Crisis Specialist
Burlington County, NJFull-time$20.5/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Crisis Specialist interviews consumers, completes assessments and treatment plans, provides crisis intervention and outreach, and answers a 24-hour hotline. The role supports Burlington County’s state-designated screening and crisis intervention program, evaluating people experiencing psychiatric crises in community settings and helping determine appropriate, least restrictive treatment options. The position is full-time, with multiple available shifts and a requirement to report to work during inclement weather.
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Full job description
Salary Range $22.50 - $25.00 Hourly
Level Experienced
Position Type Full Time
Job Shift Any
Education Level 4 Year Degree
Category Health Care
Description
The Crisis Specialist interviews consumers, completes assessment, treatment plans, and crisis intervention. Outreaches as required. Answers a 24 hour hotline. Expected to report for work in inclement weather. Additional tasks will be added at Director’s discretion.
Legacy operates the State-designated Screening and Crisis Intervention Program for Burlington County, providing evaluations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to individuals experiencing a psychiatric crisis or posing a danger to self, others or property.
We make it our priority to screen and triage individuals in crisis within community settings as opposed to a hospital setting. Our certified screeners and mental health professionals work together to stabilize the crisis and determine the most appropriate, least restrictive treatment option.
Hours:
Full Time; Available shifts include: Monday - Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or Sunday - Thursday 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.
Rates & Benefits:
This position pays a $1.00 shift differential for hours worked 3:00 p.m. - 11:p.m. Monday - Friday and a $2.00 shift differential for all hours worked on Saturday, Sunday and all 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. shifts.
Base Pay Rate is 20.50 per hour plus one of the following, if applicable:
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Master's degree +$1.00 per hour
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Master's degree and LAC or LSW +$3.00 per hour
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Master's degree and LPC or LCSW +$.50 per hour
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Temporary Screener Certification +1.00 per hour
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Full Screener Certification +$2.00 per hour
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5 years' experience per DMHAS standards post-degree +1.50 per hour
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10 years' experience per DMHAS standards post-degree +3.00 per hour
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15 years' experience per DMHAS standards post-degree +4.50 per hour
This is a Full Time Benefited position with the following benefits:
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3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year
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Medical insurance, vision, dental and life insurance benefits
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403(b) employee participation and employer match
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9 Agency-paid holidays
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Training opportunities provided throughout the year
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Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year of employment
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Retention bonus offered biannually, $1,250 for full time staff
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
Master’s Degree in a mental health field preferred. Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in a mental health related field and two years of mental health experience required.
Your driver's license must be in good standing, with no recent suspensions or violations of careless/reckless driving or excessive speeding of more than 20 MPH, and no more than 2 moving violations within the last 3 years.
Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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How this job compares
Set against the 465 open Mental Health jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20.5/hr
- US median$31–42/hr94 hourly ranges
This rate, $20.50/hr, is 42% below the US median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Mental Health hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Mental Health jobs in New Jersey and 465 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Mental Health postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (206 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 237 of the 465 open Mental Health jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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