Day Treatment Mental Health Associate Professional

Family Advantage D.B.A / Navigating Day Treatment; Kannapolis (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Navigating Day Treatment Center / Family Advantage LLC is seeking an Associate Professional (AP) to join our Child & Adolescent Day Treatment Program in Kannapolis, NC. The AP provides structured behavioral health interventions under supervision, supporting treatment goals and client safety.

The role emphasizes collaboration with QPs and other professionals, documentation, crisis de-escalation, and adherence to HIPAA and client rights.

Qualifications

• Education and experience must meet NC AP requirements.
• Experience with children/adolescents in behavioral health preferred.
• Education verification may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct behavioral health interventions to children and adolescents in Day Treatment.
• Implement interventions identified in each client's treatment plan.
• Facilitate structured therapeutic and skill-building activities under supervision.
• Help clients develop coping, emotional regulation, and social skills.
• Observe, monitor, and document client progress toward goals.
• Complete required service documentation within established timeframes.
• Assist with crisis prevention, de-escalation, and safety plans.
• Maintain a safe, structured, therapeutic environment.
• Communicate concerns to supervising clinicians.
• Participate in team meetings and trainings.

Skills

Experience with children

Behavioral health experience

Trauma-informed approach

Crisis prevention

Observation & documentation

Team collaboration

Professional boundaries

Education

North Carolina AP requirements

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Associate Professional (AP) – Child & Adolescent Day Treatment

Navigating Day Treatment Center / Family Advantage LLC 1910 Dale Earnhardt Blvd. Kannapolis, NC 28083

Position: Associate Professional (AP) – Day Treatment

Pay: $19.00–$22.00 per hour, based on education and relevant experience

Job Type: Flex Time / Part-Time, with opportunity for additional hours as enrollment grows

Schedule: Flexible schedule based on Day Treatment program hours, enrollment, and client needs

Work Setting: In-Person

Population: Children & Adolescents

Position Summary

Navigating Day Treatment Center / Family Advantage LLC is seeking a motivated and dependable Associate Professional (AP) to join our Child & Adolescent Day Treatment Program.

The AP works as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team to provide structured therapeutic and skill-building interventions to children and adolescents experiencing mental health, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

The Associate Professional will work under appropriate clinical/program supervision and assist with implementing each child's Person-Centered Plan and treatment goals.

Primary Responsibilities

The Associate Professional will:

• Provide direct behavioral health interventions to children and adolescents within the Day Treatment program.
• Implement interventions and strategies identified in each client's treatment plan.
• Facilitate or assist with structured therapeutic, psychoeducational, behavioral, and skill-building activities within the AP's scope and under appropriate supervision.
• Help clients develop coping skills, emotional regulation, communication skills, problem-solving skills, and appropriate social behaviors.
• Observe, monitor, and document client behaviors and progress toward treatment goals.
• Complete required service documentation accurately and within established timeframes.
• Assist with crisis prevention, de-escalation, and implementation of safety plans.
• Maintain a safe, structured, therapeutic, and supportive treatment environment.
• Communicate significant behavioral, clinical, or safety concerns to the supervising QP or Licensed Professional.
• Participate in treatment-team meetings, staff meetings, supervision, and training.
• Collaborate with QPs, Licensed Professionals, paraprofessionals, families, schools, care managers, and other members of the treatment team as assigned.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients and families.
• Protect client confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and Client Rights requirements.
• Report suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, safety concerns, and incidents according to agency policy and applicable requirements.
• Follow agency policies, procedures, treatment plans, and clinical direction.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet applicable North Carolina requirements for classification as an Associate Professional (AP) for the services being provided.

Candidates must possess the education and/or qualifying behavioral health experience necessary to meet the applicable AP definition.

The agency will verify education, degree/transcripts when applicable, and qualifying behavioral health experience before final classification as an Associate Professional.

Experience working with children and adolescents in behavioral health, mental health, Day Treatment, residential services, schools, foster care, juvenile services, or a related human-services setting is preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with children and adolescents
• Behavioral health or mental health experience
• Knowledge of behavioral interventions
• Trauma-informed approach to working with youth
• Crisis prevention and de-escalation skills
• Ability to follow Person-Centered Plans and clinical direction
• Strong observation and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary treatment team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Professional boundaries
• Dependability, professionalism, and punctuality
• Ability to work in an active and structured treatment environment

Employment & Training Requirements

Selected candidates must successfully complete applicable credentialing, employment, and training requirements, which may include:

• Education and experience verification
• Official transcripts when applicable
• Criminal background check
• Healthcare Personnel Registry check
• Reference checks
• TB screening
• CPR / First Aid
• Crisis Intervention / De-escalation
• HIPAA / Confidentiality
• Client Rights
• Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation
• Incident Reporting
• Bloodborne Pathogens / Infection Control
• Fire Safety / Emergency Procedures
• Professional Boundaries / Ethics
• Suicide Prevention
• Person-Centered Thinking
• System of Care
• Documentation / Service Note Training
• Training specific to the Day Treatment clinical model
• Additional training required by the agency or applicable North Carolina requirements

About Navigating Day Treatment Center

Navigating Day Treatment Center / Family Advantage LLC provides structured behavioral health treatment to children and adolescents experiencing significant emotional and behavioral challenges.

Our goal is to help youth strengthen emotional regulation, coping skills, behavior, communication, interpersonal relationships, and their ability to function successfully at home, school, and in the community.

We are looking for an Associate Professional who enjoys working directly with youth, understands the importance of consistency and structure, and wants to grow professionally as part of a behavioral health treatment team.

Navigating Day Treatment Center / Family Advantage LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.