Qualified Professional McDowell County Families Together

Company: The MENTOR Network 
Location: Asheville, North Carolina

• Salary: Not Specified
• Category: Customer Service
• Date Posted: 02/09/2012
• Region: North Carolina-Western/Asheville
• Travel Required: Not Specified
• Security Clearance: No
• Work Type: Any

Job Description

Qualified Professional, McDowell County- Families Together-120000QL

Job Program Services Coordination/Case Management

Primary Location United States-NC-NCAsheville

Organization Cambridge

North Carolina MENTOR

Founded in 1993, North Carolina MENTOR is a Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency (CABHA) providing a continuum of support and treatment options for children and adolescents throughout the state. Using a comprehensive treatment model and partnership approach, North Carolina MENTOR provides expert clinical assessments and develops individualized family and community-based services for each child they support. In addition, North Carolina MENTOR is a recognized Therapeutic Foster Care provider for youth of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as emotional, behavioral and medically-complex challenges.

North Carolina MENTOR is a partner of The MENTOR Network, a national network of local human services providers offering quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families. With opportunities from coast to coast, when you join North Carolina MENTOR and The MENTOR Network, you’ll make a difference every day and help to provide quality of life enhancing services to individuals across the country.

Description

NC MENTOR is currently seeking an individual who is a Qualified Mental Health Professional per North Carolina state requirements to be a team member for one of our Specialist Service Programs in our statewide locations. This individual is expected to learn, understand and implement North Carolina MENTOR model for providing professional Mental Health Planning, should use a strengths approach to helping and supporting individuals served.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide 1:1 skill building interventions with children and teamsBuild rapport with familiesParticipate in multi-disciplinary teamsImplements and actively contributes to development, review and revision of intervention plansMaintains current and complete client records and documentation in accordance with MENTOR and regulatory standardsImplement service interventions per regulatory rules and requirements (i.e. Community Support Services, Intensive In-Home)Assist with all legal, licensing, regulatory certification activities as neededProvide emergency and crisis support as assignedProvide parent education and support

Qualifications

Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Human Services field requiredTwo-year post graduate degree experience with population servedMust meet qualifications as Qualified Mental Health Professional for childrenMust have at least one year experience with children who have emotional and/or behavioral issuesPrefer candidates with prior experience working with aggressive and oppositional children/teensOther education and experience plus licensure as required by state

Founded in 1980, The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services in more than 30 states to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families.

EOE/AAE

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