Clinical Team Lead - IPS

AllHealth Network Careers • Littleton, CO

2d

About The Position

The Employment Specialist Team Lead guides the IPS team in delivering high-quality vocational rehabilitation services that help clients achieve meaningful employment and support their recovery. This working leader maintains a client caseload while hiring, developing, supervising, coaching, and mentoring a cohesive, high-performing team. The role provides clinical and administrative support, assists with urgent and crisis situations, handles complex client and provider concerns, and partners with management to improve operations, productivity, client satisfaction, and performance outcomes.

The role requires strong knowledge of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment model, including its evidence-based principles, practices, and fidelity standards. The Team Lead translates fidelity expectations into everyday staff practices, monitors program performance and fidelity indicators, and prepares the program and staff for fidelity reviews. The position requires a bachelor's degree. At least one year of supervisory or management experience is preferred, as is at least one year of experience providing evidence-based supported employment services.

The annual salary range is $60,000–$65,000. Benefits for employees working 30 hours or more include medical and dental insurance, basic life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) with company matching, paid time off, and paid holidays. Employees may also participate in a loan repayment program through the Colorado Health Service Corps-approved facility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least one year of experience providing evidence-based supported employment services.
• Strong knowledge of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment model, including its evidence-based principles, practices, and fidelity standards.
• Ability to translate IPS fidelity expectations into day-to-day staff practice and coach Employment Specialists toward consistent implementation.
• Ability to monitor program practices, employment outcomes, documentation, and fidelity indicators and use results to develop corrective or quality-improvement strategies.
• Ability to prepare the program and staff for IPS fidelity reviews and develop and implement improvement plans based on fidelity findings.
• May require additional specialized experience and knowledge depending on program needs and focus, such as case management, housing, vocational rehabilitation, recovery, or work with special populations.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of supervisory or management experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Relevant experience in vocational rehabilitation, behavioral health, recovery, or working with specialized populations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with hiring and developing a successful, cohesive team that achieves high client satisfaction, productivity, and performance metrics.
• Provide clinical and administrative support to team members, including help with crisis situations and other urgent matters.
• Collaborate with the management team to understand department objectives, strategies, and vision and maximize staff efficiency and operations.
• Provide clinical supervision, coaching, mentoring, case discussion, consultation, and professional development opportunities to staff.
• Manage complicated requests from clients, psychiatric providers, or staff.
• Maintain a client caseload in accordance with department policy to support clients’ functioning and sustained improvements in health management.
• Answer questions and assist peers and management with delegated tasks and projects.
• Translate IPS fidelity expectations into day-to-day staff practices and coach Employment Specialists toward consistent implementation.
• Monitor program practices, employment outcomes, documentation, and fidelity indicators, and use results to develop corrective or quality-improvement strategies.
• Prepare the program and staff for IPS fidelity reviews and develop and implement improvement plans based on fidelity findings.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement savings plan with 401(k) company match up to 50% of the first 6% contributed
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Loan repayment program participation opportunity through the Colorado Health Service Corps

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager