Lead Advocate for Mental Health – Team Leader Needed for Our ACT Team. $3K Sign-on Bonus

Monarch•Winston Salem, NC

8d•$68,000

About The Position

Make a Difference in Someone’s Life! At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team, we provide hope, promote wellness, and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury. You Belong at Monarch You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment - a place where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is just what you’ll find at Monarch. Here, we care for people, including our team members. We offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that supports full-time and part-time team members and their families. More than just a job, this opportunity with Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders. The primary responsibilities of the ACTT Team Leader are to guide, direct and evaluate each assigned team to ensure excellent, courteous, helpful, and respectful services.

Requirements

The ACTT Team Leader must have one of the following qualifications: LCMHC-A / LCHMC LCSW-A / LCSW LMFT-A / LMFT PsyD
If associate licensed, must be fully licensed within 30 months of hire date
Masters: Human Services (Required)
Drivers License (Valid) - USA
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Associate (LCMHC-A) - State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Associate (LCSW-A) - State Social Work Certification and Licensure Board
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Associate (LMFT-A) - State Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board
PsyD Psychologist - State Psychology Board
Clinical experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness | 3 Years | Required
Post Graduate Mental Health Experience | 2 Years | Required

Responsibilities

Provide effective oversight, direction, and clinical and administrative supervision to assigned staff/programs.
Assume responsibility for hiring, discipline, firing, training, and performance appraisals where appropriate. Ensure programs are fully staffed with qualified, trained employees.
Ensure effective hour, day a week, day a year coverage for individuals served as required by program.
Build and manage an effective and clinically sound team.
Serve as a practicing clinician on assigned Assertive Community Treatment Team and coordinate the activities and services in their assigned area.
Lead meetings and disseminate information to other ACTT staff from various sources. Provide support to ACTT staff.
Ensure each individual served has an appropriate, clinically-based and culturally sensitive assessment which is the basis for all service provisions.
Monitor and assess the quality of services of assigned programs including but not limited to conducting audits of charts, overseeing the peer review process, direct observation of staff, and other activities as deemed appropriate by the Agency Quality Improvement Plan.
Assume responsibility for marketing the agency and program by developing appropriate referral sources, and by maintaining positive working relationships within the communities served, including with individuals, families, staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, organizations, and funders. Attend and actively participate in community and agency meetings as assigned.
Implement and monitor budgets as requested/directed by supervisor. Manage finances in a fiscally sound manner within the guidelines established by the Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Executive Officer, and the Board.
Drive and travel to community locations, various agencies, and other outreach destinations as needed.
Monitor medical records management and activities of the Assertive Community Treatment Team to ensure compliance with agency policies, Medicaid, and other requirements.
Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal training requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas.