Offer summary
Qualifications:
Associate Degree preferred, 1+ year crisis related exp..Key responsabilities:
- Assess and support callers' issues
- Collaborate with Crisis Response Services
Maine Crisis Line
Pay rate: $23 per hour
(Remote optional, in Maine)
The Opportunity Alliance is hiring Full-Time Crisis Call Specialist(s) to join the team with the Maine Crisis Line (MCL).
Apply today to join our extraordinary team, helping individuals and families experiencing a mental health crisis. You will learn how to answer calls and text/chat messages on the crisis line and have the option to do all of this remotely! You will have opportunities for growth and development and the skills you learn in this job will be helpful for any career path. We look forward to bringing you on board!
The Mental Crisis Line is part of our continuum of crisis intervention and stabilization services and provides 24-hour telephone response for adults, families and children during a mental health crisis. This role provides invaluable experience to candidates with a background in social work and who have excellent communications skills, can remain calm in stressful situations, and truly have the desire to help others.
The ideal candidate will have a desire to help people in crisis, with the ability to establish rapport and engage in a calm manner while engaged with callers.
As a Crisis Call Specialist, you will:
You will receive training to become certified as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician from some of the best licensed clinical supervisors and certified in-house trainers in the State of Maine.
Schedule: This is a full-time, 40 hours/week position.
Various schedules available; Tue – Sat, or Sun - Thu
1st Shift, 6:30a -2:30p
2nd Shift, 2:30p 11:00p
3rd shift, 10:30p – 7:00a (overnight)
Location: Office is located in South Portland, but this position has the ability to work remotely (in Maine).
Must have the ability to attend an in-person orientation in South Portland.
Qualifications:
Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to:
(offered to full-time and part-time employees)
To learn more about our benefits please visit, https://www.opportunityalliance.org/explore-our-benefits
Who we are…
The Opportunity Alliance is “Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future”.
Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals, families, and communities.
The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic, results-focused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated community-based and clinical programs serving more than 20,000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience, TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health, substance use, homelessness, lack of basic needs, and access to community supports. Through an extensive array of services, TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve self-sufficiency. TOA is client-focused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:
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The Opportunity Alliance is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are viewing this posting on a third-party site, please visit our website at https://opportunityalliance.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers to apply.
Please submit a cover letter and resume along with your application.
Thank you!
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