CRISIS RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST **Litteral House**

** Work Schedule is Friday - Tuesday 6:45am – 3:15pm. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Bi-Lingual Pay - One hundred twenty-five dollars per paycheck for threshold languages to serve our monolingual clients ** Pay rates for Union positions are set in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with SEIU Local 521. Each position has a total of six steps, Step 1 (entry level) through Step 6 (15 years of employment with the organization).

Union staff are promoted from Step 1 to Step 2 upon their one-year anniversary. The current Step 1 rate for this position is $35.49 /hr, and the current Step 6 rate for this position is $39.19 /hr. ** In addition to our competitive salaries, we pay a shift differential for certain shifts in our 24-hour programs as follows: (Only 1 differential -whichever is highest will apply at a time). • 6.25% additional pay for overnight (NOC) shift from 11 pm to 7 am • 4.75% additional pay for evening shift from 5:30 pm to 10:59 pm • 4.75% additional pay for weekend shifts from 12:01 am on Saturday thru 11:59pm on Sunday We offer a competitive package of employee benefits for 30 to 40-hour week positions.

You will receive a defined contribution amount of up to $15,433.08 per year (prorated for part-time employees working less than 40 hours per week) to purchase the benefits of your choice on a cafeteria plan basis. Any amount of this defined contribution not used towards your benefits will be paid to you as taxable earnings. We offer a retirement plan with a generous employer match starting at 4% after one year of employment.  Our paid time off is also more generous than many employers with vacation time accruing up to 25 days per year, 6 days of sick time per year and 12 paid holidays.

The benefits offered in our cafeteria plan are as follows:  Medical benefits –Kaiser--ranging from $0 Deductible Plan with $15 Copay to $,3400 Deductible Plan with Health Savings Account. Sutter Health plans are also available from $0 Deductible Plan to $2,500 Deductible Plan. Dental benefits –Guardian: 1 dental HMO and 2 PPOs Vision benefits – 2 options from Guardian VSP: a standard vision plan and an enhanced vision plan PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide integrated, recovery-oriented, rehabilitation and case management services to individuals in psychiatric crisis in a community based, residential setting.* Implement individual service and treatment plans.

Facilitate psychiatric (“psych”) consultations and group sessions by attending psych meetings and taking notes and by scheduling clients for psychiatric consultations. Provide medical follow-up assistance to clients in obtaining a primary care physician, coordinating care with medical doctors, and assisting with medical issues, schedules, and transportation. Facilitate client insurance benefits to expedite treatment and payment to the Agency.

Determine client coverage status and, if needed, eligibility for benefits; assist with the benefits application process or liaise with the appropriate existing insurance carrier, including government agencies and private carriers, to obtain the proper paperwork for re-determination; help clients keep track of and maintain eligibility for outpatient services; Provide benefits training to clients; help them choose prescription plans; provide benefits assistance to enable them to return to work; Field questions from other staff members on benefits.

Develop and run groups aimed at strengthening individual’s behavioral health, i.e., symptom management and relapse prevention. Provide service to clients and clients’ families in linkage with professional and community resources. Coordinate care with other programs and contact case managers if clients show changes in behavior; refer clients to non-Momentum therapists, if appropriate; Inform clients’ probation agents, conservators, and case managers of their admission; Liaise/advocate for clients w