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Qualified Professional / QP / Co-Responder / Law Enforcement
Type:
Regular
If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!
Provides support to individuals with Mental Health (MH) or Substance Abuse Issues in residential, school, workplace, and community settings. These interventions are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning in the community. Staff ratio takes into consideration evening and weekend hours, needs of special populations, and geographical areas to be served. Persons who meet the requirements specified for Qualified Professional (QP) status have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served may deliver supports within the requirements of the staff definition specified in the service definitions. Relies on supervision and direction to provide quality services. Calling all compassionate and caring behavioral health specialists who are looking to partner with a community-based service provider offering mental health and substance abuse services where individuals live and work.
RHA Behavioral Health Services is looking for dedicated Behavioral Health Specialists (Qualified Professionals) to join our interdisciplinary healthcare team providing support to individuals in residential, school, workplace, and community settings.
In this dynamic and rewarding role, there is an emphasis on creating interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning for the client in the community.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of the people that you serve then consider RHA Behavioral Health Services where we put people first!
Job Responsibilities: As a Behavioral Health Specialist you will be responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring, and revision to the Person Centered Plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Additional responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Specialist include:
- Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies, and the community
- Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
- Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management
- Participating in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response" resources according to consumer need and the PCP
- Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals
- Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting PCP implementation
- Ensuring that all initial and reauthorizations for services occur in a timely fashion
- Monitoring utilization of service to ensure that it is effective, appropriate, and within the limits set forth in both rule, PCP, and the service authorization
Candidates for the Behavioral Health Specialist role are considered “Qualified Professionals" based on the following criteria:
Education:
- Bachelor Degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served
OR
- Bachelor Degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
OR
- Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
- License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
Definitions:
- Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
- Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill-Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child
Pre-employment screening:
- Complete criminal background
- Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
- Drug testing
- Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
- Proof of employment history or references (if required)
- Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.
We offer the following benefits to employees:
- Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
- Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
- Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
- Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
- Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
- contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits
EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.
About RHA:
At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.
For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.
If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.
We are hiring for:
Qualified Professional / QP / Co-Responder / Law Enforcement
Type:
Regular
If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!
Provides support to individuals with Mental Health (MH) or Substance Abuse Issues in residential, school, workplace, and community settings. These interventions are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning in the community. Staff ratio takes into consideration evening and weekend hours, needs of special populations, and geographical areas to be served. Persons who meet the requirements specified for Qualified Professional (QP) status have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served may deliver supports within the requirements of the staff definition specified in the service definitions. Relies on supervision and direction to provide quality services. Calling all compassionate and caring behavioral health specialists who are looking to partner with a community-based service provider offering mental health and substance abuse services where individuals live and work.
RHA Behavioral Health Services is looking for dedicated Behavioral Health Specialists (Qualified Professionals) to join our interdisciplinary healthcare team providing support to individuals in residential, school, workplace, and community settings.
In this dynamic and rewarding role, there is an emphasis on creating interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning for the client in the community.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of the people that you serve then consider RHA Behavioral Health Services where we put people first!
Job Responsibilities: As a Behavioral Health Specialist you will be responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring, and revision to the Person Centered Plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Additional responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Specialist include:
- Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies, and the community
- Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
- Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management
- Participating in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response" resources according to consumer need and the PCP
- Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals
- Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting PCP implementation
- Ensuring that all initial and reauthorizations for services occur in a timely fashion
- Monitoring utilization of service to ensure that it is effective, appropriate, and within the limits set forth in both rule, PCP, and the service authorization
Candidates for the Behavioral Health Specialist role are considered “Qualified Professionals" based on the following criteria:
Education:
- Bachelor Degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served
OR
- Bachelor Degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
OR
- Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
- License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
Definitions:
- Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
- Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill-Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child
Pre-employment screening:
- Complete criminal background
- Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
- Drug testing
- Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
- Proof of employment history or references (if required)
- Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.
We offer the following benefits to employees:
- Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
- Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
- Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
- Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
- Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
- contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits
EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.
About RHA:
At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.
For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.
If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Legal Consultant
Document your legal credentials for PERM
Your foreign law degree needs a credential evaluation confirming U.S. equivalency before your employer files PERM. An evaluation from a NACES-member service that maps your degree to a U.S. J.D. or LL.M. strengthens the labor certification and reduces RFE risk at the I-140 stage.
Target law firms with active EB sponsorship history
Large litigation firms, in-house legal departments at multinationals, and compliance-heavy industries like healthcare and finance are the most consistent EB-2 and EB-3 sponsors for Legal Consultant roles. Prioritize employers whose job postings already reference PERM or green card sponsorship explicitly.
Distinguish EB sponsorship from H-1B in conversations
When discussing sponsorship with hiring managers, clarify that PERM-based green card sponsorship carries no annual cap risk at the EB-3 level for most nationalities, unlike the H-1B lottery. This often resolves employer hesitation about long-term immigration costs.
Verify your role qualifies as a specialty occupation
PERM filings for Legal Consultant roles must show the position normally requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Check the O*NET occupation profile for Legal Consultants to confirm the standard educational requirement before your employer drafts the job description for DOL.
Secure your priority date before going on the market
Your EB-2 or EB-3 priority date is set when USCIS receives the I-140 petition. For applicants from countries with backlogged visa queues, the date your employer files matters more than approval speed, so negotiate a filing timeline into your offer letter rather than leaving it open-ended.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filtering for Legal Consultant roles with confirmed green card sponsorship history saves time you'd otherwise spend researching individual firms. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 filing histories for legal roles, so you can focus your applications on realistic sponsorship candidates.
Green Card Legal Consultant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Legal Consultant role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. If the role requires an advanced degree such as an LL.M. or a J.D. plus significant specialized experience, EB-2 is the appropriate category. If the employer sets the minimum at a bachelor's degree in law or a related field, EB-3 applies. Your employer's job description and minimum requirements, not your personal credentials, determine the category for PERM purposes.
How does PERM-based green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for legal roles?
H-1B sponsorship is temporary, subject to an annual lottery, and must be renewed every three years. PERM-based sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residency with no renewal required. At the EB-3 level, most countries outside India and China face little to no visa backlog, so the path from PERM filing to a green card can move faster than many applicants expect compared to H-1B uncertainty.
What happens during the PERM labor certification process for Legal Consultants?
Your employer files an application with DOL demonstrating that no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role at the prevailing wage. DOL sets the required wage using OFLC Wage Search data for the specific job title and location. The process typically takes six to eighteen months. Only after PERM certification does your employer file the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS to establish your priority date.
Can a foreign-trained lawyer get green card sponsorship as a Legal Consultant without a U.S. bar license?
Yes. Legal Consultant roles that focus on research, compliance, contract review, or advisory work rather than licensed courtroom representation can qualify for PERM sponsorship without a U.S. bar license. Your foreign law degree must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency, and the job description must not list bar admission as a requirement. Roles in international arbitration, foreign law advisory, and regulatory compliance are common examples.
How do I find Legal Consultant jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Searching broadly wastes time because most employers do not advertise PERM sponsorship in job postings. Migrate Mate lets you filter Legal Consultant openings by employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you can identify realistic targets before applying. Focusing on compliance-heavy industries and large law firms also improves your odds of finding employers already familiar with the PERM process.