Associate Professional​/Behavioral Health​/CST

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New Bern, NCtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R58519
** We are hiring for:
** Associate Professional / Behavioral Health / CST
** 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!  Provides support to individuals with Mental Health (MH) or Substance Abuse Issues. In residential, school, workplace and community settings.

These interventions are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning in the community. Staff ratio takes into consideration evening and weekend hours, needs of special populations and geographical areas to be served. Persons who meet the requirements specified for Associate Professional (AP) status have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served may deliver supports within the requirements of the staff definition specified in the service definitions.

Relies on direction and supervision to provide quality services. Requires a four year degree and experience working with the population supported. Certain services may require additional training, experience, and education.
Education, Licensure, and Experience required for the position include:
Must meet the requirements of a Associate 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
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* Education:

** Must meet one of the following combinations of education and experience:
* Graduate of a college or university with a Masters degree in a human service field with less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated mh/dd/sa experience with the population served.
* Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a human service field with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor’s degree accumulated mh/dd/sa experience with the population served
* Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than human services with less than four years of full-time, post-bachelor’s degree accumulated mh/dd/sa experience with the population served.
** Definitions:
*** Human Service Degrees Include:
Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
* Populations Served Include:
Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill
- Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child
* Additional requirements of the Behavioral Health Specialist include:
** Must meet the education, experience, licensure/certification requirements specified by the service definition of the service being provided
* Valid driver’s license and automotive insurance required
* CPR, first aid, NCI and/or relevant certification, a plus
** Job Responsibilities
** As a Behavioral Health Specialist you will be responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and revision to the Person Centered Plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
* Additional responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Specialist include:
** Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the community
* Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal…