DEPARTMENT
Police
SALARY
$70,993.50 - $88,741.88
JOB SUMMARY
Under general supervision, the Crisis Intervention Specialist will provide citizens experiencing a behavioral health crisis with on-site tools to navigate challenges and improve their quality of life. They will partner with Behavioral Health Response Officers to form a Co-Responder Unit to identify, assess, and intervene when calls for service involve a behavioral health component.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Provide a field response on calls that involve a behavioral health component.
- Provide training for the department on behavioral health issues.
- Serve as a liaison between community stakeholders and the department and work within a solution-focused brief therapy model.
- Consult with LE officers on recommended course of action for cases and ability to maintain accurate entry into the Behavioral Health database.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Build relationships with citizens, officers, civilian personnel, city departments, and community stakeholders
- Continue training in the behavioral health field and serve as a Subject Matter Expert for the department.
- Work within the department to support a multi. disciplinary approach to more challenging cases in the community, as well as develop alternative solutions to problems, evaluate a course of action, and formulate appropriate recommendations.
- Ability to maintain current knowledge of resources available for responsible referrals.
- Represent the department at various events and/or meetings of community groups to promote positive community/police relations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Knowledge of principles of crisis intervention.
- Knowledge of behavioral health symptoms.
- Knowledge of law enforcement culture.
- Knowledge of Texas Mental Health Code.
- Ability to build rapport.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to teach.
- Ability to influence.
- Ability to prioritize.
- Skill in crisis intervention techniques.
- Skill in writing clearly.
- Skill in reading comprehension.
- Skill in creative problem-solving.
- Skill in building teams.
- Skill in multitasking.
Qualifying Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health or related field, plus three years’ experience in crisis intervention.
- May have an equivalent combination of education and experience to substitute for both the education and the experience requirements.
- Pre-employment screening includes a criminal history check.
City of Arlington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.