Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor / QP or LPC

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; 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 and job‑site

Job summary

RHA Health Services, LLC is hiring a Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor (QP or LPC) in Burlington, NC. The role embeds a mental health professional with law enforcement to co-respond to behavioral health calls, assist with de-escalation, assessment, and linkage to resources.

A Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor with crisis experience is required. The position requires a NC Qualified Professional license or higher, with a related bachelor's or master's degree and relevant

Qualifications

• Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional in NC.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community.
• Interventions focus on recovery, coping skills, and quality of life.
• Facilitates relationships and links between individuals, the company, families, guardians, local agencies and the community.
• Minimizes the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with daily living.
• Supports the client in developing daily living, socialization, adaptation, and behavior management skills.
• Performing case management and arranging services and referrals.
• Collaborates with clinical staff to ensure effective service delivery.

Education

Bachelor's degree (Human Services)

Bachelor's degree (Not Human Services)

Master's degree or higher

License/Certificate/Registration

Job description

We are hiring for:

Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor / QP or LPC Type

Regular

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm

Location: Burlington, NC Alamance County

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!

We are looking for a Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor

Seeking a Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor to serve as a Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor. This is an exciting initiative embedding a mental health professional with law enforcement, in order to co-respond to behavioral health calls and assist with de-escalation, assessment, and linkage to resources. Successful candidates must be at least a Qualified Professional and have a minimum of one year of crisis response experience.

Position Requirements

• Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional in NC.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

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.

Benefits

• 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 people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.