Community Support Team Lead Licensed Clinician

The Sparc Network • Conover, NC

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About The Position

SPARC is seeking a Licensed or Associate Licensed Clinician to provide Community Support Team (CST) services in the Catawba County, North Carolina area. CST serves adults with complex mental illness and substance use needs, helping them live in the community through an intensive, team-based approach. The team includes a licensed or associate licensed clinician (LMFT/A, LCSW/A, or LCMHC/A), a substance use disorder professional, and two qualified professionals or a qualified professional/associate qualified professional combination. The team provides direct treatment, restorative interventions, and case management.

The CST Team Lead completes assessments and clinical document updates, supports the program supervisor with treatment planning and clinical guidance for the team, and ensures treatment intensity needs are met. CST services aim to stabilize symptoms, develop interpersonal, community, coping, and independent-living skills, provide psychoeducation, respond to and de-escalate crises, and coordinate services and link clients with community resources. The role participates in an after-hours on-call rotation among the team.

SPARC has provided Family Centered Treatment in North Carolina since 2015 and is expanding into Central Virginia. The organization describes its culture as diverse and inclusive, prioritizing whole-person wellness and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, sociology, or a related human services field.
• Full or associate clinical license: LMFT/A, LCSW/A, or LCMHC/A.
• At least one year of work experience with adults with mental illness and substance use needs.

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments and clinical document updates.
• Support the program supervisor in treatment planning and provide clinical guidance to the team.
• Ensure clients’ treatment intensity needs are being met.
• Provide direct treatment, restorative interventions, and case management as part of the CST team.
• Help stabilize psychiatric or substance use disorder symptoms.
• Provide restorative interventions that develop interpersonal, community, coping, and independent-living skills.
• Provide psychoeducation.
• Participate in the team's after-hours on-call rotation and respond to crises to de-escalate them.
• Coordinate services and ensure clients are linked to community services and resources.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• All Purpose Leave with additional self-care time off
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Comprehensive employee assistance program
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Whole-household telehealth services, including mental health
• Cell phone, mileage, and supervision reimbursement
• CEU and training stipend
• Company laptop and other top-of-the-line technology
• 401(k)

What This Job Offers

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