Qualified Professional

Charles Lea Center • Wilmington, NC

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About The Position

The Charles Lea Center is a national leader in supported living services, empowering men and women with disabilities to live independently and pursue lives filled with purpose, dignity, and connection.

At The Charles Lea Center, we believe in the power of human connection—and at the heart of connection is inclusion. If you're passionate about empowering others and making a meaningful difference, this is more than a job… it’s a purpose-driven career.

As a Qualified Professional (QP), you’ll be a key member of our Operations team—helping individuals with disabilities live more independently and achieve their personal goals. You’ll serve as a trusted guide, advocate, and leader, delivering person-centered support that truly changes lives.

This role is responsible for overseeing service plans, coordinating care, and ensuring compliance with North Carolina regulations. The QP works closely with individuals served, families, staff, and care coordinators to deliver high-quality, individualized support.

We are dedicated to fostering your professional development and success as a member of The Charles Lea Center team. We are establishing a supportive network that allows you to collaborate with diverse colleagues, explore innovative ideas, and enhance both the capabilities of those we support and your own skills.

Our commitment lies in cultivating a diverse community where employees experience a sense of belonging and recognition for their contributions and unique perspectives.

Your Role: Our Qualified Professional works under the general supervision of the Lead Qualified Professional. Your skill set provides for health, safety, accountability, supervision, and training for people supported in the community. In this role you will assist people supported in a person-centered philosophy

Full-time status at 30 hours per week

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human services or in a related field
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record
• 6 month's experience with persons with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
• You will be responsible for overseeing the essential areas required to effectively support the program plans for individuals served in the NC Eastern division

Responsibilities

• Overseeing service plans
• Coordinating care
• Ensuring compliance with North Carolina regulations
• Facilitate and promote the Interdisciplinary Team Process, which includes the development of CLC's service objectives and the individualized Service Plans (ISP) for clients
• Collaboration with other team members and Managed Care Organization (MCO) CARE Coordinators is vital to ensure the efficient delivery of services to those supported
• Adhere to all documentation requirements for the Interdisciplinary Service Plans (IPS), ensuring that all services are properly recorded in accordance with the standards set by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the Managed Care Organization, and any additional assigned responsibilities

Benefits

• Health insurance available to FT employees within 60 days from your start date.
• Vision and dental available to FT employees within 60 days from your start date.
• Flex spending
• Life, and Disability Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off available to any employee working more than 20 hours per week. Accrual begins as soon as you start working!
• Tuition Assistance
• A Career path with opportunities for growth!
• We value the health and safety of our employees so in our everchanging world, we provide PPE and other supplies at no cost to our employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees