Cadre

State of North Carolina

11d•$41,407 - $62,111

About The Position

Unleash your potential and make an impact! Employees serve as the lead workers / mentors, providing supervision to ensure quality care and prescribed therapeutic interventions in a safe environment for adolescents in state residential treatment programs. Work includes training that covers broad areas, such as complex behavioral programming and on-the-spot counseling. Employees in this classification may provide health care services ranging from minimal levels of assistance with independent patients to extensive supervision to protect patients from injuring themselves or others and to ensure optimal health care for medically fragile patients, many of whom are non-ambulatory. Employees work with adolescents and their teachers, parents, and clinical staff toward improving clients’ social, academic, and daily functioning skills as well as reducing aggressive, defensive, anxious, and/or dangerous behaviors. Work involves conducting ongoing assessments of patients and monitoring the level of success of the intervention. Adolescents served are diagnosed with a wide spectrum of psychiatric and developmental disorders, which may include maladaptive, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous behaviors. Work involves ongoing observation and interaction with patients. Employees serve as members of the treatment team by providing input regarding the status, condition, concerns, and recommendations for improved care. Work is performed under the supervision of clinical program staff. Employees supervise work, trains new staff, performs personnel functions, and is responsible for the safe and smooth operation of the unit during their assigned shift. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, and health insurance.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in human services or related degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related work experience; or High school or General Educational Development diploma and four years of directly related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
As required by facility, CPR certification and listing as a Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II by the NC Division of Health Service Regulation required prior to providing direct patient care.

Nice To Haves

Experience effectively supervising and training a staff of 5 or more.
Experience with youth and/or adults in one of the following areas: Teaching, Coaching, Supervising.
Experience in documenting observations and report writing.
Experience in organizing and/or leading groups for training or service projects.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead workers / mentors, providing supervision to ensure quality care and prescribed therapeutic interventions in a safe environment for adolescents in state residential treatment programs.
Provide health care services ranging from minimal levels of assistance with independent patients to extensive supervision to protect patients from injuring themselves or others and to ensure optimal health care for medically fragile patients, many of whom are non-ambulatory.
Work with adolescents and their teachers, parents, and clinical staff toward improving clients’ social, academic, and daily functioning skills as well as reducing aggressive, defensive, anxious, and/or dangerous behaviors.
Conduct ongoing assessments of patients and monitoring the level of success of the intervention.
Serve as members of the treatment team by providing input regarding the status, condition, concerns, and recommendations for improved care.
Supervise work, trains new staff, performs personnel functions, and is responsible for the safe and smooth operation of the unit during their assigned shift.