Licensed Team Leader - School Based - LPC, LCSW

REDISCOVER • Lee's Summit, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

ReDiscover is a non-profit community mental health center serving southeastern Jackson County, Missouri, dedicated to transforming lives for over 50 years. With over 700 dedicated professionals, the organization is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and growth, aiming to help individuals impacted by mental illness or substance use find hope, support, and healing. The Children's Services program offers mental health services to school-aged youth at home, school, or in their community. This program features smaller caseloads, allows staff to see clients one or more times a week, and offers flexible schedules to ensure that a child's services are not disrupted due to transportation or family scheduling concerns.

Requirements

• Availability to work a full-time schedule, (40-hours a pay-period), Monday to Friday.
• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a social science field (as defined by the Department of Mental Health).
• Active clinical license in the State of Missouri which includes: Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• A valid automobile driver’s license, appropriate automobile insurance, and a safe, reliable, registered automobile available for use during work are required.
• Experience working embedded full time in a school setting providing case management, therapy, and crisis response.
• Two (2) years of experience in direct service provision in a mental health or substance use disorder setting.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Comfort with electronic health records and intermediate computer proficiency (Microsoft Office and use of email).

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience providing supervision preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical oversight and supervision to assigned school based clinicians.
• Creates a culture that fosters development, coaching and training opportunities as they arise to continue to drive a customer service focus.
• Provides regular supervision to assigned staff and regular collaboration and communication with Program Coordinator(s) concerning staff development.
• Significant cooperation with internal sources (administration, program coordinators, etc…) and external sources (schools, school districts, managed care companies and all other referral sources), to ensure that the services provided are of the highest quality, accessible in a timely fashion, and produce positive outcomes for those we serve.
• Manages administrative duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator.
• Helps oversee the new referral process to the school-based team and opens/closes charts as necessary.
• Provides feedback and communicates to appropriate management staff, including Program Coordinator, and, as appropriate, to funding sources.
• Serves on assigned school district and school based crisis response team.
• May provide limited face to face contact with clients with diverse characteristics. This includes, but is not limited to, conducting intakes and/or assessments, maintaining a small caseload and/or other client-centered functions necessary to maintain continuity of client care.

Benefits

• Committed to your professional development and will support your growth as a Children's Services Team Leader through training, collaboration, and meaningful work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees