Behavioral Health Qualified Professional

RHA Health Services • New Bern, NC

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About The Position

The Behavioral Health Qualified Professional provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use challenges in residential, school, workplace, home, and community settings. Services follow applicable service definitions and use strength-based interventions to promote recovery, reduce symptoms, build coping skills, support independent living, and help individuals achieve the highest possible level of functioning and quality of life in the community. The professional may serve populations that include children or adults with mental illness and children or adults with substance use issues.

The role relies on supervision and direction to provide quality services. Staff ratios account for evening and weekend hours, the needs of special populations, and the geographic areas served. The position also involves coordination with individuals served, families, guardians, local agencies, the community, and other clinical or professional staff.

Requirements

• Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional.
• A bachelor's degree in a human services field and at least 2 years of full-time experience with the population served; or a bachelor's degree outside human services and at least 4 years of full-time experience with the population served; or a master's degree or higher and at least 1 year of full-time experience with the population served.
• A license, provisional license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the governing board regulating the human service profession.
• Human services degrees include social service, sociology, psychology, or other human service degrees.
• Populations served include children or adults with mental illness and children or adults with substance abuse issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace, and community settings in accordance with the service definition.
• Help individuals live independently through strength-based interventions focused on recovery, symptom reduction, coping skills, and quality of life.
• Facilitate relationships and serve as a link between individuals served, the company, families, guardians, local agencies, and the community.
• Minimize the effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with daily living and personal development, including by providing supportive counseling.
• Support clients in skill-building activities involving daily and community living, socialization, adaptation, behavior management, and anger management.
• Perform case management functions, including linking individuals to services and arranging services and referrals.
• Communicate and coordinate with clinical and professional staff, provide feedback, standardize procedures, and expedite service implementation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Payactiv early access to earned wages before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program.
• Paid time off for full-time employees.
• Health insurance for full-time employees.
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing programs.
• Chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes for qualifying employees.
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time