Team Leader - Therapy Services

Trilogy Careers • Chicago, IL

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Therapy Services Team Leader is responsible for directly supervising a team of outpatient therapists and student interns. The role provides clinical supervision and consultation, leads regular team meetings, supports the development and monitoring of client treatment plans, and creates and administers documentation tracking systems to promote quality services and effective interventions for Trilogy clients.

The Team Leader also provides individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy, along with minimal case management and community support services to referred clients, and consultation to other Trilogy programs as needed. Services are client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed, serving clients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use or addiction disorders through a harm reduction approach.

This is a full-time hybrid position based at 6200 N Hiawatha Ave, Chicago, Illinois. The team member works onsite two days and remotely three days per week. The typical schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with two days on an adjusted evening schedule ending no later than 7:00 p.m. The salary range is $69,000–$74,000.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a closely related field.
• Illinois licensure as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
• At least two years of experience working in a therapy or counseling role.
• At least two years of experience working with people with mental health and/or substance use diagnoses.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical supervision and consultation to assigned employees.
• Orient and train new employees to provide quality client services.
• Ensure continued education and training for assigned employees.
• Manage the team’s caseload and monitor direct service hours to meet service targets.
• Verify that employee billing notes correspond with hours reported on timesheets for payment rates.
• Manage the program’s waitlist and coordinate intakes with clinicians.
• Facilitate a weekly team consultation group.
• Provide comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to individuals and families.
• Provide strengths-based, client-centered, and trauma-informed clinical services to people with mental health diagnoses and co-occurring substance use disorders.
• Develop individualized treatment plans with input from clients and their teams, including providers and natural supports.
• Collaborate with members of clients’ teams to support quality treatment and coordination of care.
• Advocate for clients and link them to needed community services.
• Assess clients’ personal, medical, social, emotional, and environmental situations to plan linkage and treatment.
• Maintain documentation and charts in compliance with Medicaid and other insurers, site-specific accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.
• Provide individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy, minimal case management and community support services, and consultation to other Trilogy programs as needed.

Benefits

• Free virtual primary care, urgent care, and mental health counseling for all employees.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Medical insurance (BCBS of Illinois).
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability.
• Pet insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and transit.
• Telemedicine.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.

What This Job Offers

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