What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Professional for Adult CST Services position at A Caring Alternative?
Location: Boone, NC and surrounding area
Position Status: Full Time
Position Status: Full Time
A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina. The agency was founded on the belief that when people truly care and are willing to go the extra mile, we will not only improve lives, but we will also create success in the lives of the people we support.
To more about us, visit our website at www.caringalternative.com.
To more about us, visit our website at www.caringalternative.com.
Education and Experience Required:
- A bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Social Work, Special Education, or other closely related Human Services area
- For AP, one (1) years of professional experience with the adult mental health population
- For QP. two (2) years of professional experience with the adult mental health population
Resume must include degree earned (major & minor), graduation month & year, relevant employment dates including month and year, and populations served.
Why apply at A Caring Alternative?
- We celebrate diversity, so bring YOU! We want you to be proud and comfortable to bring your true self and we strive to enhance the value of our work through respectful curiosity of one another’s culture.
- Competitive Payrates! We offer a competitive rate of pay.
- Work related mileage is paid tax free.
- Be a Team Member! As a member of our team, we are dedicated to promoting your talents, skillset, and energies to improve the environment and quality for those we serve. We are in the business of caring and committed to building an organization where our team can grow together by helping others.
- Strong Core Values! Join our values-based, family-owned company with a culture that we care.
- Flexibility! We work in a team environment and promote flexibility. One of our core values is that our employees have a healthy work-life balance.
- Training! Solid training is provided & paid for by the company. Free CPR, First Aid and NPI training. CEUs are available and external training is also paid for by the company.
Seeking a Qualified Professional to work with adults as a part of a Community Support Team. This service consists of community-based mental health and substance use services, and structured rehabilitative interventions intended to increase and restore an individual’s ability to live successfully in the community. The team approach involves structured, face-to-face therapeutic interventions that assist in reestablishing the individual’s community roles related to the following life domains: emotional, behavioral, social, safety, housing, medical and health, educational, vocational, and legal.
Job Duties include:
- Assists with the development of relapse prevention and disease management strategies
- Ensures linkage to the most clinically appropriate and effective services including arranging for psychological and psychiatric evaluations
- Provides intensive case management
- Completes functional needs assessment(s) to determine the scope and anticipated outcomes to the services
- Assist with the individual’s housing search including engaging landlords to rent to individuals and writing reasonable accommodation letters
- Assist with connecting individuals to financial and in-kind resources to set up and maintain their household
Basic Requirements:
- Ability to perform tasks on the computer including working with Microsoft 360, Excel, Word and other basic programs.
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance coverage and reliable transportation
- Pass criminal background check and other regulatory checks
- Provide proof of your education
Benefits! We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees.
- Company laptop provided for most positions
- 401(k) & Roth retirement plans
- Company matching 401(k) & Roth
- 11 paid holidays
- Direct deposit
- Paid Time Off accrual begins upon hire, 100 hours first year
- Major medical, dental & vision insurance plus 16 hours paid sick time after 60 days
- Company paid Life Insurance policy
- Short term & long-term insurance available
- Employee Assistance Program for free financial, emotional & legal help
A Caring Alternative, LLC is a CARF accredited service provider with facilities in Asheville, Hickory, Marion, Statesville and Morganton, NC. A Caring Alternative, LLC is CABHA certified and a Trauma Informed Agency. We provide an array of services to Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Iredell, McDowell, and Mitchell counties which consist of Assertive Community Treatment Team, Community Support Team, Day Treatment, Integrated Care, Intensive In-Home, Medication Management, Outpatient Therapy, and Therapeutic Foster Care.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
About A Caring Alternative:
AboutEstablished in 2006.A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina. Proudly serving the community since 2006.
