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This position is part of a non-law enforcement response team, consisting of a clinician and recovery mentor. The team will respond to calls to service from the community for people who are in need of some extra support. As the clinician on this team, you will provide mental health consultation to individuals/families in the community through a brief triage assessment, consultation, and referrals to community supports. Wages: Mental Health Therapist 1: \$28.67 - \$38.42 hr Mental Health Therapist 2: \$34.78 - \$46.60 hr A wage enhancement of \$3.00 will be added to the hourly wage as compensation for hours worked between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES Mental Health Therapist 2: Provide assessments and treatment of individuals and families, including groups; provides crisis assessment and intervention services and related duties as required. Primary responsibility of this class is to provide assessment and treatment services; crisis intervention, and treatment services, including intensive services, to individuals and their families with complex needs and diagnoses and/or to develop and implement specific services in the community. Mental Health Therapist 1: Plans and carries out recreational, social and skills training activities; performs case management and counseling functions with Adults in Custody (AIC); facilitates counseling and/or skills training groups; performs related duties as required. Primary responsibility of this class is case management and counseling, without responsibility for developing and implementing specific programs in the community. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 1.Possession of a master\'s degree in psychology, Social Work, Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy or a behavioral science field, or possession of a bachelor\'s degree in Nursing and licensed by the State of Oregon, or possession of a bachelor\'s degree in Occupational Therapy and licensed by the State of Oregon; OR second year graduate students waivered as QMHP\'s by the Oregon Health Authority. Mental Health Therapist 2 Only: In addition to the educational requirements above, the Mental Health Therapist 2 must have at least one year of full-time, post-master\'s degree experience in the behavioral health field. PREFERENCES Preference will be awarded to candidates who are LCSW, CSWA or eligible for LCSW. Qualified candidates will be eligible for licensure supervision if hired.