At Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), our mission is rooted in empowering individuals and strengthening communities. We are seeking for full-time passionate Therapeutic Support Staff to to join our NC START Team in Durham.
This isn’t just a job — it's a meaningful opportunity to drive change and make a lasting impact in the lives of others as part of our mission to help individuals reach their fullest potential.
**Voted Raleigh’s Best Nonprofit Organization and Raleigh’s Best Mental Health Services two years in a row!**
Your Role in Our Mission
As a Therapeutic Support Staff on the team, you will support persons with co-occurring developmental disabilities and mental or behavioral health needs, who are temporarily accessing the START Center for crisis or planned crisis stabilization. This staff participates in the daily routine of the home and provides support for habilitative activities, personal care, health care and other activities. Therapeutic Support Staff also help ensure a therapeutic environment at the START Center. START Therapeutic Support Staff participate as part of comprehensive START model services that collaborate with individual's primary provider and clinical home, community crisis services, family and others.
Why Join Us?
As a part of our mission, we help our team members embrace their potential, build resilience, and thrive! You will benefit from ongoing professional growth and development as you work alongside leaders of clinical excellence in mental health services that care about your success.
Available Shift
- Full
- Time:
- 7:30am-6pm; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and every other weekend
We offer an assortment of benefits for part-time and as-needed positions.
Compensation & Benefits • Competitive salary
- $20.00 per hour for this full-time and periodic non-exempt positions
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible scheduling to include full-time, part-time, and as-needed
- On-the-job skill enhancement and growth
What We’re Looking For
To join our team, you must be willing to provide care in a supportive environment for individuals who may experience behavioral or mental health crisis, have a passion for helping others, have experience with MS Office suite and data entry, plus strong verbal and written communication skills. We also require the following:
