(14748) 988 Care Specialist

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission: We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future. Indirect - Administrative/Clerical/Customer Service Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact? Join us at MHMR. Where you can make a difference. The 988 Care Specialists provide evidence-informed crisis intervention, suicide prevention, information & referral, and brief supportive listening to individuals who contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in emotional distress, particularly those athigh riskfor suicidal and/or homicidal thoughts and behaviors. 988 Care Specialists interact with individuals over the phone, through SMS text messaging, and/or web chat. Minimum Education: High School Diploma/GED Preferences: Bilingual;One (1) year experience in behavioral health/substance-use/disability service; An associate degree higher. License/Certifications:Obtain American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Crisis Worker Certification Why Choose MHMR as Your Employer MHMR offers an excellent competitive benefits package designed to support the well being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include a retirement plan with company matching, day one PTO accrual, ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday, employee assistance programs, and comprehensive wellness programs that promote physical, mental, and financial health. MHMR is committed to your future; we’re a qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs which offers long term financial relief opportunities for eligible team members. We are committed to providing strong, meaningful benefits that make a real difference in the lives of employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits philosophy emphasizes work–life balance, personal wellbeing, and access to resources that help employees thrive both professionally and personally. We CARE: WeConnectPeople in Our Community We ProvideAccessto Services We Link People toResources WeEmpowerPeople Our values are based on the following beliefs: Respect for people who are active in planning their services Recovery is a life-long process of better health Success as positive outcomes for each person Participation of people and their families in the process Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields Collaboration with other organizations for better services MHMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. This applies to all agency employment practices and decisions, including but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transferring, reassigning, promoting, demoting, compensation, benefits, terminating and other terms and conditions of employment. U. S. Patents 7,080,057; 7,310,626; 7,558,767; 7,562,059; 7,472,097; 7,606,778; 8,086,558 and 8,046,251. #J-18808-Ljbffr MHMR of Tarrant County