BILINGUAL Assessment, Intervention and Referral Services (AIRS) Specialist

Job description

Description Position Function: Makes referrals to ACH programs and other community agencies as determined by AIRS Specialist’s assessment of youth and family’s needs. Provides agency’s primary and time-sensitive assessment and crisis intervention response to telephone callers, walk-in clients and non-crisis voicemail/email inquiries for assistance or program information. Collects and distributes client information. Offers in-depth knowledge to ACH program staff concerning community resources available to youth and families with specialized needs . The job requires sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. Requirements : Education : Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field required. An additional year of experience working with at-risk youth and families may be substituted for each year of college (30 credit hours) to secure a Bachelor’s degree. Bilingual skills strongly preferred. Experience: In addition to the educational requirements, a minimum of one year experience working with youth and families experiencing emotional crises, providing assessment, de-escalation and crisis intervention is required. Experience successfully de...