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:

A Behavioral Health Therapist. MORES must be a Qualified Professional AND have one of the below qualifications:

LCSW

LMFT

LCMHC

LCAS

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

Bachelor degree (non Human Services) with 4 years Full time OR 8 years Part time applicable experience required

Bachelor degree (Human Services) with 2 years Full time OR 4 years Part time applicable experience required

Master degree (Human Services) with 1 year Full time OR 2 years Part time applicable experience required

This Opportunity:The Behavioral Health Therapist, MORES works directly with the youth and families to assist in safety planning, crisis stabilization, and establishing groundwork for family and community relationships. MORES is a team-based crisis intervention for children and adolescents ages 3-21 experiencing emotional and/or behavioral needs. MORES provides up to four weeks of follow-up services for youth who have experienced a behavioral health crisis.

What You'll Do:

Provide solution-focused behavioral health services that are responsive to child and family, juvenile justice, social services, and school needs.

Provide appropriate screening, early identification, and assessment of suicide risk, trauma exposure, substance use, and exposure to and risk of violence, eating disorders and other clinical presentations.

Assess and continue to assess the youth’s acuity level based on relevant clinical features such as risk of harm to self and/or others, mental status, diagnosis, risk level, overall level of functioning, behavioral history, and any other relevant information.

Provide direct services to child and family in the planning and treatment process.

Increase community awareness of behavioral health supports by providing education, outreach and marketing to children, families, schools, communities, and stakeholders.

Generate all required intervention notes, crisis plans, billing forms, and service notes regarding all contact and other appropriate medical records documentation.

Adhere to specific service definition and data collection requirements.

Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas.

Demonstrate knowledge of emergency procedures and assist in crisis situations.

Participate in on call and afterhours coverage, including weekends and holidays as needed.

Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Driving and travel may be required.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

Proven experience in crisis intervention and stabilization

3 or more years working with individuals and families across various disciplines (Mental Health, Substance use, Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities)

Must have knowledge and training in dual diagnosis (MHSU and IDD)

Knowledge in safety and crisis planning.

Knowledge in negotiating with clients, family/caregivers, and service providers.

Knowledge in de-escalation:  observing, interrupting, and shifting dynamics, education, and skill introduction.

Work independently, performing duties under general supervision.

Communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Develop rapport and communicate with person from diverse cultural backgrounds.

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

Certifications We're Looking For:Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS) - State Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) - State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - State Social Work Certification and Licensure Board, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) - State Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board, Qualified Professional (QP) - Monarch-DSM

Experience We're Looking For:Experience working with children, adolescents or transition-age youth, Experience working with individuals and families across various disciplines (Mental Health, Substance use, Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities), Proven experience in crisis intervention and stabilization

Schedule:Rotating schedule to meet the needs of the people we support. Team will be available 7 days/week between 8:00am-11:00pm.

Target Weekly Hours:40

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.