Job Summary
The CCRT Social Worker is a key member of NCST’s Community Crisis Response Team, an
innovative pilot program in Newark, New Jersey. NCST’s CCRT Pilot Program will build off of
the community-response infrastructure already created in NCST. The non-law enforcement,
interdisciplinary community response model will have a centralized response team that
coordinates and co-responds with existing NCST staff that already conducts outreach and
response. Under the 3-year pilot program, NCST’s CCRT will respond to behavioral health and
violence-related crises in the city of Newark experienced by individuals 18 years old and older.
The CCRT Social Worker will be the CCRT lead community responder in the centralized team
and respond to each incident. Working in close coordination with the NCST Dispatcher and
Crisis and Harm Reduction Senior Director, the CCRT Social Worker will also manage the
CCRT Outreach Worker and determine which NCST staff member will co-respond with them to
the incident, depending on the type of level of crisis.
The CCRT Social Worker will provide assessment, de-escalation, and immediate care
coordination, as needed. The CCRT Social Work will work in a variety of Newark settings,
including but not limited to: street outreach settings, homes, homeless shelters, homes, and
other community settings.
Essential Functions
1. Work in conjunction with the CCRT Dispatcher, Crisis and Harm Reduction Services
Senior Director, and fellow NCST outreach staff to respond to behavioral health and
violence-related crises in Newark.
2. Provide trauma-informed crisis response and intervention in a variety of Newark
settings, including but not limited to: suicide assessment and mini-mental assessments
3. Supervise CCRT Outreach Worker
4. Develop clinical protocols and procedures, in coordination with NCST’s Trauma
Recovery Center and Crisis and Harm Reduction Services Senior Director
5. Develop and maintain relationships with community partners
6. Conduct behavioral health assessments and referrals, including to internal NCST teams
7. Primarily responsible for upkeep of CCRT van
8. In coordination with fellow outreach team members, assist in the following areas:
a. Conduct participant intakes and immediate care coordination
b. Conduct onsite case management services, as needed
c. Provide harm reduction education and services
9. Play a consistent and active role in identifying program inefficiencies and finding
collaborative solutions to problems
10. Perform administrative tasks related to the program; participant scheduling, recording
progress notes in Apricot, etc.
11. Coordinate and participate in interdisciplinary case conferences/team meetings
Non-Essential Functions
1. Attend relevant trainings as necessary to maintain professional certification and/or
knowledge.
2. Adheres to NCST’s guidelines and ensures the appropriate handling of sensitive
information
3. May work non-traditional hours based on operational needs and to meet the needs of
the community
4. Completes special projects specific to the function of the department.
5. Other duties as assigned within the scope of position expectations
Experience, Education, and Licensure
Experience: 2-4 years of work experience providing direct social services with high risk
populations; experience in community/outpatient setting preferred. Supervisory experience
preferred.
Education: Minimum Bachelor of Social Work; Masters of Social Work preferred. Licensure
(LSW/CSW) through the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs required