Crisis Counselor Job at Insight Global, Columbia, MD

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  • Insight Global
  • Columbia, MD

Job Description

Hiring for the following shift:

6 PM - 2 AM - Could be any day of the week or weekend but will be 1 weekend day & 40 hours

Other shifts we have hired for in the past:

  • 2 am - 10 am Wed - Sun 1
  • 6PM - 2AM Tues - Sat
  • 2 am - 10 am Thurs - Mon
  • 6 pm - 2 am Thurs - Mon

Day to Day:

An employer is looking for a highly skilled Online / Digital Crisis Chat Specialist to join a growing team for a hybrid opportunity in Columbia, Maryland. This role requires 5 weeks of onsite training at their Columbia, Maryland facility. You must live within a commutable distance to Columbia, MD to be eligible for this role. After the initial training, you are required to go on site 2x/month for in-person feedback and quality assurance coaching sessions. In this role you will be responsible for providing online emotional support to individuals utilizing Crisis Chat and Text services includes providing emotional support and resources to all contacts. This also includes online communication via email and chat, no phone work is required in this role. You will receive approximately 48 hours of training related to active listening skills, suicide prevention practices, and utilization of agency resources to match texters with needed information. You will receive 5 weeks total of in-person training during the same shift that you’ll be working. A high emphasis is placed on quality assurance for this role.

For the first 90 days there is little time off available unless for extenuating circumstances, therefore you must be comfortable with the allotted start date and not taking time off in the first 90 days in order to be a good fit for this role and team.

Responsibilities:

-Provide online crisis support to individuals in emotional distress through Crisis Chat and Text.

-Complete an assessment of each chat/text visitor to determine the appropriate means of assistance.

-Complete risk assessment, safety planning, de-escalation, and follow-up with chat visitors.

-Establish good rapport with a wide range of chat/text visitors.

-Supporting suicidal chat/text visitors including making an assessment and taking appropriate action, as well as tracing IP addresses and coordinating with emergency responders when active rescue is required.

-Familiarity with resources and ability to provide information and referrals to visitors as appropriate.

-Complete thorough documentation for all crisis chat/text. Documentation must be completed in real time.

Job Tags

Shift work, Weekend work,

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