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988 Text and Chat Supervisor (11851)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Crisis intervention experience
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations

Responsibilities

  • Provide real-time supervision and guidance to Text and Chat counselors
  • Assist staff with complex and high-risk situations
  • Monitor Text and Chat interactions for quality and adherence to protocols
  • Maintain staff schedules and ensure adequate coverage for assigned shifts

Key facts

Other skills

  • Leadership
  • Supervision
  • Training And Development
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

About the company

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. logo

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.

Hospitals & Health Care

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc (BCRI) is deeply rooted in the Baltimore City community. As the city's only comprehensive crisis service, our mission is to provide timely and effective community based services in the least restrictive environment, regardless of ability to pay. Since 1992, we have helped many overcome mental health and substance use disorders, often working in partnership with other community providers to create innovative programs to better serve this vulnerable population. Our services include: - 24/7/365 Telephone Crisis, Information and Referral Line - Residential Crisis and Addiction Treatment - Mobile Crisis Teams - In-House and Community Case Management - HIV and Hepatitis C Outreach and Prevention - Community Education and Outreach

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryHospitals & Health Care
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

988 Text & Chat Supervisor

📍 Remote | Baltimore, Maryland
💰 $26.00–$29.50 per hour
🕒 Full-Time | 40 Hours per Week
🌙 Evenings, Overnights, Weekends & Holidays Required
🚗 Travel: None

Lead with Compassion. Support the Team. Strengthen Crisis Response.

About Us

CarePoint Response, Inc. (CPR) is a nationally recognized nonprofit and Baltimore’s comprehensive crisis response system. Since 1992, CPR has provided timely, community-based care for individuals and families experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.

Our mission is to deliver effective behavioral health crisis services and treatment in the least restrictive environment—meeting people where they are, when they need it most.

The Opportunity

CarePoint Response is seeking an experienced and compassionate 988 Text & Chat Supervisor to provide real-time leadership and support to counselors delivering crisis intervention through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

This frontline leadership role is responsible for supervising Text and Chat counselors during assigned shifts, providing guidance during complex and high-risk situations, monitoring service quality, supporting staff development, and ensuring individuals experiencing emotional distress or suicidal crisis receive immediate, confidential, trauma-informed support.

If you have crisis intervention experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to remain calm and make sound decisions in high-pressure situations, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

Real-Time Crisis Supervision

  • Provide real-time supervision, de-escalation assistance, and guidance to Text and Chat counselors.
  • Assist staff with complex and high-risk situations, including circumstances involving imminent risk of harm to self or others.
  • Help ensure crisis interactions are person-centered, trauma-informed, and consistent with established protocols.
  • Maintain professionalism and sound judgment in fast-paced crisis situations.

Team Leadership & Development

  • Facilitate regular supervision sessions and case consultations.
  • Support employee performance reviews and ongoing performance management.
  • Assist with onboarding, training, and continued development of new and existing counselors.
  • Provide employees with timely feedback and support to strengthen performance.

Quality & Performance

  • Monitor Text and Chat interactions for quality, adherence to protocols, and client safety.
  • Track key performance indicators and support achievement of operational expectations.
  • Ensure accurate documentation and timely completion of required reports.
  • Uphold applicable 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline standards.

Staffing & Operations

  • Maintain staff schedules and ensure adequate coverage for assigned shifts.
  • Help address real-time staffing and operational challenges.
  • Support consistent delivery of crisis services across assigned shifts.

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