Forensic ACT Team Leader

Upstate Cerebral Palsy•Utica, NY

2d•$70,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Team Leader is responsible for overseeing a multidisciplinary team that provides comprehensive, community-based mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) who are involved with the criminal justice system. The goal is to reduce recidivism, promote recovery, and facilitate successful community integration. This position leads the FACT team’s daily operations, ensuring that necessary expertise and resources are available to the team to support effective delivery of care to the justice involved population. The Team Leader will collaborate effectively with various stakeholders, including criminal justice agencies, mental health providers, and community organizations. The FACT Team Leader will support the team in promoting recovery, consumer involvement, engagement in individual and group work, ensure compliance with governmental and Agency regulations and operating standards, monitor competition of all records and reports, act as liaison with other Divisions/Agencies, provide support and consultation. The role is responsible for providing administrative supervision of FACT Team staff, monitoring and ensuring productivity is in line with budget revenues and expenses of the program they are assigned responsibilities.

Requirements

Master's degree or higher in social work, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, or a related field, OR licensure/registration as a RN (RNs are encouraged to be master’s level or nurse practitioner), or physician.
Minimum of five years of experience in mental health services, with at least two years in a supervisory or leadership role is preferred.
Experience working with justice-involved individuals and familiarity with the criminal justice system are strongly preferred.
Must have a valid NYS Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to individuals with experience on a multi-disciplinary mobile team.

Responsibilities

Manage the daily operations of the Forensic ACT team, ensuring adherence to the ACT model and fidelity to program guidelines.
Provide direct supervision to a multidisciplinary team (excluding the FACT psychiatric provider), including clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and other staff, fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
Ensure the provision of person-centered, recovery-oriented services that address the unique needs of individuals with SMI and criminal justice involvement, including mental health treatment, substance use services, vocational support, and community integration.
Establish and maintain effective partnerships with criminal justice entities, housing providers, healthcare organizations, and other community resources to support comprehensive care and successful community reintegration.
Establish and maintain effective partnerships with a variety of community entities and engage in community outreach to increase awareness and understanding of the FACT program to promote submission of appropriate referrals.
Utilize data-driven approaches to monitor program outcomes, implement continuous quality improvement initiatives, and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
Coordinate ongoing training for team members to enhance competencies in areas such as trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and forensic mental health practices.
Carries an assigned caseload and serves as the primary therapist to that caseload. Role functions with at least 50% of scheduled work time to require client-facing activities.
Conducts Screenings, Clinical Assessments, Diagnostic Impressions and outlines treatment recommendations for program participants.
Develops Crisis Plans and support follow up to client emergencies with goals and objectives established.
Promotes the involvement of family and/or significant others in the recovery process.
Provides individual psychotherapy, group therapy and crisis intervention.
Provides Crisis/On call Services as scheduled.
Performs clinical documentation as required by regulatory oversight government agencies; OMH, OASAS and DOH and participating insurance companies in a timely and efficient manner.
Promotes individualized, consumer driven solution focused therapy experience.
Provide Supervisory and Administrative Duties as assigned:
Monitors staff productivity and works closely with assigned reports to modify practices to maximize productivity.
Provides administrative supervision to appropriate team members.
Assures staff therapist documentation practices are timely and in accordance with regulatory compliance standards.
Recruits, hires and evaluates the performance of FACT team members.
Orients all new staff therapists to agency culture, values and mission.
Assures FACT team staff follow agency policy and procedure.
Participates in community meetings and events as appropriate.
Promotes a work environment that encourages open communication and accountability between staff therapists and the administration.
Maintains adequate clinic coverage and manages crisis/on call scheduling.
Actively manages all time and attendance and coverage plan needs for assigned program staff.
Works collaboratively with the administrative team and senior leadership to develop behavioral health division policies and practices that align with the achievement of the Agency’s strategic goals, mission and vision.
Produces reports for Senior Administration as requested.
Other duties as assigned and as align with role.