Adolescent Suicide & Self-Harm Specialist

Responsibilities

• Review adolescent case materials and produce structured written risk assessments for suicide and self-harm presentations.
• Apply validated assessment tools such as the C-SSRS alongside expert clinical risk formulation to develop clear and actionable guidance.
• Differentiate between self-harm, suicidal ideation, suicidal intent, and acute risk with appropriate clinical precision.
• Recommend appropriate response protocols, including escalation pathways and evidence-based safety planning approaches.
• Assess contextual, safeguarding, psychiatric, and comorbidity factors that may influence overall risk.
• Document risk formulations and recommendations in clear, research-grade English suitable for non-specialist users.
• Benchmark clinical judgments against established guidelines and peer assessments to support consistency and reliability.

Skills

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of post-qualification experience involving direct adolescent clinical contact focused on suicide or self-harm risk.
• Specialist credentials in child and adolescent psychiatry or psychology with demonstrated expertise in suicide and self-harm assessment or intervention.
• Active clinical license or professional registration in good standing.
• Active or recent adolescent caseload experience within the past two years.
• Advanced proficiency with suicide and self-harm risk assessment tools such as the C-SSRS.
• Strong ability to distinguish ideation, intent, self-harm behavior, and levels of clinical acuity.
• Familiarity with evidence-based adolescent interventions such as DBT-A and trauma-informed care approaches.
• Strong clinical judgment regarding escalation, safeguarding, and safety planning.
• Exceptional written English at native or equivalent research-grade proficiency.
• DBT-A or CBT training is preferred.
• Crisis, emergency, or inpatient adolescent mental health experience is advantageous.
• Experience contributing to suicidology research or clinical guidelines is desirable.

Benefits

• Fully remote contractor opportunity.
• $45–$95 hourly compensation.
• Opportunity to apply specialized adolescent mental health expertise to next-generation AI systems.
• Work involving clinically meaningful risk assessment, formulation, escalation judgment, and safety planning.
• Opportunity to apply validated tools and established clinical frameworks to complex adolescent scenarios.
• Remote collaboration with clinical experts and project contributors.
• Potential to begin project work within 24–48 hours after completing onboarding if selected.