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General Purpose

The Burlington Crisis Assessment, Response, and Engagement Services (CARES) team is a field-based entity that provides real-time response for mental health and addiction behaviors and symptoms. The Burlington CARES team also trains in trauma-informed de-escalation skills. It is a part of the Burlington Police Departments Crisis, Advocacy, Intervention Programs (CAIP) division.\ \ The CARES Team Clinician is a trained professional focusing on clinical services associated with homelessness, substance-use disorder, mental health, and persons with chronic service needs. This position is part of a team comprised of a clinician and a medical professional. The work performed by this team is primarily provided in the field, instead of a traditional clinical setting, The CARES Team Clinician is an integral part of the CARES team that uses timely and accurate information to implement effective tactics and strategies to reduce the need for emergency room visits. The position is responsible for the coordination of all aspects clinical care, to include intensive coordination across all social service systems, agencies, and stakeholders, as well as provide direct service as a way to fill gaps in the various continuums of care. The CARES team is not intended to co-deploy with police, although it may respond to requests for assistance from the police departments Officer in Charge. The CARES Team Clinician provides insights and strategies, informed by trauma-centered, person-centered practices, in a fast-paced work environment with a single-minded focus on addressing gaps in Burlingtons various social-service systems. The CARES Clinician helps individuals and families in Burlington live healthier lives by working with those who seek service through the City public safety systems or through direct referrals from community members and providers. The CARES team will work closely with an advisory board around best practices and adherence to the spirit and mission of this team, which is to reduce emergency room visits. The CARES Team Clinician will be directed and supervised by the CARES Team Clinical Supervisor.\ \ This position is for 40 hours a week, second shift position. Ideal hours would typically range from 12-8:30pm.\ \ Union Affiliation:American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)\ Pay Grade 19:\$35.48 - \$39.58 Hourly

Essential Job Functions

• Provide clinical services to all clients, ranging from age 6 and up, in the field
• Must be able to provide clinical services including assessment, referral, consultation, education, and short term counseling to individuals struggling with mental health issues
• Work on a team alongside a medical professional, with a high degree of autonomy, responsibility, and accountability.
• Respond to requests from police, other City departments, and community members for intervention in non-criminal matters. Interventions could include, but are not limited to, interactions with individuals in the midst of a mental-health crisis, deescalating individuals struggling with co-occurring issues, working with houseless neighbors while they are waiting for long term supports, following up with people suffering from substance-use disorder (particularly after instances of overdose), etc.
• Work as a partner to collaborate, consult, and coordinate services with all of the Burlington social-service providers to include intensive collaboration with mental-health and substance-use disorder providers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with partners for a team approach to problem solving that allows for coordinated interventions to challenging quality-of-life issues and/or neighborhood confli ts.
• Prepare for and attend strategy and planning meetings with the full range of stakeholders in order to assess the effectiveness of tactics and strategies.
• Provide effective assessments and develop strategies to assist individuals in finding appropriate community resources to address their underlying need. Must engage in person-centered, low-barrier best practices.
• Partner with the Community Support Liaisons, Street Outreach, and other outreach teams in efforts to coordinate care for individuals living outdoors
• Create and maintain up-to-date records for all case interventions.
• Collaborate on large, interagency teams that require flexibility and creativity to help solve complex societal and interpersonal issues.
• Have an understanding of best practices in providing community healthcare, with the purpose of filling a gap in care until the proper provider is identified.
• Engage in regular briefings with the City of Burlingtons Assistant Director of Alternative Services around the communitys needs and challenges
• Possess willingness to work and creatively collaborate with a wide range of entities and individuals, to include the police and fire department, but also government officials and persons from courts and corrections, non-profits, academia, and private enterprise.

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