A Qualified Professional must have a bachelor's degree in one of the helping professions such as social work, community counseling, counseling, psychology or criminology. Prior work experience providing counseling is preferred. Must be fluent in Spanish. Staff will receive a professional and criminal background check to determine employment eligibility. Staff will be formally interviewed and if hired will need to complete trainings. A Qualified Professional works on an Intensive In Home Team, along with a therapist/Team Lead and another Qualified Professional. The Qualified Professional works with the team to provide individual and family therapy to youth and their families. Sessions occur at the family home. All Qualified Professional must have a valid driver's license and valid car insurance. Intensive In Home services intends to improve family functioning by clinically stabilizing the living arrangement, promoting reunification or preventing the utilization of out of home therapeutic venues (i.e. psychiatric hospital, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, or residential treatment services) for the identified youth. Services are delivered utilizing a team approach and are provided primarily to youth in their living arrangement and within the family system. Services promote a family-based focus in order to: Defuse the current behavioral health crisis, evaluate its nature and intervene to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence; Ensure linkages to needed psychiatric, psychological, medical, nursing, educational, and other community resources, including appropriate aftercare upon discharge (i.e. medication, outpatient appointments, etc.); and Improve the child's/adolescent's ability to self-recognize and self-manage behavioral health issues, as well as the guardian's and any other caretakers' capacity to care for the child/adolescent. Services include crisis intervention, intensive supporting resources management, individual and/or family counseling/training, and other rehabilitative supports to prevent the need for out-of-home placement or other more intensive/restrictive services. Services are based upon a comprehensive, individualized assessment and are directed towards the identified youth and his or her behavioral health needs/strengths and goals. Services also include resource coordination/acquisition to achieve the youth's and their families' goals and aspirations of self-sufficiency, resiliency, permanency and community reintegration. This is a part-time position that can quickly move into full-time, at this time and the salary is paid on an hourly basis.

Job Type:

Part-time Pay:

$40.00 per hour

Education:

Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

Mental Health:

1 year (Preferred)

Language:

Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

North Carolina Driver's License (Required)

Work Location:

On the road