What are the responsibilities and job description for the Critical Time Intervention Team Leader position at Unity House of Troy?
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Come be a part of our newest Clinical Program, the Critical Time Intervention (CTI) multi-disciplinary team.
We are looking for an innovative Team Leader who is a NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
CTI is a time limited, evidence-based care management approach focused on continuity of care for individuals with severe mental illness during times of transition from an in-patient setting back into the community. The Team Leader will lead a unique project that partners Unity of House of Troy in Rensselaer County and Mohawk Opportunities in Schenectady County together to provide a multi-disciplinary team approach to supporting participants. The Team Leader will provide oversight and support to the multi-disciplinary team and supervise and coordinate care for participants. Position is based at Unity House of Troy in Rensselaer County, but requires frequent travel to and from Mohawk Opportunities in Schenectady county as well as other travel in the community.
This is a full-time, exempt position that does not have any on-call responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the multidisciplinary Critical Time Intervention (CTI) team.
- Supervise all professional and paraprofessional staff, ensuring demonstration of core competencies initially and in continued job performance.
- Provide administrative oversight to the team.
- Manage challenging situations while prioritizing competing demands.
- Ensure this evidence-based practice is delivered by a mobile, multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team.
- Coordinate a full range of clinical treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and community support services to help to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms.
- Work with local hospitals on participant discharge and discharge planning.
- Deliver services in a community-based setting including home visits and teaching skills to support participant success.
- Effectively collaborate with staff across the agency and also shift roles from Team Leader to direct service delivery.
- Create and promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.
Requirements:
Must be a NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker. At least 3 years prior experience in a supervisory role preferably leading a multi-disciplinary team of individuals and 5 years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness or similar population. Valid and Clean New York State driver license is required. Reliable transportation. Ability to work as a team and independently is a must.
Benefits:
- Generous time off benefits including 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year)
- 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
- 10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
- Major medical leave
- Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
- 403b (you can contribute right away) company contributions begin after one year of employment
- Student Loan forgiveness program.
- 50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place.
- Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts
Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community!
Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.
As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
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