Lead Employment Support Professional

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:

**The Lead Employment Support Professional must be a Qualified Professional with at least 6 months of vocational experience.

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:

This position is responsible for providing clinical, administrative and operational based supervision and guidance to both staff and the individuals they support to enhance the quality of life through services that enable individuals to achieve their personal dreams and goals in work settings that result in good employment outcomes.

What You'll Do:

·Provide systems that assist people being supported in identifying their own areas of strengths and needs to achieve their personal dreams and goals that will enhance their quality of life as related to best practice and state and agency policies/procedures.

·Oversee the operations of the program to include hiring, training, and evaluation of Employment Support Professionals and Employment Peer Mentors; develop expectations for staff regarding community time, employer contacts, and employment rate.

·Provide oversight of program and collaborate with behavioral health supports.

·Supervise Employment Support Professionals to ensure delivery of evidence-based, ethical practices; supervision includes some office-based sessions, as well as field mentoring. Provide frequent field mentoring for new ESPs or ESPs with outcomes that are less than desired.

·Collect and report outcomes on persons supported on a monthly basis.

·Act as a liaison to other departments within the agency, communicating regularly with behavioral health supervisors to ensure that services are integrated, problem-solve program issues, and to act as a champion for employment.

·Manage continuing education for Employment Support Professionals.

·Collaborate with local Vocational Rehabilitation office to discuss referrals.

·Provide IPS Supported Employment services to a small caseload.

·Respond effectively to concerns of people supported and their families in a positive and helpful manner. Ensure the need for consultant services is coordinated with appropriate personnel.

·Provide initial and ongoing assessment, evaluate effectiveness of Employment Plan and progress made by person receiving services, participate in team meetings/case reviews with other providers and natural supports as needed and give input into Employment Plan.

·Identify opportunities for community connections and development/enhancement of natural support networks for people served. Work with service staff to educate people served on these options and access opportunities.

·Use a range of communication skills and strategies to establish a mutual relationship with the individual, staff, co-workers, supervisors, other stakeholders and people who are important to the individuals receiving services.

·Ensure requests for services are made, continued stay and discharge criteria for the service definition. Understand criteria, target population matrices, service definitions, authorization request, billing, etc. Services and supports that match the person centered plan and the individual's needs shall be in place and be fiscally viable.

·Prepare and submit required or requested reports, documents, assessments, evaluations and paperwork.

·Work with supervisor on the continual assessment and enhancement of services provided throughout the agency.

·Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal training 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 assists in crisis situations.

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

·Follow service definition guidelines for services being provided.

·Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

·Travel and driving may be required.

Education We're Looking For:

Bachelors: Human Services (Required)

Certifications We're Looking For:

Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) - Association of People Supporting Employment First, Drivers License (Valid) - USA, Qualified Professional (QP) - Monarch-DSM

Experience We're Looking For:

Experience working with adults with a mental health diagnosis, an intellectual/developmental disability, and/or substance use disorder | 1-4 years (Dependent Upon Education - see Job Description) | Required Supervisory Experience | Not Required Vocational experience | 6 Months | Required

Schedule:

Flexible schedule to meet the needs of the people supported: Monday - Friday (8:00am - 5:00pm)

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 [email protected] 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.