Creative Arts Specialist

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:This Opportunity: The primary responsibilities of the Creative Arts Specialist is to provide evaluation, instruction and support to individuals and staff in a variety of creative arts areas. Individualized plans for individuals with IDD, mental health or substance abuse issues are developed to enable individuals to express themselves through creative arts activities. This may be for personal pleasure and creative expression or a method to achieve their personal dreams and goals through involvement in inclusive social settings that helps to increase/restore what they define as their natural function within their community. What You'll Do: • Assume responsibility for overall conceptual framework of an inclusive creative arts program and the development of activities that typically focus on only one individual's specific needs. • Provide evaluation of individual's creative skills and interests and make recommendations for program development and improvement. • Work with local artisans, community artistic associations, businesses, educational institutions, agencies and other resources to develop collaborations to supplement and maximize the creative arts programming (including seeking out opportunities for resource sharing and donations or grants of goods and services). • Develop relationships and establish coordination with local resources for the development and enhancement of creative arts activities and leisure activities for individuals supported. • Design and develop a variety of creative arts activities, modules, classes and programs specific to the needs of individuals being supported. • Develop and implement creative arts and leisure skill assessments for individuals supported and provide training for staff. • Manage program within established budget and make recommendations for needed materials, supplies and equipment for the creative arts program and activities. • Maintain timely and accurate service documentation in a manner consistent with agency and state/federal law. Complete and submit accurate information on time; maintain and ensure comprehensive medical records are kept for each person served. • Maintain positive working relationships within the communities served, including with individuals, families, team members, other staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, organizations, and funders. • Drive and travel as necessary to community locations, various agencies, and other outreach destinations. Provide and/or arrange for transportation for people supported as required. • 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 assist in crisis situations. • Follow service definition guidelines for services being provided. • Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor. *The definition of an Innovations direct care worker includes all workers required for compliance with, or delivery of, the relevant Innovations waiver service definitions and the delivery of a unit of Innovations services to individuals in the definition of direct care worker to be applied and shall include only caregivers who are contracted for the Page 230 Session Law 2023-134 House Bill 259 provision of services in a legally appropriate manner. Education We're Looking For: Associates: Arts, High School Diploma (Required) Certifications We're Looking For: Drivers License (Valid) - USA Experience We're Looking For: Experience working with adults with a mental health diagnosis and/or developmental disabilities | Not Required Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:30am - 4:30pm) 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.