luate alter n at i v e s o l u ti o n s ; s o l v e te c hn i c a l p r o b le m s u si n g l o g i c.

2. A n a l y z in g : A b l e to br e a k do w n p rob le m s a n d i n f or m a t i o n t o s y s t e m at i cal l y i d en t if y th e c a us e o f p r o b l e m s o r m a k e r ec o mm e n dati o n s ; g a th e r i n f o r m a tion f r o m mu l ti p l e s o u r ce s ; a n a l y ze c o m p l e x i nf o r m ati on ; or g a n ize i n f o r m ation f or ana l y s i s .

3. S t r a t e g i c P e rs pe c ti ve : A b le to d e v el o p long ‐ t e r m , b ig p i c t u r e s t r ateg i e s to enh a nce c o m pe t iti v e n e s s ; r ec o g n ize b ro a d i m p licat i o ns o f i s s u e s ; bal a nce and i n t e g r ate s t r at e g i c v i s ion w i t h d a y ‐ t o ‐ d a y act i v iti e s .

4. In fl u e nce : A b le to p o s iti v e l y c ha n g e t h e o p i n i o n s and actio n s o f o the r s i n a d e s i r ed d i r ec ti o n ; p r e s ent i n f o r m ati o n in a p er s u a s i v e m a nner; clari f y in fo r m a t i o n t o gain u n d e r s ta n d ing a n d b u y‐ i n .

5. Te a m w o rk : A b l e to s h a r e i d eas and lea r n f r o m o the r s to b u i ld c o n s e n s u s ; as s is t o t he r s to a c hiev e te a m g o a ls; c o nt r i b u te t o m eet i ngs s o t h e y a r e p r o d u cti v e; ch a llenge s t a t us q u o t o achi e v e exc e llen c e.

6. D e c i siv e n e ss : A b le to u s e a v a i l a b le in f o r m at i o n to d r a w a ti m e l y c o n c l u s i o n a n d tak e q ui c k a n d t i me l y a c t ion; m a k e q ui ck a n d t i m e l y d eci si o n s i n s t r es s f u l s i t uati o n s a n d w h e n n e ce ss a r y .

7. S e n s itivity: W o r k e ff ect i v e l y w i t h a n d s h o w s e n s it i v i t y to c u l t u r al d i f f e r enc e s and v a r io u s s o ci o ‐ ec o n o m i c b ac k g r o u n d s of o the r s .

8. E t h i c s : A d he r e to an d m o d el p r in ci p l e s a n d v alu e s o f A ge n c y a n d S yst e m o f C a r e b y being s tr e n g t h ‐ b a s e d, s o luti o n ‐ f o c u s e d , m a i n ta i n s h i g h e s t l e v el of i nteg r i t y a nd et h i cal s tanda r ds and w or k c o lla b or ati v e l y w i t h

9. e m p l o y ee s , pa r tne r s , s ta k e h ol d e r s, and cli e n ts i n a ll i n te r a ct i on s .

Bus i n e s s E x p e r i e n c e:

1. T w o ye a r s’ Ex p eri e nce C r is i s I n te r venti o n : R e q u i r ed to a pp ro p r iately r e s pond to and stab i lize crisis calls.

2. S t re ng t h Ba se d F a mily C e n te r ed P r act i ce O r i e n t a tio n : T h is i s e ss e ntial t o e ff ect i v e l y s u pp or t the S y s t e m o f Ca r e

and its v alu e s .

3. V a lid D r ive r ' s L ice n s e ‐ E s s e n t i a l: This position requires a valid d river’s license to t r avel throu g ho u t t he Coun t y.

4. Two to Five ye ars Clinical S e r vices Experi e nce: Re q uired to effectively s u p ervise and coach clinical serv i ces

options and m a na g e c r i s is r e s p o n s e.

5. S t r o n g I n te r pe rs o na l, P r ese n t a tio n , and O r ga n iz a tion s kills: R e q u i r e d t o e f f ect i v e l y p ar t n er w ith v a r i o u s

s ta k e h o l d ers a nd a g e n c y s t a ff a n d train c o m m un i t y s t a k e h o l d er s .

E d u cat i o n a l and E xpe r i e n ce R eq ui r e m ents:

1. LCSW, L M HC o r LMFT prefer r ed.

2. B A /BS – B a c he lor’s Degree or equivalent re q uired.

3. M A / M A – Ma s ter’s D e gree or equivalent re q uired

4. 2 to 5 years re l ated e x perience required.

5. 5 to 8 years re l ated e x perience preferred.

  P h y s i c a l R e q u i r e m e n ts:

1. Lifting 10 pounds

2. Carrying 10 p o unds

3. Rea c hing

4. Sitting

5. Sta n ding

6. Readi n g

7. Listening

8. Typing

9. Writing

10.   Speak i ng

Family Partnerships of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. This employer also maintains Drug-Free Workplaces. Requests for Auxiliary Aids for Hearing Impaired or Limited English Proficiency Candidates may be made with a minimum of five (5) days notice to C Hernandez at (321) 752-4650.

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