Make a Difference in Someone’s Life!

At Monarch, 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

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment - a place where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is just what you’ll find at Monarch. Here, we care for people, including our team members. We offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that supports full-time and part-time team members and their families. More than just a job, this opportunity with Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders.

Job Highlights:

An Associate Professional (10A NCAC 27G .0104) must have one of the following:

Bachelor degree (non Human Services) with less than 4 years Full time post-graduate applicable MH/DD/SA experience required

Bachelor degree (Human Services) with less than 2 years Full time post-graduate applicable MH/DD/SA experience required

Master degree (Human Services) with less than 1 year Full time post-graduate applicable MH/DD/SA experience required

This Opportunity:Responsible for providing intensive family preservation in order to improve individual and family strengths, stabilize the home environment, promote positive family interaction, and prevent the use of out-of-home placement for up to eight individuals/families.

What You'll Do:

1. Assist the Team Leader in gathering relevant facts of psychosocial history.

2. Participate in the person-centered planning process.

3. Assist with implementing a home-based behavioral support plan with the youth and his or her caregivers as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.

4. Provide psychoeducation as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.

5. Assist the team leader in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress toward goals identified in the Person Centered Plan.

6. Assist with crisis interventions. Provide 24/7/365 on-call access to families served by the intensive in-home team and be a first responder to families in cases of emergencies.

7. Assist the team leader in consulting with identified providers, engage community and natural supports, and include their input in the person-centered planning process. Assist individuals and families in developing natural resources and make contact with social support networks.

8. Assist individuals and families in accessing 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.

9. Assist the Team Leader in identifying strengths and utilizing those strengths in order to help individuals and families achieve their stated goals/dreams.

10. Maintain necessary medical records in compliance with state, federal, and agency guidelines.

11. Attend educational trainings/seminars to remain up to date on current best practices and maintain required certifications and competencies.

12. Preserve positive working relationships within the communities served, including individuals, families, staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, organizations, funding resources, and other human services agencies.

13. Drive and travel extensively to community locations, various agencies, and other outreach destinations. Provide and/or arrange for transportation for individuals and families as required.

14. Participate in the ongoing quality improvement activities of the agency.

15. Follow service definition guidelines for services being provided.

16. Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures.

Education We're Looking For:Bachelors: Human Services, Bachelors (Required)

Certifications We're Looking For:Drivers License (Valid) - USA, Qualified Professional (QP) - Monarch-DSM

Experience We're Looking For:Experience working with children/adolescents with a mental health diagnosis and/or substance use disorder

Schedule:This is a PRN position. Shift coverage on an as-needed basis.

Target Weekly Hours:0

Monarch is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Monarch offers opportunities as diverse as the people we support and the communities we serve. Monarch is an equal opportunity employer and we are firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. 

Monarch does not accept paper applications. Any person with a disability who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to apply for a position or otherwise to participate in Monarch job search or selection process, should contact HR@MonarchNC.org or call (704) 986-1550.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed. You will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor. This job description is subject to revision at the discretion of Monarch.