Behavioral Health Specialist

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Lexington (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payactiv

Employee perks and discount program

Paid Time Off

Health/Insurance

401(k) retirement savings program

Wellbeing Programs

Chronic Disease management programs

Training: CPR/First aid

Job summary

RHA Health Services, LLC is hiring a Behavioral Health Specialist. The role supports individuals with mental health and substance use challenges across home, school, workplace, and community settings, using strength-based, recovery-focused interventions.

The position emphasizes facilitating relationships, coordinating services, and promoting independence. Requires a Qualified Professional or equivalent credentials with relevant experience; pre-employment screening applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services field and 2+ years full-time experience with population served.
• Bachelor's degree not Human Services field and 4+ years full-time experience with population served.
• Master's Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
• License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
• Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional.
• Pre-employment screening: criminal background, registries check, drug test, education verification, references.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings.
• Focus on assisted living independence with recovery-based interventions.
• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community.
• Minimizing effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence while promoting daily living skills.
• Supporting clients in skill-building activities (daily living, socialization, adaptation, behavior and anger management).
• Performing Case Management: linking and arranging services and referrals.
• Collaborating with clinical staff to maintain communication and expedite service delivery.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

People skills

Recovery-focused

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Services field

Bachelor's degree in non Human Services field

Master's degree or higher

License/Certification/Registration

Qualified Professional status

2+ years full-time experience with population served

4+ years full-time experience with population served

Pre-employment screening

Job description

We are hiring for:

Behavioral Health Specialist 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!

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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 Qualified Professional (QP) 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 supervision and direction to provide quality services.

osition 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

OR

Master's Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.

License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.

Other duties as assigned.

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

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.
• Focus is 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.
• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community
• Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the person's daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
• Supporting 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
• Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals
• Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting service implementation
• All other duties as assigned.

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 peopl