Mobile Response Therapist

Job overview

The Mobile Response Therapist role is onsite in Jacksonville, FL, with a starting salary of $48,000–$51,000 per year. Child Guidance Center provides children’s mental health care across Northeast Florida and operates Jacksonville’s first mobile crisis team. The therapist responds to urgent youth mental-health needs in the community, assessing and stabilizing crises while supporting safety and dignity. The role works with families and community partners to develop short-term safety plans and connect youth with appropriate follow-up care, helping divert unnecessary Baker Acts and hospitalizations.

What you'll do

• Respond in person to crisis calls within 60 minutes
• assess, de-escalate, and stabilize youth
• distinguish behavioral emergencies from psychiatric crises
• provide immediate support and suicide prevention
• work to divert unnecessary Baker Acts and hospitalizations
• collaborate with families, schools, law enforcement, and child welfare professionals
• develop short-term safety plans and support transitions to follow-up care.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mobile response therapist

youth mental health

crisis response

mobile crisis team

suicide prevention

safety planning

baker act

jacksonville fl

child guidance center

full-time

$48,000–$51,000/year

master's degree required

florida driver's license

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Discretionary annual bonus
• bilingual pay incentive
• generous paid time off
• 401(k) with 3% employer match
• flexible spending plans
• licensure supervision and professional development stipend
• licensure reimbursement
• mentorship and training.

Why this role

Requires a master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy; at least two years of therapeutic experience with children or adolescents; knowledge of DSM/ICD diagnoses and Florida Baker Act procedures; valid Florida driver’s license, clean driving record, reliable transportation, and Level 2 DCF clearance. Florida LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT is preferred.

About the employer

Child Guidance Center, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.