RAI Licensed Mental Health Professional

Agency
Safety
Division
70000075 Dept of Public Safety
Job Classification Title
Licensed Mental Health Professional (NS)
Position Number
65029577
Grade
NC14
About Us
The Department of Public Safety's mission is to safeguard and preserve the lives and property of the people of North Carolina through preparation, prevention, and protection with integrity and honor. Our agency houses many public safety divisions, including Emergency Management, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Alcohol Law Enforcement, Samarcand Training Academy, and the North Carolina National Guard. Join us along with our more than 3,000 employees and 12,000 National Guard members in providing exceptional public safety services to the citizens of North Carolina.
Description of Work
About NCEM:
The mission of North Carolina Emergency Management is to enhance North Carolina’s resiliency through active collaboration, communication, and coordination of protection, prevention, mitigation, response and recovery measures.
NCDPS has implemented a program, the Responder Assistance Initiative (RAI), that resides within the NC Division of Emergency Management (NCEM) as means for bolstering access to mental health and wellness (MHW) resources with NCDPS and first responder agencies throughout NC. RAI is comprised of a team of highly experienced and culturally competent providers and support staff regionally situated throughout the state. The RAI team includes licensed mental health professionals; professionally trained peer support consultants; and wellness coordinators. The program is designed to provide a mechanism for standardizing best practices in prevention and intervention that address impacts of potentially traumatic events, critical incidents, and professional and personal stressors characteristic of this high-risk work environment. Through an established continuum of care, this program provides access to information and resources including the highest quality behavioral healthcare, wellness initiatives, peer support/intervention, and consultation for larger systems support for public safety organizations. As part of a strategic and progressive business plan, the program is in the process of expanding eligibility for these services to various, external to NCDPS, law enforcement and first responder entities with the potential to extend programs to support the family members of responders who also endure impacts of secondary trauma related to public safety incident exposure.
About the Position:
This Licensed Mental Health Professional position with the NC Responder Assistance Initiative is a regional position and will be based in Fayetteville. The selected candidate is required to travel within the Fayetteville County region which is comprised of Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, , Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, and Wake counties with occassional travel in other parts of the State.
The Responder Assistance Initiative (RAI) program is seeking a behavioral health professional to address the mental health needs of Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) employees and external partner agencies (police, fire, EMS, dispatch) emergency management who are exposed to traumatic evetns and critical incidents related to the type of work inhent in First Responder occupational settings. This program is composed of licensed mental health providers, wellness coordinators, and peer support professionals who are situated across the state as regional proividers.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Providing direct counseling services and care coordination at an advanced level.
• Conducting individual, couples, and family therapy; program briefings; community outreach; training; and crisis intervention.
• Providing behavioral health screening, consultation, and crisis intervention on a regular basis via telephone and face to face meetings.
• Conduct biopsychosocial evaluations, individual, couple, family, and group treatment with participants and eligible family members.
• Deliver outcomes driven, evidence based and best practice clinical interventions.
• Develop and implement treatment plans, collaborate with providers, prepare clinical and discharge summaries, develop, and facilitate
referrals as appropriate.
• Provide regional critical incident response.
• Consuilt with clinical and adminstrative leadership regarding clinical or organizational problems to obtain recommendations concerning resolution of concerns with individuals or agencies as means for addressing problematic patterns and trends within the specific setting.
• Travel to various responder organizational units to provide outreach, education, and services within region and across the state as needed
NOTE: We will consider candidates licensed at the Associate or Provisional level if supervision is available. If selected, the candidate will be considered a Trainee and their salary will be assessed according to the months of experience obtained at the date of application. They will progress through the phases and receive salary increases as they reach each additional level of experience until they become fully licensed to practice without Board-mandated supervision.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
**Please note that this posting will close at 11:59pm on 10/28/2026**
**All new hires are required to report in-office/on-site for the first 90 days of hire.**
This is a full time permanent position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.
DPS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.
The Minimum Education and Experience (E&E) is REQUIRED to qualify for this position. Management Preferences, including Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs), are not required but may be used to determine the pool of most qualified applicants. Managers may also choose to interview/select applicants who demonstrate Management Preferences.
All work history and education (including accurate dates of employment/attendance) must be documented on the application. Work experience may include internships, volunteerism, and full and part-time work. A complete, all-inclusive application maximizes an applicant’s potential to qualify for the position, as well as receive the highest possible salary if selected for the position. Salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations for the advertised position. Click here for more information and application resources.
Resumes may be attached as a supplement to the application but are not a substitute for a complete application.
Management Preferences:
Experience conducting clinical assessments or diagnosis; developing or implementing treatment plans; conducting individual, couples or family therapy; or providing crisis intervention.
Experience providing interventions on complicated cases.
Skilled in administering and interpreting selected screening/assessment instruments.
In-depth knowledge of theoretical approaches to treatment, as well as a working knowledge and utilization the DSM-5-TR.
Considerable knowledge of the range of trauma symptoms contributing to physical, emotional, and psychological distress with specific experience as it relates to the population served by RAI.
Skilled in determining and conducting appropriate therapeutic intervention.
Skilled in supporting and/or engaging in critical incident debriefings and provide psychoeducational training on a variety of behavioral health topics associated with victimization/trauma/stress reactions to small and medium sized groups.
Applicants must be licensed in one of the following credentials:
• Health Services Provider - Psychologist (HSP-P)
• Licensed Psychologist (LP)