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9 Apr 2024

Police Human Services Community Liaison, Salt Lake City UT

Salt Lake City Police Department – Posted by Salt Lake City Police Department –  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Job Description

Salt Lake City Police Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Human Services Liaison.

The Human Services Community Liaison partners with city departments to address the needs of city-identified high-utilizers of mental health services. The position aims to:

  • Decrease or eliminate the time first responders spend in response to a situation involving social and mental health service needs.
  • Provide a more effective response through the addition of clinical-informed support and an enhanced community resource knowledge base.
  • Ensure timely and streamlined connection to resources to address their needs.
  • Navigate individuals from further involvement into the criminal justice system.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND LICENSES

  • Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certificate for clinical practice in the State of Utah.
  • 2+ years of experience within social services
  • 2+ years of experience in crisis interviewing, verbal de-escalation, working with individuals who experience severe and persistent mental illness, and other at-risk populations.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Utah Driver’s License with periodic verifications by the City.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  • Knowledge of best practices related to homelessness and other at-risk populations.
  • Skill in working with individuals of diverse backgrounds who have differing objectives and priorities.
  • Skill communicating directly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
  • Skill leading effective meetings and conversations with stakeholders, partners, and the public.
  • Skill collecting and analyzing data and using it for monitoring outcomes.
  • Ability to work in a variety of settings indoors and outdoors and in stressful, hazardous situations.
  • Experience in the delivery of Crisis Services is desirable.
  • Ability to pass a background check.

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Job Categories: Full-Time, Utah, and Utah Police Officer. Job Types: Police and Utah.

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