Qualified Professional / Behavioral Health / CST

About the role

We are hiring for a Qualified Professional in Behavioral Health at RHA Health Services. This role involves providing support to individuals with mental health and substance use issues in residential, workplace, and community settings. The focus is on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achieving the highest level of functioning in the community.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings in accordance to the service definition.
• Focuses on assisting individuals with living independently with interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest quality of life in the community.
• Facilitates relationships and serves as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community.
• Minimizes the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the person’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling.
• Serves as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community.
• Supports the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management.
• Performs Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals.
• Works closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting service implementation.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional.
• Bachelor's degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
• Bachelor's degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served
• Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
• Licenses, Provisional Licenses, Certificates, Registrations, Permits issued by governing board regulating human service profession.

Qualifications

• Education, Licensure, and Experience required for the position include:
• Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional.
• Physical requirements to perform essential functions of the job included:
• Regularly required to lift 10 lbs.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 15 lbs.
• Must be able to pull minimum of 10 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.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
• Must be able to talk and hear.

Skills

• Positive and personable individual.
• Compassionate and caring.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of mental health and substance abuse issues.
• Ability to develop and implement interventions that promote recovery and symptom reduction.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, families, and community members.
• Proficiency in CPR.

Benefits

• 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)
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

Pay

$1,000 Sign-On Bonus available for full-time positions!

Schedule

Regular working hours are typically Monday through Friday, with some flexibility for evening and weekend hours as needed.