Updated 2/1/2010
Easter Seals UCP
North Carolina, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply for a position, please email or fax your
résumé and application to the indicated contact for each position.
A response will only be given if the requirements
for the position are met.
Position
Title:
Community Support Team Lead
Location: Wake County
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Dates:
2/1/10 – 2/7/10
Qualifications: Licensed or provisionally licensed masters
level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC (for candidates for LPC licensure you
must be board eligible). Must have at least one year
experience with the Adult Mental Health Population. Supervisory experience preferred.
Responsibilities: Clinical and
performance related supervision of Qualified Professionals and Associate
Professionals in team oriented environment. Provide clinical oversight of CST
Qualified Professionals, prepare employee supervision plans, plans of
correction and performance evaluations, document (prepare service
notes) billable time in absence of QP/AP, review/approve individual
Person-Centered Plans, spot check and ensure timeliness/accuracy of QP and
AP service notes, manage utilization review, complete all required trainings. Participate in the 24/7/365 first responder
on call rotation. Ensure all individuals
receive the necessary medically prescribed services in a consistent and timely
manner. The CST Team Lead will help to
facilitate team consultation in order to appropriately address and treat the
individuals being served.
Contact: Scott Myrto; Fax:
919-256-0781 or scott.myrto@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Community Support Team Member
Location: Wake County
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Dates: 2/1/10
– 2/7/10
Qualifications: Must have a
bachelor’s degree and a minimum of one year experience working with adult
populations. Prefer Master’s Level AP
and or a QP level individual.
Responsibilities: Work in a team
environment through frequent collaboration to meet the needs of those adults
the team is supporting. Monitor
implementation of PCP by collateral providers. Identify
and intervene to address barriers that impede the development of skills
necessary for independent functioning in the community. Facilitate one-on-one interventions with the community to
develop interpersonal and community coping skills including adaptation to home
and work environments. Provide / coordinate discharge planning
and community re-entry following hospitalization, residential services and
other levels of care. Participate in monitoring
symptoms, medications, and self management of symptoms. Meet
billing requirements. Write daily service notes with proficiency and
submit as required and on time, with minimal reworking. Submit various
billing, clinical and administrative documentation as required and on time,
with minimal reworking. Assist in training team members when
appropriate. Conduct client specific competency training of team members
to implement goals in the PCP. Assist in
the 24/7 on call crisis phone rotation as needed.
Contact: Scott Myrto; Fax:
919-256-0781 or scott.myrto@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Teaching Assistant
Location: Charlotte, NC
Position
Classification:
Full Time
Posting
Dates:
2/1/10 – 3/2/10
Qualifications: Must be agile enough
to perform job as caretaker of children with physical disabilities. Associate
Degree in child development, early childhood education or related field
preferred. Must have a high school diploma, be 18 years of
age and 4 semester hours of ECE and 1 years experience Needs to have North
Carolina child care credentials.
Responsibilities: Direct involvement
in the curriculum planning and execution of a therapeutic early childhood
preschool program for children with physical disabilities, as approved by the
Educational Coordinator and/or Lead Teacher. Responsible for: welfare, health
and safety of the children in the center; for the daily care of assigned
children in the center; for daily care or assigned classroom; for planning and
supervising bathroom and meal time activities for assigned children. Attend
staff and other meetings when necessary for assigned children. Attend
workshops, conferences and in-service trainings required. Participate in
routine and major cleaning for assigned areas.
Contact: Nannette Bassette
or Fax: 704-522-9914 or nannette.bassette@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Assertive Community
Treatment Team Staff
Program: Assertive Community Treatment Team
Location: Seven Locations: Raleigh(27604),
Statesville(28625), Mount Airy(27030), Yanceyville(27379), Burlington(27215),
Rocky Mount (27801) and Durham(27701)
Position Classification: Full-time
Posting Dates: 1/26/10 – 2/25/10
Qualifications: Master’s Degrees in
Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, Counseling
preferred; BSN with 1 year Mental Health Experience or RN with 4 years
experience.
Responsibilities: Provide community
based mental health and substance abuse interventions to individuals challenged
with severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse
issues. Support ACTT participants in reaching their goals related to recovery;
develop or assist in the development of person-centered plans. Provide
individualized community based interventions. Facilitate therapeutic groups;
support individuals in meeting their goals through community based
intervention; daily documentation of interventions that meet Medicaid billable
standards. Provide on-call for the team on a rotating basis.
Contacts: Kathy McGuire; Fax:
336-789-9587 or Kathleen.mcguire@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Certified or Licensed Substance Abuse
Counselor
Location: Yanceyville, NC (working in Rockingham county
and Caswell county)
Position
Classification: Full-time
Posting
Dates:
1/19/10 - 2/19/10
Qualifications: Certified or Licensed Substance Abuse
Counselor with 4 years experience
Responsibilities: Provide Substance Abuse
interventions to individuals supported by the ACTT team. Function as a member
of an interdisciplinary team in providing community based services to
individuals with mental illness and substance abuse issues. One
on One and group counseling. Facilitate groups. Develop person-centered
plans and document according to Medicaid standards
Contact: Caroline Clark; Fax:
336-694-1681 or Caroline.Clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Intensive In-Home Team Member
Location:
Raleigh, N.C.
Position
Classification: Full-time exempt
Compensation:
Salaried
Posting
Dates: 1/19/10 -1/28/10
Qualifications: Bachelors degree required. Must
have a minimum of two years documented experience providing clinical services
to children and families. Experience in family therapy techniques
preferred.
Responsibilities: Deliver services in various environments,
such as homes, schools, detention centers, homeless shelters, street locations,
etc.; Diffuse crises, evaluate nature of crises and intervene to reduce the
likelihood of a recurrence; Assist in linkage to needed community services and
resources; Arrange, coordinate, and monitor other services on behalf of the
individual; Monitor and manage the presenting psychiatric and/or addiction
symptoms; Provide self help and living skills training for youth; Provide
parenting skills training to help the family build skills for coping with the
youth’s disorder; Work with caregivers in the implementation of home-based
behavioral supports; Assist in crisis management, intensive case management,
individual and/or family therapy, substance abuse intervention, skills
training, and other rehabilitative supports to prevent the need for an
out-of-home, more restrictive services; Provide, when assigned, “first
responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to recipients; Write service
notes with proficiency and submit as required, submit various billing, clinical
and administrative documentation as required; Participate in peer
review; Ensure incident reports are prepared and submitted on time; Participate
in peer training when appropriate.
Contact:
James Beauchemin;
Fax:
919-865-8819 or james.beauchemin@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Intensive In-Home Team Supervisor
Position
Classification:
Full-time Exempt
Posting
Dates: 1/8/10
– until filled
Qualifications: Licensed masters level professional (LCSW,
LMFT, LPA, LPC). Minimum of 2 years direct practice experience with children
and families and one year supervisory experience in a mental health setting
serving children and families. Must have solid grasp of and experience with family/parent therapy
techniques and crisis intervention.
Responsibilities: This position is the
clinical and administrative leader for 3-5 IIH teams. Provide direct, ongoing
weekly supervision of IIH team leaders. Hire, train, and retain team leaders
and other required staff. Market the program to all internal and external
stakeholders and insure a consistent referral stream. Assess for and start-up new IIH teams as the need arises. Approve team
leader timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Coordinate and
conduct peer review. Ensure incident reports are
prepared and submitted on time. Manage utilization review making sure team is
achieving productivity requirements and submitting authorization requests in a
timely manner. Analyze and manage team
dynamics/processes to insure a cohesive team consistently delivers clinically
appropriate services. Monitor and assure
teams compliance with IIH service definition
requirements in order to successfully minimize payback risk in any state,
federal, or LME audit. Monitor and assure that team leaders and the team as a
whole are delivering best practice and evidenced based services. Conduct
in-service trainings and coordinate outside trainings when needed. Participate
in IIH team meetings when needed to problem solve difficult cases. Serve as a back up team leader when needed. This would include providing direct IIH
interventions and supports to families and providing on-call crisis coverage.
Prepare employee evaluations.
Contact: Sabrina Howell; Fax (919) 587-0007 or sabrina.howell@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Intensive In-Home Team Member
Location: Eastpointe
Position Classification: Full Time
Posting Dates: 1/08/2010 – until filled
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required. Must have a minimum of two years
documented experience providing clinical services to children and families.
Experience in family therapy techniques preferred.
Responsibilities: Must deliver services in various
environments, such as homes, schools, detention centers and jails (state funds
only), homeless shelters, street locations, etc.; Diffuse crises, evaluate
nature of crises, and intervene to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence;
Assist in linkage to needed community services and resources; Arrange,
coordinate, and monitor other services on behalf of the individual; Monitor and
manage the presenting psychiatric and/or addiction symptoms; Provide self help
and living skills training for youth; Provide parenting skills training to help
the family build skills for coping with the youth’s disorder; Work with
caregivers in the implementation of home-based behavioral supports; Assist in
crisis management, intensive case management, individual and/or family therapy,
substance abuse intervention, skills training, and other rehabilitative
supports to prevent the need for an out-of-home, more restrictive services;
Provide, when assigned, “first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis
to recipients; Write service notes with proficiency and submit as required with
minimal reworking; Submit various billing, clinical and administrative
documentation as required with minimal reworking; Participate in peer review;
Ensure incident reports are prepared and submitted on time; Participate in peer
training when appropriate.
Contact: Sabrina Howell; Fax (919) 587-0007 or sabrina.howell@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Registered Nurse
Location: Yanceyville
Posting
Dates:
1/6/10 – 2/5/10
Qualifications: Registered Nurse with 2 – 4 years experience
with mental health and substance abuse.
Responsibilities: Provide nursing
interventions to individuals support by the ACTT team. Function as a member of
an interdisciplinary team in providing community based services to individuals
with mental illness and substance abuse issues. Administer medications
including injectables. Facilitate groups. Develop
person-centered plans and document according to Medicaid standards.
Contact: Caroline Clark; Fax 336-694-1681 or caroline.clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Intensive In-Home Team Leader
Location:
Position
Classification: Full-time exempt
Posting
Dates: 1/6/10 -1/15/10
Qualifications: Licensed or provisionally licensed masters
level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC (for candidates for LPC licensure you
must be board eligible). Prefer candidates with at least a year experience with
the population and experience in family therapy techniques.
Responsibilities: Serve as the team leader in determining
overall direction of treatment and providing clinical supervision and guidance
to other team members in implementing the plan for treatment. This will entail multiple weekly team
meetings and phone contact with team members. Provide or arrange for other team
members to provide crisis management, intensive case management, individual
and/or family therapy, substance abuse intervention, parent and/or child skills
training, and other rehabilitative supports. Provide the bulk of the family
therapy and when needed, create behavioral supports for the parents. Monitor and manage the child’s presenting psychiatric
and/or addiction symptoms. Responsible for coordinating the initial assessment
and developing the youth’s Person Centered Plan (PCP). Provide, when assigned,
“first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to recipients. This is a shared rotational on-call among the
team members. Deliver services in various environments, such as homes, schools,
community locations, detention centers, etc. Provide QA of the other team
member’s service notes and ensure timeliness. Approve timesheets and billing,
ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Ensure incident reports are prepared and
submitted on time. Manage utilization review.
Contact: James Beauchemin; Fax 919-865-8819 or james.beauchemin@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Intensive-in-Home Team Leader
Location:
Position Classification: Full Time
Posting Dates: 1/6/10
Qualifications: Licensed or provisionally licensed masters level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC (for candidates for LPC licensure you must be board eligible). Prefer candidates with at least a year experience with the population and experience in family therapy techniques.
Responsibilities: Serve as the team leader in determining overall direction of treatment and providing clinical supervision and guidance to other team members in implementing the plan for treatment. This will entail multiple weekly team meetings and phone contact with team members. Provide or arrange for other team members to provide crisis management, intensive case management, individual and/or family therapy, substance abuse intervention, parent and/or child skills training, and other rehabilitative supports. Provide the bulk of the family therapy and when needed, create behavioral supports for the parents. Monitor and manage the child’s presenting psychiatric and/or addiction symptoms. Responsible for coordinating the initial assessment and developing the youth’s Person Centered Plan (PCP). Provide, when assigned, “first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to recipients. This is a shared rotational on-call among the team members. Deliver services in various environments, such as homes, schools, community locations, detention centers, etc. Provide QA of the other team member’s service notes and ensure timeliness. Approve timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Ensure incident reports are prepared and submitted on time. Manage utilization review
Contact: Serafina Dowdy; Fax # 252-467-2865 or serafina.dowdy@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Community Support Team - Team Member – CST1
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full Time
Posting
Dates:
1/6/10
Qualifications: Qualified Professional: must have a Bachelor’s degree, human services
preferred, and requisite experience with the population and age served (adult),
minimum 1 year post bachelors experience with adults. Prefer substance abuse
certification and experience.
Responsibilities: Receive supervision according to supervision
requirements specified in 10A NCAC 27G.0204, and Easter Seals UCP policy and
the Community Support Team service definition.
Comply with all Easter Seals UCP policies and procedures, as well as
state, and federal regulations. Follow
and adhere to the individual’s PCP.
Provide basic skills and activities as required in the PCP. Maintain
professional boundaries with individuals.
Complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training specific to the
required components of the community support team service definition including
crisis response within the first 90 days of employment. Meet billing requirements. Write daily service notes with proficiency
and submit as required and on time, with minimal reworking. Participate in peer review. Participate, when assigned, in “first
responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to individuals experiencing a
crisis and be available to make face-to-face contact with individuals served
within 2 hours of receiving a crisis call. Contribute to effective teamwork by
establishing and maintaining effective communication and internal relations
with supervisor, team members and other staff.
Contacts:
Position
Title:
Community Support Team - Team Member – CST1
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full Time
Posting
Dates:
1/6/10
Qualifications: Qualified Professional: must have a Bachelor’s degree, human services
preferred, and requisite experience with the population and age served (adult),
minimum 1 year post bachelors experience with adults. Prefer substance abuse
certification and experience.
Responsibilities: Receive supervision according to supervision
requirements specified in 10A NCAC 27G.0204, and Easter Seals UCP policy and
the Community Support Team service definition.
Comply with all Easter Seals UCP policies and procedures, as well as
state, and federal regulations. Follow
and adhere to the individual’s PCP.
Provide basic skills and activities as required in the PCP. Maintain
professional boundaries with individuals.
Complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training specific to the
required components of the community support team service definition including
crisis response within the first 90 days of employment. Meet billing requirements. Write daily service notes with proficiency
and submit as required and on time, with minimal reworking. Participate in peer review. Participate, when assigned, in “first
responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to individuals experiencing a
crisis and be available to make face-to-face contact with individuals served
within 2 hours of receiving a crisis call.
Contribute to effective teamwork by establishing and maintaining
effective communication and internal relations with supervisor, team members
and other staff.
Contacts:
Position
Title:
Occupational Therapist
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full Time
Posting
Dates:
1/1/10 – 1/31/10
Qualifications: Graduation from an
accredited school of occupational therapy and at least one year of experience
with developmentally disabled children. Must have a
Responsibilities: Selects appropriate
evaluation devices and evaluates each child in the area related to occupational
therapy. Prepares written report of evaluation results and interprets these
results to the staff and caretakers. Participates in meetings as necessary and
submits occupational therapy evaluations for program planning. Develops occupational therapy plan for each child to be included in
the treatment plan. Maintains records and therapy
notes on each child. Develops an outline of activities
to reinforce the occupational therapy program in coordination with the
education activities. Demonstrates activities to
staff.
Meets with each child’s caretaker(s)
periodically to review and update the child’s therapy program. Attends
appropriate, work related in service workshops/conferences. Assists
the program director in preparing and coordinating appropriate billing and
authorizations for funding sources related to payment for therapies. Performs related duties as requested by program director.
Contact: Nannette Bassette; Fax:
704-522-9914 or nannette.bassette@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Registered Nurse
Location: Yanceyville
Position
Classification:
Full-time
Posting
Dates:
12/22/09
Qualifications: Registered Nurse with 2 – 4 years experience
with mental health and substance abuse
Responsibilities: Provide nursing
interventions to individuals support by the ACTT team. Function as a member of
an interdisciplinary team in providing community based services to individuals
with mental illness and substance abuse issues. Administer medications
including injectables. Facilitate groups. Develop
person-centered plans and document according to Medicaid standards
Contacts: Caroline Clark;
Fax: 336-694-1681 or email: Caroline.Clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Master’s Level Qualified Professional
Location: Yanceyville
Position
Classification:
Full-time
Posting
Dates:
12/22/09
Qualifications: Master’s in Human Services; Licensed or
License Eligible preferred.
Responsibilities: Support ACTT
participants in reaching their goals related to recovery.
Develop or assist in the development of
person-centered plans Provide individualized community based interventions.
Facilitate therapeutic groups; support individuals in meeting their goals
through community based intervention. Daily documentation of
interventions that meet Medicaid billable standards. Provide on-call for
the team on a rotating basis.
Contacts: Caroline Clark;
Fax: 336-694-1681 or email: Caroline.Clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Program Supervisor
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Dates:
12/9/09
Qualifications: Must have a
bachelor’s degree and a Qualified Mental Health Professional; supervisory
experience in MH/DD/SA preferred
Responsibilities: Ensure compliance
with policies/procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations,
supervision of Qualified Professionals and Associate Professionals, clinical
oversight of Qualified Professionals, prepare employee supervision plans, plans
of correction and performance evaluations, Review/approve individual
Person-Centered Plans, check Community Support QP and AP service notes and
ensure timeliness of submission and accuracy, coordinate and conduct peer
review, complete required trainings, participate, when assigned, in “first
responder” crisis response to individuals experiencing a crisis.
Contact. Scott Myrto Fax: 919-256-0781 or scott.myrto@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Substance Abuse Counselor
Program: ACTT
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full-time
Compensation: Salary
Posting
Dates:
12/7/09
Qualifications: Bachelor or
Master’s Level, (CCS, CCAS, CSAC)
Responsibilities: Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Counseling. This is a critical service provided by an
interdisciplinary team that ensures service availability 24 hours a day, 7 days
per week. After hours and weekends are thru a rotation
cell phone. A full range of treatment functions are required
wherever and whenever needed. A service recipient is referred to the
Assertive community Treatment Team service when it has been determined that
his/her needs are so pervasive and/or unpredictable that they can not be met
effectively by any other combination of available community services.
Typically this service should be targeted to the ten percent (10%) of MH/DD/SA
service recipients who have serious and persistent mental illness or
co-occurring disorders, dual and triply diagnoses and the most complex and
expensive treatment needs. This individual will provide face-to-face
scheduled therapeutic intervention in the community and the office; will prepare
and submit documentation accurately and on time; participate in peer review;
ensure incident reports are prepared and submitted on time; complete required
training within prescribed timeframes; successfully participate in the DMH
approved ACTT training and other duties as assigned.
Contact: Caroline Clark; Fax:
336-694-1681 or Caroline.Clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Location: Lenoir and Wayne
counties
Position
Classification:
Periodic and Full-time
Posting
Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Human Services field
with at least one year of crisis intervention experience with persons with
MH/DD/SA issues. Local community
knowledge preferred.
Responsibilities: Evaluating persons
with MH/DD/SA issues in crisis and linking them to appropriate resources;
educating support persons; developing crisis plans and collaborating with
clinical homes.
Contact: George Carr; Fax:
910-596-2229 or george.carr@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Assertive Community Treatment Team Leader
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full-time
Posting
Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: Must have master’s degree in Social Work,
Counseling, or Psychology and have QP status.
Licensure as LPC, LCSW, LPA a plus. One year
supervisory and management experience preferred. Experience with SPMI population required.
Substance abuse experience a plus. Must
have a strong commitment to the rights and ability of each person with a severe
and persistent mental illness. Skills and competence to establish
supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent
mental illnesses and respect for client rights and personal preferences in
treatment are essential. Committed to a process of lifetime
knowledge and skills development.
Responsibilities: Act as clinical and administrative leader
of the team. Function as a practicing clinician on the ACTT team (estimate 10-20%
of time). Provide and/or direct staff members who are providing structured
face-to-face scheduled therapeutic interventions to provide support and
guidance in all areas of functional domains: adaptive, communication, personal
care, domestic, psychosocial, problem solving, etc. in preventing, overcoming,
or managing the individual's level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability
to remain in the community. Make every effort to meet critical standards
contained in the most current edition of the National Program Standards for
ACTT Teams as established by the US Department of Health and Human Services,
Center for Mental Health Services.
Maintain relationships with external stakeholders (ex. local management
entities, psychiatric hospitals). QA staff service notes and ensure timeliness.
Approve timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Coordinate
and conduct peer reviews. Ensure incident reports are
prepared, reviewed, and submitted on time. Provide ongoing clinical training
and supervision of staff. Manage utilization review. Manage program budget.
Contact:
Position
Title: Mental Health Professional
Location: Mount Airy
Position
Classification:
Full-time
Posting
Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in the human
service field with QP status required.
Position requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
Candidate must be a self starter with a positive outgoing personality. Strong computer knowledge, excellent organizational skills and
attention to detail a must. Position requires an
ability to multi-task and work well under pressure. Candidate must demonstrate an ability and
desire to be a team player as well as a willingness to work a flex
schedule. Experience with job
development and placement preferred.
Responsibilities: Work within a
multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals providing integrated
supports to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and
co-occurring disorders. Perform assigned
QP duties including (but not limited to) assessment of treatment needs across
domains of life functioning, facilitation of treatment team meetings, PCP
development and implementation, authorization submission and monitoring,
coordination of care, individual and group therapeutic activities, skills
building training, community integration, crisis intervention, on-call duties
as assigned, service record documentation, collaboration with other team staff
and community partners, etc.
Contact: Bethany Brintle; Fax: 336-789-9587 or Bethany.brintle@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
IDDT Qualified Professional
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: Qualified
Professional
Responsibilities: Provide
direct clinical services to adult consumers' on an individual, group and
family basis in the community to teach behavioral symptom-management techniques
to alleviate and manage symptoms not reduced by medication and to promote
personal growth and development by assisting consumers to adapt to and cope
with internal and external stressors. Provide individual supportive therapy
(e.g., problem solving, role-playing, modeling and support) under the
guidelines of primary therapist. Identify need for SA treatment. Participate in
providing substance abuse treatment under the guidelines of the primary SA Therapist.
Participate in various client therapeutic groups as needed. Provide skill
building and daily living skills to adult clients. Provide ongoing assessment,
problem solving, side-by-side services, skills training, supervision (e.g.,
prompts, assignments, monitoring, encouragement) and
environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living. Plan, structure and prompt social and leisure-time activities.
Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to increase/identify consumers’
capacity/level for change. Organize and lead individual and group social
activities to structure clients’ time, increase social experiences and provide
opportunities to practice social skills and receive feedback and support.
Provide psycho-education to caregivers of ACTT consumers. Inform caregivers of consumers’ progress.
Consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the
treatment process. Provide on-call crisis intervention as per designated
schedule (rotational) for after hour’s response. Participate in daily staff
organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings. Handle paperwork duties for an assigned
sub-group of ACTT clients (e.g. developing the Person Centered Plan, submitting
authorizations to funding sources).
Prepare and submit documentation accurately and timely.
Successfully participate in approved ACTT
training.
Contact: Lisa Britt; Fax:
(919) 861-1637 or lisa.britt@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Lead BK Teacher
Location:
Position Classification: Full Time
Posting Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: Applicant must have BA/BS with Birth-Kindergarten license
Responsibilities: Prepare and carry out daily lesson plans and curriculum, document children’s progress, personal outcomes conversations and daily information notes, promote full inclusion of children with special needs into the classroom, monitor children, classroom and playground environments, attend required trainings, engage in ongoing communication with families, adhere to adhere to all requirements of the Division of Child Development, Sanitation, ITERS-R, ECERS-R and More at Four.
Contact: Emily Page; Fax (919) 708-7262 or emily.page@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Early Education Specialist (multiple)
Location:
Position Classification: Part Time
Posting Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: BA/BS in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, or a related human services field required. Certified or working toward certification as an Infant-Toddler Family Specialist. At least three years experience in the early childhood field is preferred.
Responsibilities: Provides individual specialized instruction to children birth-3 years of age enrolled in the North Carolina Infant-Toddler Program.
Contact: Emily Page; Fax (919) 708-7262 or emily.page@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Intensive In-Home Team Leader
Location:
Position
Classification: Full-time exempt
Posting
Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: Licensed or provisionally licensed masters
level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC (for candidates for LPC licensure you
must be board eligible).
Prefer candidates with at least a year
experience with the population and experience in family therapy techniques.
Responsibilities: Serve as the team
leader in determining overall direction of treatment and providing clinical
supervision and guidance to other team members in implementing the plan for
treatment. This will entail multiple
weekly team meetings and phone contact with team members. Provide or arrange
for other team members to provide crisis management, intensive case management,
individual and/or family therapy, substance abuse intervention, parent and/or
child skills training, and other rehabilitative supports. Provide the bulk of
the family therapy and when needed, create behavioral supports for the parents.
Monitor and manage the child’s presenting psychiatric and/or addiction
symptoms. Responsible for coordinating the initial assessment and developing
the youth’s Person Centered Plan (PCP). Provide, when assigned,
“first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to recipients. This is a shared rotational on-call among the
team members. Deliver services in various environments, such as homes, schools,
community locations, detention centers, etc. Provide QA of the other team members service
notes and ensure timeliness. Approve timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy
and timeliness. Ensure incident reports are prepared and submitted on time.
Manage utilization review.
Contact: James Beauchemin;Fax: 919-865-8819 or james.beauchemin@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Program Supervisor
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Date: 11/24/09
Qualifications: Bachelors Degree
and ability to be credentialed as a Qualified Mental Health Professional. Prior
supervisory experience required.
Responsibilities: Administrative
supervision for periodic and full time out patient therapist.
Hire and provide new hire orientation for out
patient therapist coordinate needed trainings. Assist in marketing of program. Review
and approve staff time sheets, PTO. Review and submit weekly staff billing
ensuring accuracy. Coordinate and conduct monthly peer reviews. Ensure incident
reports are prepared and submitted within agency and state guidelines. Review
and manage weekly utilization to ensure utilization standards and productivity
are meet. Ensure authorization for services are submitted per agency and state
standards. Ensure treatment plans are current and appropriate per state and
agency policies. Monitor and ensure staff compliance with agency policies. Monitor
and ensure staff compliance with state requirements of delivery of services. Conduct
and/or coordinate all necessary trainings. Prepare employee evaluations. Prepare
and submit to Program Manager/Regional Director monthly report.
Contact: Scott Myrto; Fax:
919-256-0781 or scott.myrto@nc.eastersealsucp.com
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