Behavioral Specialist

monarch; Albemarle (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Retirement Plan

Professional Development

Job summary

Monarch Healthcare in North Carolina is seeking a Behavioral Specialist to support individuals in achieving personal goals and dreams. The role focuses on person-centered care, community participation, and advocacy within licensed settings.

You will assess needs, promote self-determination, and collaborate with teams to implement personalized plans while ensuring safety and rights are upheld.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Valid USA Driver's License.
• Experience with people who have mental health diagnoses, intellectual/developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders is considered depending on population served, but is not required.

Responsibilities

• Assess each person for hopes, dreams, and desires and provide supports to help achieve them.
• Help people participate fully in their communities aligned with their interests.
• Protect and promote the rights of each person and support advocacy efforts.
• Provide emotional, physical, and social support as needed.
• Foster person-centered, positive relationships that promote self-determination.
• Contribute input into assessment and planning; help develop the individual’s plan.
• Implement plans fully and document as required by policy.
• Complete required documentation including goals, actions, incident reports, and timesheets.
• Maintain daily progress notes and communications to ensure goals are met.
• Assist with day-to-day home operations: housekeeping, meals, laundry, shopping, etc.
• Provide or arrange transportation as needed.
• Ensure knowledge of emergency procedures and personal safety.
• Use good judgment on safety issues and conduct drills and inspections.
• Help access community resources and social supports.
• Assist staff with orientation, mentoring, and training.
• Sleepover at residential settings may be required.
• Attend meetings and trainings; maintain certifications.
• Follow agency policies and state/federal regulations.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 38

Schedule : Sunday 9am-7pm, Monday & Thursday 8am-4pm, Tuesday & Wednesday 8am-2pm

Pay Range Minimum: $15.00

Education We're Looking for:

High School Diploma (Required)

Certifications We're Looking For:

Drivers License (Valid) - USA

Experience We're Looking For:

• Experience working with children or adults (dependent upon population served) with a mental health diagnosis, an intellectual/developmental disability, or substance use disorder | Not Required

Job Description Summary:

The Behavioral Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting people in achieving their personal dreams and goals.

What You'll Do:

• Assess each person receiving services for their hopes, dreams, and desires and provide supports that facilitate achievement.
• Assist people receiving services in participating fully in their community consistent with the person's interests.
• Ensure that the rights of each person receiving services are protected and promoted at all times. Assist people in developing advocacy skills, participating in advocacy efforts, and utilizing personal advocates.
• Provide support as needed to meet the emotional, physical, and social needs of each person supported.
• Facilitate person-centered, effective, positive relationships with people receiving services using positive approaches that promote self-determination in all areas of life.
• Provide input and recommendations into assessment and planning processes, and development of the individual's plan.
• Implement person's plan fully, within the requirements of the service definition, and document as required by the service definition and agency policy.
• Complete all required documentation, including but not limited to, goal completion, actions toward outcomes, incident reports, timesheets, etc.
• Complete daily progress notes and communication log to assure appointments, goals, and interests are met.
• Assist people receiving services with the day-to-day operation of their home such as housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, shopping, lawn care, vehicle cleanliness, and maintenance.
• Drive and travel as required. Arrange for or provide transportation to people receiving services as required.
• Assist people receiving services with knowledge of emergency procedures and personal safety.
• Utilize effective judgment when dealing with safety issues, including but not limited to fire safety by conducting drills, inspecting equipment, and practicing safety procedures in the community.
• Facilitate access to community resources, including locating recreational activities, housing, food, clothing, school programs, vocational opportunities or services providers to teach life skills, and relevant mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services.
• Assist person supported to develop natural resources and make contact with social support networks.
• Assist new staff and/or current staff with orientation, mentoring, and training.
• Sleepover at a residential setting may be required.
• Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal training requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas.
• Follow service definition guidelines for services being provided.
• Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
• *The definition of an Innovations direct care worker includes all workers required for compliance with, or delivery of, the relevant Innovations waiver service definitions and the delivery of a unit of Innovations services to individuals in the definition of direct care worker to be applied and shall include only caregivers who are contracted for the Page 230 Session Law 2023-134 House Bill 259 provision of services in a legally appropriate manner.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive and flexible total rewards package designed to support the diverse needs of our team members. In addition to base compensation, eligible employees have access to a range of customizable benefits and perks, which may include comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, professional development support, and more. Specific offerings are tailored to the role, employment type, and location. We look forward to discussing the details of your personalized compensation and benefits package-and what matters most to you-during the interview process.

Make a Difference in Someone's Life!

At Monarch Healthcare, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team, we provide hope, promote wellness, and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.

You Belong at Monarch Healthcare

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment - a place wher