START Coordinator, Craven Co., Onslow Co., and Surrounding areas

Serves as the primary contact supporting individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health challenges for the START Program (Systematic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resource, and Treatment) to provide community-based intervention and prevention services to individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health care needs. The program relies on integrated care and treatment with collaboration among all team members. Services include collaborative contacts, after-hour contacts, emergency team meetings, planned respite, and emergency respite.

Responsibilities

• Develops and revises the cross-systems crisis plans in a timely fashion.
• Monitors the implementation of the plan.
• Performs Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals.
• Provides families and stakeholders with individual-specific training and training in the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served.
• Provides consultation to the system on the clinical needs of the individual's care.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Social Services, Human Services, or Special Education required; Master’s degree a plus.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities required; 1-year experience if paired with a Master’s degree.
• Must meet requirements for both Qualified Developmental Disability Professional and Qualified Mental Health Professional.
• Must have direct support experience supporting individuals with mental health and developmental disability diagnoses.
• Must have experience with crisis management and crisis counseling.
• Valid driver’s license.
• CPR, first aid, NCI certification, and others that may be specified and/or required by future company regulations.
• Must maintain proficiency in company-sponsored training and certifications and privileging if required.
• Ability to travel.

Pre-employment screening includes: criminal background check, registry checks (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities), drug testing, education verification, credentialing based on position requirements, proof of employment history or references (if required), and proof of driver’s license, driver’s insurance, and vehicle if required for providing transportation for individuals.

Pay

$56,000

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

Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for the above benefits.

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.