Mental Health Professional, Crisis Outreach Specialist, Night Shift

Job overview

The Mental Health Professional, Crisis Outreach Specialist, Night Shift role is onsite in Seattle, WA, working 11:00 p.m.–9:30 a.m. with Saturday, Sunday, and Monday off. The annual salary is $84,337.44–$93,115.20, with a $1.00-per-hour shift differential. DESC’s Mobile Rapid Response Crisis Team responds to community crises and connects people with support and services. The role provides mobile assessment, crisis intervention, stabilization, and follow-up for adults experiencing mental health or substance-use crises. It helps connect people to therapeutic and community resources while supporting safety, continuity of care, and alternatives to unnecessary emergency-room or jail use.

What you'll do

• Respond to referrals with timely outreach, assessment, crisis intervention, stabilization, and service linkage
• conduct mental health and substance-use assessments
• develop engagement plans and provide follow-up
• document services
• collaborate with community providers and DESC programs
• advocate for client access and rights
• participate in consultation, supervision, training, and case conferences
• assist with de-escalation and safety.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mental health professional

crisis outreach specialist

night shift

mobile crisis response

crisis intervention

seattle wa

desc

mrrct

11:00 p.m.–9:30 a.m.

annual salary $84,337.44–$93,115.20

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Dental, life, long-term disability, and medical coverage with no employee premiums or payroll deductions
• Employee Assistance Program
• FSA
• ORCA card subsidy
• 34 days of paid time off per year
• retirement plan.

Why this role

Works in two-person mobile response teams across Seattle and the central region of King County; the role requires an eligible mental health professional credential and a relevant master’s degree.

About the employer

DESC is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.