Team Leader (Young Adult ACT)

GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER•New York, NY

13d•$65,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Young Adult Assertive Community Treatment Team is a unique and nontraditional licensed outpatient psychiatric clinic for individuals, 18-28 years old with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who have demonstrated a high service need with multiple hospitalizations, emergency room visits and difficulty maintaining stability in the community. ACT is a nationally recognized model and an evidence-based practice. The ACT Team serves all of Manhattan and occasionally the outer boroughs. The Team Leader provides administrative and clinical support for the ACT team.

Requirements

Licensed Master Social worker (LMSW) required
Experience working with the seriously and persistently mentally ill population required
Able to work in the Microsoft Office Suite, should especially be proficient in Word and Outlook
Able to use or learn to use AWARDS database
Able to use or learn other electronic databases, programs, and funder-related software as needed

Nice To Haves

SIFI (supervisor in field instruction) strongly preferred
Experience working with Young Adult population preferred
ACT Team experience preferred
Ability to speak Spanish, French, Creole, American Sign Language or other languages is a plus

Responsibilities

Provide case management services, including carrying a small caseload, performing client assessments, formulating treatment goals, and facilitating client participation in entitlement programs, psychiatric services, medication management, rehabilitation, and other activities.
Refer clients to community health, substance use psychiatric, and other services.
Accompany clients to appointments as needed and communicate regularly with clients’ families about their needs and progress.
Serve as a liaison to other service providers and maintain up-to-date client case records according to program guidelines.
Visit clients in residential facilities, on the street, and in other locations, and advocate on their behalf.
Rotate on-call service outside of work hours.
Provide clinical supervision to staff and interns, evaluate their work, discuss client progress, and teach intervention and advocacy skills.
Enroll qualifying clients into the program.
Assist in the recruitment of ACT staff members.
Assist with program administration, including coordinating staff schedules and overseeing adherence to staff training requirements.
Ensure staff is adequately trained according to OMH and ACT standards.
Perform Program Director’s duties in his/her absence.
Participate in the billing process.
Attend staff meetings, case conferences, and training programs to upgrade skills and knowledge.
Attend supervision meetings to review client progress and case management strategies.
Work collaboratively with ACT team staff in a team case management model.
Assist in the development and adherence of Policies and Procedures in accordance with Goddard Riverside, New York State Office of Mental Health and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Perform other duties as required.