ACTT Vocational Professional

Since 1958, Monarch has been about helping others and improving lives. Our caring, supportive team of professionals provides services that help people thrive. If you’re looking for a career with purpose, we have a place for you at Monarch. We see the possibilities that exist for people living with mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries and we help others see them as well. At Monarch, you’ll see the impact of your work every day when a man with a disability achieves his dream of finding a job, when a woman struggling with addiction walks into treatment for the first time or when a child facing a mental health crisis finds comfort and support. You can make a difference. Join us today! Monarch is nationally accredited by The Joint Commission and committed to providing the highest quality health care for the people we support. To learn more about our services and the many ways we provide support, please call (866) 272-7826 or visit www.MonarchNC.org. Make a Difference in Someone’s Life! At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina. 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. This Opportunity: The primary responsibilities of the ACTT Vocational Professional include assisting and supporting individuals who are served in the development of skills, behaviors, responsibilities, and supports needed to live, learn, work and be integrated into the community with the greatest possible degree of self-determination and independence. What You'll Do: • Facilitate the vocational services to each individual receiving ACTT services who is interested in work. These duties include but are not limited to career exploration, job placement, on-site training, support to maintain employment, benefits counseling and follow-up support for as long as necessary. • Assist in the development of natural support networks. Facilitate and instruct the individual in establishing and maintaining relationships with co-workers, supervisors, family members, significant others and community members. Plan and develop activities that foster socialization and employment within the community to integrate individuals into society. • Provide monitoring and/or long-term follow-up for persons placed in employment and their employers. • Coordinate efforts with other providers of services as the North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, LME staff, benefits counselors and family members to support the rehabilitation process. • Provide a variety of activities needed by the individual to develop the skills, behaviors and responsibilities necessary to live, work, learn, play and socialize in the community with the greatest possible degree of independence. • Teach specialized skill development to the individual in such areas as budgeting, cooking, shopping, dressing appropriately, bathing, using the telephone, writing letters, arranging appointments, developing leisure skills and recreational skills, and medication self-administration. • Plan and integrate rehabilitation services in the individuals Person Centered Plan. • Function as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement treatment goals. • Facilitate training of independent living skills, establish access to community services and agencies, assist individuals in establishing support networks in the community and assess individual needs on a daily basis. • Coordinate services with the program, staff, inpatient facilities, and detoxification facilities and establish linkage to residential programs, self-help programs and community resources. • Review treatment progress and monitor and provide continuous consultation with other Assertive Community Treatment Team staff and community agencies to ensure the consistent therapeutic management of the individual’s needs. • Act as liaison with the program after hours staff on a daily basis through exchange of participant information; briefly detailing the presenting problem and after hours plans for the individuals being served by the Assertive Community Treatment Team. • Meet regularly with the other Assertive Community Treatment Team members to formulate and disseminate information and be available by telephone and/or pager. Meet regularly to review the total caseload, problem-solve, develop plans, and determine daily duty assignments. • Complete an intake assessment including: medical history, general physical condition, alcohol and drug histories and current use, educational issues, family structure and relationships, vocational history and goals, legal history and issues, psychiatric history (including, onset, course, effect of illness, treatment history, medication history risk behaviors). • Ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status which may put individual at risk. • Documents participant activities consistent with the service records manual. Write an event note that reflects participant activities, goals, interventions, and outcomes. • Developing service plans and/or person-centered plans as appropriate, and screens referrals in coordination with the other Assertive Community Treatment Team members. • Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal training requirements. • Driving and traveling may be required. Additional Information (If Applicable): Education We're Looking For: Bachelors: Human Services (Required) Certifications We're Looking For: North Carolina Driver License (Valid) - NC Division of Motor Vehicles, QMHP - Monarch-DSM Experience We're Looking For: Adult Population Experience, Mental Health Experience 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.