Adult Crisis Counselor

Are you passionate about supporting individuals through mental health challenges?

Join our dedicated crisis response team at our Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit (ACSU) in Calais, ME , and make a lasting impact in your community.

As an Adult Crisis Counselor , you will provide immediate, compassionate support and intervention to adults experiencing mental health or substance use crises.

You’ll work in a fast-paced environment where empathy, critical thinking, and teamwork are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the referral, admission, continuing care, and discharge of adults to and from the ACSU.
• Provide crisis intervention and stabilization services while the client is at the ACSU.
• Maintain daily tracking of each client, including mental status, activities of daily living, treatment plan progress, safety concerns (suicidality, self-injury), medication administration, and 24/7 monitoring.
• Assist in the development and adherence to treatment plans, discharge planning, and crisis plans.
• Assist with meal preparation, cleaning, laundry, and other household responsibilities.
• Educate staff and the community (clients, family members, and providers) about Emergency Services, resources, and options available, and how to access them.
• Complete and maintain documentation per policy and procedure.
• Access and participate in team, agency, and clinical consultation meetings.
• Follow the protocols outlined in the ACSU and Emergency Services Employee Handbooks.
• Provide integrated services in a manner that supports a client’s overall health and well-being.
• Provide phone support, crisis intervention, stabilization, information, and referrals to callers.

What We Offer

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Life & Supplemental Insurances
• 403B with match
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance

Apply Today!

Join us in providing hope, stability, and connection when it’s needed most.

Requirements

• This position requires a high school diploma.
• The MHRT-1 is provided upon hire; it must be completed within the first 30 days of employment. Under the MHRT-1 Provisional, the following needs to be completed within one year of hire: First Aid, CPR, Mental Health Support Specialist, and MANDT (Level I required).
• Employees are required to maintain all certifications to remain in good standing and to keep their MHRT-I current.

AMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer