Facility Based Qualified Professional

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Facility Based Qualified Professional

Type:

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!  

The Qualified Professional is responsible for providing comprehensive support to clients through skill-building activities, psychoeducational guidance, and therapeutic mentoring. The role includes helping clients develop daily living, socialization, and adaptation skills, as well as managing symptoms and behavioral challenges. This position also involves planning for crisis and substance use recovery, fostering leisure interests, and offering strategies for anger and behavior management to promote overall personal growth and well-being.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate various skill-building activities to promote personal growth and independence.
• Provide psychoeducation to both clients and their natural support networks.
• Assist clients in developing essential daily living and community engagement skills.
• Help clients enhance socialization and adaptability in various environments.
• Encourage the exploration and development of leisure interests and activities.
• Support clients in managing and monitoring symptoms related to mental health and behavioral challenges.
• Offer therapeutic mentoring to foster emotional and behavioral growth.
• Assist in recovery planning and management of crisis situations, including substance use disorders.
• Provide guidance and strategies for managing behavior and anger effectively.
• Train staff on day program procedures and modular day training, make staff assignments, ensure adequate staffing, schedule lunches and breaks, and order supplies.
• Stay informed about new developments, methods, and training techniques in the BH field.
• Attend mandatory meetings and training sessions as required and scheduled by unit management staff, administrators, or corporate managers.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

This position may have supervisory responsibilities, which may vary based on the size and scope of the program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in non-human services field.

• If bachelor’s in non-human services field, must have 4 years of full time pre-or post-graduate degree with one or more of the following populations- mental health-child and/or adult, substance use-adult and/or child.

• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Regularly required to lift 20 lbs.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 30 lbs.
• Must be able to pull a minimum of 20 lbs.
• Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
• Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Required to regularly stand and walk.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level requiring to work on hands, knees, bending, standing, and lifting.

RHA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, prohibits discrimination based on the following protected categories: race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender, marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability.

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program : to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA:

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.