Description

$5,000 Sign On Bonus

About your Role:

As our ACT Team Program Manager, you will provide supportive and growth minded leadership to a team of diverse ACT professionals, while also providing you an opportunity to utilize your clinical skills directly with clients. If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services! 

Why Should You Apply?

• Ability to help others and make a difference without being stuck in an office or behind a screen – meaningful work helping people live in the community, with a balance of time in the office.
• Opportunity to supervise and lead a talented group of experienced professionals.
• The opportunity to grow clinically and as a supervisor.
• Supervision for licensure and support in pursuing additional licensure and training.
• Professional relationships and exposure to other specialties - i.e., psychiatry, nursing, housing, medical, legal and employment services to further professional skills and knowledge
• Opportunities for advancement

What is the ACT Program?

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) was created in the 1970s and is one of the oldest and most widely researched evidence-based practices working with severe mental illness adult clients. By providing person centered assistance including housing, recovery, employment support, legal support, D&A support, peer support, nurse/psychiatrist and therapist services, we enable clients to eventually transition to lower levels of care programs or move toward independence, increasing their quality of life. Clients may include adults with a history of trauma, homelessness, frequent hospital stays, and clients who have not responded well to traditional outpatient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manages day-to-day clinical operations and required productivity standards.
• Directs and coordinates consumer admission process, treatment and rehabilitation services, support services, and discharge process.
• Facilitates team and treatment planning meetings.
• Establishes and implements procedures for monitoring of workflow and promoting enhanced staff performance.
• Create a strong sense of team accountability in order to achieve strong clinical and billing outcomes.
• Maintain and assist in the development of procedures for provision of services within the ACT program.
• Provides direct supervision of all team members.
• Monitor service delivery and impact of service effectiveness as well as consumer satisfaction. 
• Schedules staff work hours to ensure appropriate coverage, monitors and approves timesheets.
• Assists with scheduling 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis.
• Participates in staff recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation and performance plans.
• Ensures the use of evidence-based treatments in the areas of mental health and substance abuse to address client needs (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, etc.)
• Serve as practicing clinician to a small and assigned caseload of consumers. Serve as a practicing clinician to consumers on an as needed basis which includes providing crisis intervention, intake and needs assessments, etc.
• Assist in the development of, monitoring, and maintaining the ACT Program annual fiscal budget.
• Sets standards of performance by overseeing all documentation to ensure quality, timeliness and accuracy. 
• Compliance with all PA DHS regulations, TMACT, Compliance and agency policy requirements.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Masters' Degree in related human services field of Social Work, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Counseling, Psychology. etc.
• Licensed Preferred but not a requirement.
  • Valid clinical license in a human service-related field such as an LSW, LCSW license in PA or transferable to PA. 
• Skill and experience in group, individual and/or family counseling.
• At least 3 years skill and experience in staff management, leadership, clinical supervision and program management experience is required.
• Has a Peer Specialists supervisors' certification or will obtain this certification within 6 months of hire. 
• This candidate also must have strong clinical skills and at least 3 or more years of post-master's clinical experience providing treatment to persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
• This candidate must have a clear understanding of the characteristics and problems of adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses and is preferred to have knowledge about the ACT model and TMACT fidelity standards.