Licensed Counselor or Therapist Team Lead - Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

We are actively hiring for a licensed Therapist or Counselor to serve as Team Lead for our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team in Lumberton, NC. This role oversees a team of mental health professionals that deliver mental and behavioral health services to clients in the community.

What are the perks?

• Relocation Packages Available!
• No Nights or Weekends!
• Highly competitive total compensation package with medical, dental, and vision!
• 4 weeks (160 hours) of Paid Time Off in your first year!

IMPORTANT: We are unable to consider any candidates that do not hold one of the licenses listed in the requirements below. If you are unlicensed, please search for one of our Qualified Professional opportunities and apply through that posting. Unlicensed candidates who apply for this position will be automatically declined by our system and that could affect you being contacted about other opportunities with Broadstep.

Job Description:
The Licensed Mental Health Clinician Team Lead serves as the primary team leader supporting individuals with Mental Health or Substance Abuse Issues in residential, workplace and community settings. They coordinate and monitor the array of services and support identified in each person’s Person-Centered Plan.

About the Company:
Broadstep has been a leader in providing a continuum of physical, emotional, and mental support for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), mental illness, and co-occurring disorders for over 45 years.

Broadstep’s North Carolina business provides community-based mental health and substance abuse programs focused on the concept of whole person care and wellness. We are CARF Accredited.

Go to https://www.broadstep.com/ to learn more about the company.

Job Type: This is a full-time position working in the community (this is not a remote position). This role requires travel in the Lumberton, NC area.

Schedule: Day Shift, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, with travel in the greater Lumberton Area.

Job Duties:

• Facilitate relationships and serve as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies, and the community.
• Minimize the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling.
• Support the client in the development of various skill-building activities, including daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management.
• Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals
• Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures, and expediting Person-Centered Plan implementation.
• Ensuring that all initial reauthorizations for services occur in a timely fashion.
• Monitoring utilization of service to ensure that it is effective, appropriate, and within the limits set forth in both rule, Person Centered Plan, and the service authorization.
• Coordinating transition to another level/type of care for the client
• Leadership responsibilities include coaching, performance management, hiring and other related duties.

Job Requirements:

• Graduate degree in Counseling or a related field
• General working knowledge of the human services delivery system in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with individuals with mental and/or behavioral health issues that includes writing treatment plans, conducting effective group therapy, and providing mental health diagnoses.
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation
• Ability to pass a drug screen and background check.
• Ability to lift between 20 and 50 pounds and meet the physical requirements of performing CPR and therapeutic holds.
• Prior experience using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience required.

License Requirements: LPC/LPCA, LCSW/LCSWA, LCMHC/LCMHCA, LMFT or Licensed Psychologist

What We Offer:

• Competitive total compensation packages
• 4 weeks of paid time off in your first year!
• Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Life Insurance
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
• Continuing Education Courses

Broadstep, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, prohibits discrimination based on the following protected categories: race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender, marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability.

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