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Supervisor ACT

LifeWays
Jackson, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/8/2026

Lead with Purpose. Make an Impact. Transform Lives.

At LifeWays, we are committed to delivering innovative and compassionate behavioral health services. We are currently seeking a dynamic Team Leader – ACT Programming to supervise and guide a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team serving adults with severe and persistent mental illness.

Internal Job Title: ACT Team Leader


Why Join LifeWays?

  • Lead a mission-driven team delivering trauma-informed, person-centered care

  • Empower staff through coaching, training, and development

  • Influence system-level change while making a meaningful difference at the individual level

  • Enjoy a strong support system from leadership and cross-functional teams

  • Invest in your growth with leadership development and continuous training

What You’ll Do:

  • Provide day-to-day leadership of ACT team staff and operations

  • Deliver clinical expertise and individual therapy using evidence-based models

  • Ensure compliance with program standards, productivity benchmarks, and clinical excellence

  • Facilitate team meetings, trainings, and clinical supervision

  • Audit and oversee documentation, credentialing, licensing, and staff competencies

  • Support a culture of learning, innovation, compassion, and collaboration

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct performance evaluations, corrective action, and professional development planning

  • Adjust team schedules and priorities for optimal program operation

  • Coordinate individualized care and ensure staff skills match consumer needs

  • Assist with budget development, monitoring, and resource management

  • Ensure program alignment with all laws, regulations, and best practices

  • Provide supervision across departments as needed for continuity of care

You’ll Thrive in This Role If You Have:

  • A Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related behavioral health field

  • Active Michigan licensure (LMSW, LPC, LLP, or equivalent)

  • Proven leadership experience in mental health or clinical care environments

  • Strong knowledge of community mental health services and ACT models

  • Ability to support and de-escalate during behavioral health crises (Safety Care model trained or willing to be trained)

Be the Leader Who Helps Others Thrive.

Join LifeWays and lead with empathy, strategy, and purpose. Your leadership will directly impact lives, improve systems, and create lasting change in our community.

Apply Today and become a vital part of a team that truly makes a difference.

Required Education/Certification/Licensure
  • Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Family & Marriage Therapy or Doctorate in Psychology.
  • Appropriate full licensure with the State of Michigan.
Preferred Education/Certification/Licensure
  • Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) or Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC).
  • CIT Train the Trainer Certification.
  • Board certified in respective field of counseling through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC), or completion of Clinical Advanced Practice Specialty Credentials identified through National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
  • Certification in Licensing Supervision Training course which includes standards of practice.
  • Doctoral Degree in applicable field of study

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