Assistant Team Lead (Mental Health Services)

Vinfen•Boston, MA

6d•$84,337 - $84,337

About The Position

The ACCS Assistant Team Leader (ATL) promotes the integration and functioning of Persons Served (PS) so they can live successfully in the community. The ATL assists the ACCS Team Leader in managing the Integrated Team and provides clinical supervision to licensed staff and other staff as assigned. The role monitors engagement, develops strategies to reduce barriers for people who are difficult to engage, oversees clinical risk assessment and mitigation, and trains and mentors team members in evidence-based and best practices, including Group Living Environment/Supported Independent Environment (GLE/SIE) staff. The ATL oversees clinical programming and service delivery, supports treatment planning and clinical interventions, leads risk management and crisis response efforts, and coordinates with internal and external partners, including the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH). The position also serves as the primary liaison on guardianship matters for the team, manages adverse events and care transitions for high-risk PS, and covers the Integrated Team Leader’s duties during absences. The role requires a relevant advanced degree and state professional licensure, clinical experience, driving, and substantial physical activity.

Requirements

Master’s, Ph.D., or Psy.D. in a relevant professional field.
Current state-of-service license as an LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, LABA, LRC, LADC 1, OTR, RN, or Licensed Psychologist.
One year of clinical experience in progressively responsible positions working with people with psychiatric disabilities and/or co-occurring disorders.
Access to an operational, insured vehicle and willingness to use it to transport PS.
Valid driver’s license presented at employment; at least 21 years of age; a valid U.S. driver’s license held for at least six months; and ability to pass a driver screening background check.
If using a personal vehicle, maintain adequate insurance and a safe driving record subject to annual checks.
Ability to train, formulate, and supervise clinicians in treatment interventions, evidence-informed and evidence-based practices, and supportive relationships with PS.
Knowledge of clinical treatment principles and modalities; engagement strategies; risk management and mitigation; recovery-oriented, person-centered, and strengths-based practice; peer support; trauma-informed and culturally competent services; human, legal, and civil rights; emergency and acute care systems; community services; assessment; operations management; supervision; data-driven decision-making; documentation standards; and personal computer applications and equipment.
Sensitivity to the cultural, religious, ethnic, disability, and gender issues of PS, and knowledge of the effects of prejudice, discrimination, oppression, and poverty.
Ability to provide team leadership and management, make independent judgments and decisions, and work professionally and confidentially.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb; lift at least 25 pounds using proper technique or a two-person lift; assist PS with activities of daily living; and perform the described mobility and communication tasks.
Ability to operate a computer and office equipment, including a calculator, copier, and printer; sit, reach, climb stairs, and maneuver through narrow spaces or hallways; and remain stationary for up to 50% of the time as needed.
Visual abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
CPR certification required within the first two weeks of hire.
First Aid certification required within two weeks of hire.
MAP certification required within 150 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual/bicultural applicants are preferred.
Applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions are preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee the team’s clinical programming and service delivery.
Provide role-based and licensure-specific clinical supervision to licensed staff and other assigned staff, including performance feedback, competency assessments, and field supervision.
Monitor engagement of all PS, consult on intervention strategies, and support LPHAs in addressing barriers to initial or sustained engagement.
Participate with the LPHA and Lead Peer Specialist in orientation, engagement, and enrollment activities for PS presenting high-risk behaviors.
Provide competency-based training on clinical evidence-based and best practices to team members and GLE/SIE Program Directors and staff.
Mentor and model best-practice and evidence-based interventions, and support trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, person-centered, culturally competent, and strengths-based approaches.
Promote PS access to healthcare, employment, and education services, as well as housing permanency, community tenure, self-sufficiency, and successful service completion.
Consult with LPHAs and licensed staff on clinical interventions and treatment plans for difficult-to-engage PS; regularly review LPHA treatment plans and documentation.
Oversee the team’s clinical risk assessment, management, and mitigation strategies; meet directly with PS as needed for assessments or program participation discussions.
Consult with LPHAs on Safety Plans and Crisis Prevention and Response Plans; select interventions for PS with high-risk behaviors or histories; determine high-risk alert status; and lead crisis prevention and intervention efforts.
Train staff, including GLE/SIE staff, on risk management and reduction, and manage adherence to risk-management and staff-safety procedures.
Provide on-site clinical consultation to GLE/SIE staff with LPHAs as needed and ensure integration of team and GLE/SIE risk-management processes.
Actively manage challenging care transitions for high-risk PS with LPHAs.
Serve as the primary liaison with the DMH Legal Office regarding PS subject to guardianship; request applications, lead guardianship maintenance and petition efforts, track status, manage necessary paperwork, consult on competency evaluations, and communicate guardianship terms and implications to team members.
Serve as the primary liaison to DMH risk-management professionals and care-coordination entities as needed for high-risk PS.
Notify the DMH Site Office of significant events and critical incidents; manage adverse events and ensure corrective plans and actions are implemented and reported.
Request DMH risk-management assistance and additional testing or competency evaluations as needed; inform DMH of planned discharges and pre-discharge outreach as needed.
Ensure team adherence to Vinfen risk-mitigation protocols, policies, and procedures, and analyze risk data to inform practice improvements.
Conduct treatment-planning meetings as needed.
Work with and direct the actions of the Integrated Team Consulting Psychologist and Occupational Therapist, and request consultation from Vinfen senior leaders as needed.
Cover the Integrated Team Leader’s duties during absences and perform LPHA coverage duties when LPHA staff are absent, as needed.
Participate in the Assistant Team Leader Community of Practice Workgroup and internal or external committees, meetings, and activities as assigned.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Fully funded 401(a) employer-sponsored retirement plan requiring no employee contribution.
Employee-funded 403(b) plan.
Medical insurance plans, including an employer contribution toward the cost, for employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more.
Dental insurance plans for employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more.
Vision insurance plans for employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more.
Employer-paid life insurance.
Employer-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance.
Employer-paid long-term disability insurance.
Employer-paid short-term disability insurance for employees who qualify.
Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts for health and dependent care.
Voluntary term life, whole life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Paid time off for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week.