Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor / QP or LPC

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payactiv

Discount program

PTO

Health/Insurance

401(k) retirement savings program

Wellbeing programs

Training opportunities

Job summary

RHA Health Services is hiring a Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor (QP or LPC) to embed a mental health professional with law enforcement for co-response to behavioral health calls. The role focuses on de-escalation, assessment, and linkages to resources, with a minimum of crisis response experience required.

The position is scheduled Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, located in Burlington, NC (Alamance County). A Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor is required to meet NC standards,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 2+ years full-time experience with population served for Human Services field
• Bachelor's degree in non-Human Services field requires 4+ years full-time experience with population served
• Master's degree or higher with 1+ years full-time experience with population served

Responsibilities

• Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings
• Focus is on living independently with strength-based recovery interventions
• Facilitates relationships and links between individuals, family/guardians, agencies and the community
• Minimizes psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence impact on daily living and offers supportive counseling
• Develops daily living, social and behavior management skills and assists with anger management
• Performs case management including linking and arranging services and referrals
• Maintains communication with clinical staff and helps standardize procedures

Skills

Crisis counseling

Case management

De-escalation techniques

Education

Bachelors in Human Services

Bachelors in non-Human Services field

Masters or higher

Job description

We are hiring for: Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor / QP or LPC 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! 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.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm

Location: Burlington, NC Alamance County

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. If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support.

If you share our passion, there is a place for you at RHA Health Services.

RHA Health Services - Where Compassion Meets Career.