Therapist-Children's Mobile Crisis/Diversion
Macomb County Government, Lansing, MI, United States
Job Title
Therapist-Children's Mobile Crisis/Diversion
Salary
$66,559.45 - $86,089.08
Department
Community Mental Health
Opening & Closing Dates
Opening Date: 04/15/2026
Closing Date: 04/29/2026 12:00 a.m.
FLSA Status
Non-exempt - overtime pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreement
Employment Relationship
Just cause subject to probationary period
Hours & Start Time
Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Starting time: 8:30 a.m.
General Summary
Under direction, provides crisis intervention and deescalation services in the home and community. Completes hospital face‑to‑face screenings to determine if a child needs inpatient care. Maintains clinical and administrative records. Coordinates, consults and provides liaison work with other agencies and systems. Ensures service authorizations are current. Implements program goals and activities in keeping with program philosophy.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Maintains Children’s Diversion caseload, provides crisis intervention and prevention activities to help stabilize the home environment to avert hospitalization.
Collaborates with schools, the court system, and other organizations.
Performs direct clinical services, including crisis intervention and deescalation.
Performs indirect clinical services, confirms diagnosis to make the most suitable, least restrictive, and medically necessary clinical recommendations and assists the person served and their family in obtaining appropriate programs and resources.
Provides follow‑up services and assists MCCMH Children’s department in obtaining necessary services, coordinating with the Access Center or current provider, to ensure the individual served is receiving the proper level of care.
Maintains clinical documentation to ensure accurate, timely, and complete assessments, progress notes, and crisis/safety plans that follow MCCMH policies and procedures.
Ensures administrative paperwork is accurate and up to date, including staff activity logs, statistical reports, attendance, mileage reports, and case lists.
Participates in agency and system staff meetings.
Conducts thorough, accurate, and clinically sound triage/screening with the person served, guardian, or family members in a timely manner.
Requests appropriate authorizations for services provided; monitors utilization of services; requests re‑authorizations or continuations as appropriate.
Serves on community mental health or community‑based committees as directed.
May supervise the work of department interns.
Requires participation in an on‑call rotation, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Operates an automobile to perform assigned job functions.
Performs related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Doctorate in Psychology or a directly related mental health field.
Two (2) years of clinical experience working with children who are seriously emotionally disturbed.
Preferred Education and Experience
One (1) year or more of experience working in a community mental health setting.
Two (2) years clinical experience working in crisis‑oriented services, specifically for children and families.
Four (4) years or more of experience in the assessment and treatment of children, including, but not limited to, juvenile justice population, SED (Severely Emotionally Disturbed) children, and IDD (Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled) children.
Formal training specific to crisis intervention and deescalation techniques.
Required Licenses or Certifications
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Limited Licensed Master of Social Work (LLMSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Limited License Professional Counselor (LLPC), Temporary Limited Licensed Psychologist (TLLP), or Licensed Psychologist (LP).
Possession of required state licensure appropriate to position and ability to meet privileging and credentialing guidelines.
Possession of a valid Michigan driver’s license and operable, insured automobile for authorized travel.
Preferred Licenses or Certifications
None.
Knowledge
Working knowledge of resources within MCCMH and outside of Macomb County Community Mental Health.
Considerable knowledge of the Michigan Mental Health Code/401 criteria.
Knowledge of mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and developmental disabilities.
Strong knowledge of techniques to de‑escalate/interact in potentially dangerous situations.
Knowledge of applicable computer applications.
Skill
Using good professional judgment for the welfare and safety of persons served.
Providing excellent and timely customer service.
Performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another.
Ability To
Collaborative: Approaches all situations with a teamwork and solution‑focused mindset demonstrated through active participation in meetings, volunteering to assist teammates and other departments as appropriate.
Accountable: Takes ownership and empowers others to do the same as evidenced by identifying solutions and acting on job responsibilities and organizational objectives daily.
Respectful: Treats people with dignity while honoring individual differences demonstrated through use of positive and encouraging statements and interactions with colleagues and persons served.
Engages effectively with diverse communities; interacts with people in an inclusive manner that respects cultural and socio‑economic differences.
Works in an environment that embraces the county’s Dignity Campaign.
Effectively speaks, writes, and understands English.
Effectively speaks, writes, and understands a language other than English is preferred.
Understand and carry out oral and/or written instructions.
Accurately organize and maintain paper documents and electronic files.
Maintain confidentiality of information.
Work independently.
Work Environment and Conditions
Office or similar indoor environment: Frequently/Continuously.
Outdoor environment: Never/Seldom.
Street environment (near moving traffic): Never/Seldom.
Construction site: Never/Seldom.
Confined space: Never/Seldom.
Individuals who are hostile or irate: Occasionally.
Individuals with known violent backgrounds: Occasionally.
Extreme cold (below 32 degrees): Never/Seldom.
Extreme heat (above 100 degrees): Never/Seldom.
Communicable diseases: Never/Seldom.
Moving mechanical parts: Never/Seldom.
Fumes or airborne particles: Never/Seldom.
Toxic or caustic chemicals, substances, or waste: Never/Seldom.
Loud noises (85+ decibels): Never/Seldom.
Blood Borne Pathogens: Never/Seldom.
Physical Demands
Balancing on even or uneven surfaces/ground: Frequently/Continuously.
Bending (forward or backward bending at the waist): Frequently/Continuously.
Climbing up or down stairs, ladders, scaffolding and platforms: Never/Seldom.
Crawling (moving about on hands and knees): Never/Seldom.
Inspecting in confined spaces: Never/Seldom.
Digging: Never/Seldom.
Driving on sealed and unsealed roads: Occasionally.
Grasping, gripping, holding, clasping with fingers or hands: Frequently/Continuously.
Kneeling to work at low levels: Occasionally.
Manual Dexterity (fine finger movements e.g., keyboard operating, writing): Frequently/Continuously.
Up to 10 pounds: Occasionally.
Up to 50 pounds: Never/Seldom.
More than 50 pounds: Never/Seldom.
Over 100 pounds: Never/Seldom.
Push/Pull objects away from or towards the body: Occasionally.
Reaching overhead (arms raised above the shoulder) or forward reaching (arms extended): Occasionally.
Sitting in a seated position during task performance: Frequently/Continuously.
Standing in an upright position without movement: Frequently/Continuously.
Walking considerable distances in the facility on multiple surfaces: Frequently/Continuously.
Running considerable distances in the facility on multiple surfaces: Never/Seldom.
General Requirements and Disclaimers
Compliance with P.A. 390 and applicable county emergency management policies.
Employees may be requested to perform job‑related tasks other than those described.
Federal law requires reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 411 bargaining unit represents this position; contract language may influence selection.
Position requires sufficient grant or external funds to continue.
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Therapist-Children's Mobile Crisis/Diversion
Salary
$66,559.45 - $86,089.08
Department
Community Mental Health
Opening & Closing Dates
Opening Date: 04/15/2026
Closing Date: 04/29/2026 12:00 a.m.
FLSA Status
Non-exempt - overtime pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreement
Employment Relationship
Just cause subject to probationary period
Hours & Start Time
Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Starting time: 8:30 a.m.
General Summary
Under direction, provides crisis intervention and deescalation services in the home and community. Completes hospital face‑to‑face screenings to determine if a child needs inpatient care. Maintains clinical and administrative records. Coordinates, consults and provides liaison work with other agencies and systems. Ensures service authorizations are current. Implements program goals and activities in keeping with program philosophy.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Maintains Children’s Diversion caseload, provides crisis intervention and prevention activities to help stabilize the home environment to avert hospitalization.
Collaborates with schools, the court system, and other organizations.
Performs direct clinical services, including crisis intervention and deescalation.
Performs indirect clinical services, confirms diagnosis to make the most suitable, least restrictive, and medically necessary clinical recommendations and assists the person served and their family in obtaining appropriate programs and resources.
Provides follow‑up services and assists MCCMH Children’s department in obtaining necessary services, coordinating with the Access Center or current provider, to ensure the individual served is receiving the proper level of care.
Maintains clinical documentation to ensure accurate, timely, and complete assessments, progress notes, and crisis/safety plans that follow MCCMH policies and procedures.
Ensures administrative paperwork is accurate and up to date, including staff activity logs, statistical reports, attendance, mileage reports, and case lists.
Participates in agency and system staff meetings.
Conducts thorough, accurate, and clinically sound triage/screening with the person served, guardian, or family members in a timely manner.
Requests appropriate authorizations for services provided; monitors utilization of services; requests re‑authorizations or continuations as appropriate.
Serves on community mental health or community‑based committees as directed.
May supervise the work of department interns.
Requires participation in an on‑call rotation, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Operates an automobile to perform assigned job functions.
Performs related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Doctorate in Psychology or a directly related mental health field.
Two (2) years of clinical experience working with children who are seriously emotionally disturbed.
Preferred Education and Experience
One (1) year or more of experience working in a community mental health setting.
Two (2) years clinical experience working in crisis‑oriented services, specifically for children and families.
Four (4) years or more of experience in the assessment and treatment of children, including, but not limited to, juvenile justice population, SED (Severely Emotionally Disturbed) children, and IDD (Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled) children.
Formal training specific to crisis intervention and deescalation techniques.
Required Licenses or Certifications
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Limited Licensed Master of Social Work (LLMSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Limited License Professional Counselor (LLPC), Temporary Limited Licensed Psychologist (TLLP), or Licensed Psychologist (LP).
Possession of required state licensure appropriate to position and ability to meet privileging and credentialing guidelines.
Possession of a valid Michigan driver’s license and operable, insured automobile for authorized travel.
Preferred Licenses or Certifications
None.
Knowledge
Working knowledge of resources within MCCMH and outside of Macomb County Community Mental Health.
Considerable knowledge of the Michigan Mental Health Code/401 criteria.
Knowledge of mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and developmental disabilities.
Strong knowledge of techniques to de‑escalate/interact in potentially dangerous situations.
Knowledge of applicable computer applications.
Skill
Using good professional judgment for the welfare and safety of persons served.
Providing excellent and timely customer service.
Performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another.
Ability To
Collaborative: Approaches all situations with a teamwork and solution‑focused mindset demonstrated through active participation in meetings, volunteering to assist teammates and other departments as appropriate.
Accountable: Takes ownership and empowers others to do the same as evidenced by identifying solutions and acting on job responsibilities and organizational objectives daily.
Respectful: Treats people with dignity while honoring individual differences demonstrated through use of positive and encouraging statements and interactions with colleagues and persons served.
Engages effectively with diverse communities; interacts with people in an inclusive manner that respects cultural and socio‑economic differences.
Works in an environment that embraces the county’s Dignity Campaign.
Effectively speaks, writes, and understands English.
Effectively speaks, writes, and understands a language other than English is preferred.
Understand and carry out oral and/or written instructions.
Accurately organize and maintain paper documents and electronic files.
Maintain confidentiality of information.
Work independently.
Work Environment and Conditions
Office or similar indoor environment: Frequently/Continuously.
Outdoor environment: Never/Seldom.
Street environment (near moving traffic): Never/Seldom.
Construction site: Never/Seldom.
Confined space: Never/Seldom.
Individuals who are hostile or irate: Occasionally.
Individuals with known violent backgrounds: Occasionally.
Extreme cold (below 32 degrees): Never/Seldom.
Extreme heat (above 100 degrees): Never/Seldom.
Communicable diseases: Never/Seldom.
Moving mechanical parts: Never/Seldom.
Fumes or airborne particles: Never/Seldom.
Toxic or caustic chemicals, substances, or waste: Never/Seldom.
Loud noises (85+ decibels): Never/Seldom.
Blood Borne Pathogens: Never/Seldom.
Physical Demands
Balancing on even or uneven surfaces/ground: Frequently/Continuously.
Bending (forward or backward bending at the waist): Frequently/Continuously.
Climbing up or down stairs, ladders, scaffolding and platforms: Never/Seldom.
Crawling (moving about on hands and knees): Never/Seldom.
Inspecting in confined spaces: Never/Seldom.
Digging: Never/Seldom.
Driving on sealed and unsealed roads: Occasionally.
Grasping, gripping, holding, clasping with fingers or hands: Frequently/Continuously.
Kneeling to work at low levels: Occasionally.
Manual Dexterity (fine finger movements e.g., keyboard operating, writing): Frequently/Continuously.
Up to 10 pounds: Occasionally.
Up to 50 pounds: Never/Seldom.
More than 50 pounds: Never/Seldom.
Over 100 pounds: Never/Seldom.
Push/Pull objects away from or towards the body: Occasionally.
Reaching overhead (arms raised above the shoulder) or forward reaching (arms extended): Occasionally.
Sitting in a seated position during task performance: Frequently/Continuously.
Standing in an upright position without movement: Frequently/Continuously.
Walking considerable distances in the facility on multiple surfaces: Frequently/Continuously.
Running considerable distances in the facility on multiple surfaces: Never/Seldom.
General Requirements and Disclaimers
Compliance with P.A. 390 and applicable county emergency management policies.
Employees may be requested to perform job‑related tasks other than those described.
Federal law requires reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 411 bargaining unit represents this position; contract language may influence selection.
Position requires sufficient grant or external funds to continue.
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