WHO YOU ARE: The Team Lead is responsible for establishing, administering, and directing a self-contained clinical team that assumes responsibility for directly providing needed treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to identified clients with severe and persistent mental illness; supervises and evaluates staff performance to ensure service excellence and courteous, helpful, and respectful services to program clients; and function as a practicing clinician on the team.

• Leads daily team organizational and service planning meetings provides direction to staff regarding individual cases and regularly conducts individual and group supervision meetings.
• Participate in staff recruitment, interviewing, hiring, work assignments, orientation, and performance supervision.
• Provide leadership through positive modeling and be open to the opinions of all team members.
• Guide to ACT staff for identification of potential barriers to care and resolutions to those barriers.
• Audit client charts regularly.

• Master’s degree or higher in social work, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, or a related field, with licensure/registration. LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, RN (RNs are encouraged to be masters level or nurse practitioner), or physician (Ph.D., Psy. D, M.D.). Preference will be given to persons with experience on a multidisciplinary mobile team.
• Two years of supervisory experience with all levels of staff. Experienced in meeting regulatory requirements with OMH and other governmental agencies and working with behavioral health population preferred.
• Computer proficiency, including the ability to use email, navigate and enter all documentation into the electronic medical record.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and knowledge of group dynamics required
• Valid New York State driver’s license and vehicle required – candidates are subject to regulatory background checks.

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off to support you with an active life outside of work
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Spending Options (health care, dependent care,)
• Employee Assistance Program to support overall mental wellbeing
• Matched 401(k) to help you invest in your future
• Generous Employee Referral Program