Overview
As partners with the community, Unified Police Department will provide the highest quality law enforcement services to minimize crime and maximize confidence, safety, and quality of life. We serve and protect every member of our community, through integrity, cooperation, and understanding, we strive to reinforce our core values of integrity, respect, and professionalism.
The main objective of the mental health unit is to co-respond as a law enforcement and mental health professional team, to reduce the potential of violence during police contacts involving people suffering from mental illness, while simultaneously assessing mental health services available to assist them. Additional duties include providing rapid response, assess the individual, and resolve crisis situations that involve children and adult who are presumed or known to have a behavioral disorder, with a crisis or long-term resolution through case management as determined necessary.
Essential functions of the mental health unit include:
Responsibilities
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Qualifications
Qualifications Licenses Required
One of the following:
Qualifications (Preferred)
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
Physical Requirements
Far Vision, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking
Employment Type: Volunteer
Shift: Various / Negotiable
Work Schedule: Various / Negotiabler
Commitment: 1 Year
We look forward to hearing from you!
To apply for this volunteer position, please complete the following form:
Division Chief Kris Ownby
To report a crime or request to speak with a officer, call Dispatch at 801.743.7000. For all emergencies, call 9-1-1.
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