Therapist-Children's Mobile Crisis/Diversion

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CLASSIFICATION TITLE:

Therapist-Children's Mobile Crisis/Diversion

SALARY:

$66,559.45 - $86,089.08

DEPARTMENT:

Community Mental Health

Opening Date:

08/14/2026

Closing Date:

08/28/2026 12:00 a.m.

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt - overtime pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreement

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP: Just cause subject to probationary period

CURRENT HOURS AND STARTING TIME: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) position. The starting time for this position is currently 8:30 a.m. 

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under direction, provides crisis intervention and deescalation services in the home and community. Completes hospital face to face screenings to determine if child needs inpatient care. Maintains clinical and administrative records. Coordinates, consults and provides liaison work with other agencies and systems. Ensures service authorizations are current. Implements program goals and activities in keeping with program philosophy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintains Children's Diversion caseload, provides crisis intervention and prevention activities to help stabilize the home environment to avert hospitalization, maintain the child in their home, and/or assist with assimilation once a child is discharged from the hospital.

Collaborates with schools, the court system, and other organizations.

Performs direct clinical services, including crisis intervention and deescalation.

Performs indirect clinical services, confirms diagnosis to make the most suitable, least restrictive, and medically necessary clinical recommendations; and assists the person served and their family in obtaining appropriate programs and resources.

Provides follow up services and assists Macomb County Community Mental Health (MCCMH) Children's department in obtaining necessary services, coordinating with the Access Center, or current provider, to ensure the individual served is receiving the proper level of care.

Maintains clinical documentation to ensure accurate, timely, and complete assessments, progress notes, and crisis/safety plans that follow MCCMH policies and procedures.

Ensures administrative paperwork is accurate and up to date, including staff activity logs, statistical reports, attendance, mileage reports, and case lists.

Participates in agency and system staff meetings.

Conducts thorough, accurate, and clinically sound triage/screening with the person served, guardian, or family members in a timely manner.

Requests appropriate authorizations for services provided; monitors utilization of services; requests re-authorizations or continuations as appropriate.

Serves on community mental health or community-based committees as directed.

May supervise the work of department interns.

This position, within the Mobile Crisis program, will require participation in an on-call rotation, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Operates an automobile to perform assigned job functions.

Performs related duties as assigned.
 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Doctorate in Psychology or a directly related mental health field

• Two (2) years of clinical experience working with children that are seriously emotionally disturbed

Preferred Education and Experience

• One (1) year or more of experience working in a community mental health setting

• Two (2) years clinical experience working in crisis-oriented services, specifically for children and families

• Four (4) years or more of experience in the assessment and treatment of children, including, but not limited to, juvenile justice population, SED (Severely Emotionally Disturbed) children, and IDD (Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled) children

• Formal training specific to crisis intervention and deescalation techniques

Required Licenses or Certifications