Mental Health Professional for ACT Team

A CARING ALTERNATIVE LLC•Morganton, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

A Caring Alternative, LLC is hiring a Mental Health Professional to serve as a therapeutic resource to consumers as a member of an established Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT). The ACT team is a community-based group of medical, behavioral health, and rehabilitation professionals who work together to meet the needs of people with severe and persistent mental illness. The team’s purpose is to reduce and eliminate symptoms of severe mental illness and enhance consumers’ quality of life. The position is full time and based at the Green St. Office in Morganton, North Carolina. The role involves participating in team-based care, contributing to person-centered planning, and providing services at locations where consumers or their families need them. The employee must remain available face-to-face or by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and serve as a first responder during crises. A Caring Alternative describes itself as a values-based, family-owned behavioral health and substance use disorder care agency serving adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina. It offers paid training, work-related mileage reimbursement, and a benefits package for full-time employees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Psychology, Social Work, or a closely related Human Services area.
Two years of professional mental health work experience with adults.
Ability to perform computer tasks using Microsoft 360, Excel, Word, and other basic programs.
Valid driver’s license, auto insurance coverage, and reliable transportation.
Pass criminal background and other regulatory checks.
Provide proof of education.
Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Resume must include degree earned (major and minor), graduation month and year, relevant employment dates including month and year, and populations served.

Responsibilities

Serve as an active member of the ACT Team, participate in team meetings, and provide input into the person-centered planning process.
Use clinical processes to achieve positive outcomes, including evaluation, assessment, service and treatment planning, intervention techniques, aftercare, and transition planning.
Remain available face-to-face or by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and serve as the first responder in crisis situations.
Provide services at any location where the consumer or family needs them.
Use clinical and administrative supervision to improve the quality and performance of services for consumers and the organization.
Manage an assigned caseload and meet the organization’s direct-care billable productivity expectations.