Qualified Professional / QP / Behavioral Health

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Qualified Professional / QP / Behavioral Health

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Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

Provides support to individuals with Mental Health (MH) or Substance Abuse Issues. In residential, school, workplace and community settings. These interventions are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning in the community. Staff ratio takes into consideration evening and weekend hours, needs of special populations and geographical areas to be served. Persons who meet the requirements specified for Qualified Professional (QP) status have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served may deliver supports within the requirements of the staff definition specified in the service definitions. Relies on supervision and direction to provide quality services.  

This position supports Randolph, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Anson, Richmond, Montgomery and Hoke requires the ability to drive to areas supported within the county.

Starting Pay:  $16.00

Bonus: $500

More will be offered for a QP, Qualified Professional

Schedule: Full-time, flexible - generally 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

   

Position Requirements: Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional.

• Bachelor's degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
• Bachelor's degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served
• OR
• Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
• License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.

Definitions:

• Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
• Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill- Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child

Seeking individuals with a strong case management and at least two years of direct care experience working with adults with mental health and/or substance use diagnoses. This position requires an individual that is strong with organization, documentation, one that is self-motivated, and comfortable with working with individuals in their homes. You will be part of the Transitional Management Team (TMS), which is a team that works with individuals that are part of the Transition to Community Living Initiative (TCLI) with Sandhills. Our clients have SPMIs (Severe and Persistent Mental Illnesses) and have transitioned from group homes and assisted living facilities and are now living independently in the community. They are wrapped with both community and outpatient mental health services including TMS. As a TMS staff you will be helping clients develop, implement, and master the life and interpersonal skills necessary to help them maintain in an independent living environment. Working with the MCO and other providers is an integral part of the normal routine, so professionalism is a must. This position requires you to spend the bulk of your time in the field working directly with clients. For this position, the focus would be in the southern counties of Randolph, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Anson, Richmond, Montgomery and Hoke.

Candidates living in Moore county will be strongly considered

Responsibilities:

• Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings.
• Focus is on assisting individuals with living independently with interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest quality of life in the community.
• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community
• Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the person’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
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