Credentialed Team Leader (Women's Program)

Job Summary

As a line counselor, the team leader will provide leadership and oversight of specific program and clinical operations as instructed by the program’s clinical supervisor. Responsibilities will focus upon working with the clinical staff to ensure the provision of services based upon the organization's policies and procedures and licensing standards.

Position Specific Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Assessing the counseling needs of the clients;
• Assessing clients using the ASI or using other standardized assessment tools and for adolescents using the CASI or using other evidence-based validated assessment tools and diagnosing clients for substance disorders using the DSM-IV-TR;
• Determining the appropriate level of care based on ASAM PPC-2R;
• Obtaining previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode;
• Collaborating with the client in order to develop a written treatment plan that is client-centered and recovery oriented and includes goals and measurable objectives;
• Developing the client discharge/transfer plans to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care;
• Contacting referral sources, providing case consultation, and coordination with referral sources (for example: mental health treatment providers, criminal justice agencies, schools, employers, the Division of Youth and Family Services);
• Participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned clients;
• Providing active case consultation;
• Documenting all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals and follow-up in the client's clinical record, providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.

Additional Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain a minimum case load as required by the level of care of the program assigned;
• Supervise the counseling team as directed by the Clinical Supervisor or Director;
• Provide oversight of the clinical coverage of services;
• Participate in Team meetings as scheduled;
• Provide the Clinical Director with monthly reports on the status of the program;
• Participate in program Strategic Planning process with the Clinical and Director and implement the strategic plan initiatives;
• Plan, develop and initiate Program Development initiatives with the treatment team;
• Participate in the design and implementation of policies and procedures.

Finances

• Affiliate in oversight and management of the submission of daily billing of services provided.

Human Resources

• Affiliate in the departmental orientation and training of the counseling staff and interns;
• Affiliate in the development and implementation of a Volunteer Services Program;
• Afford appropriate licenses/certifications.

Programs

• Affiliate in the maintenance of county and state contracts as appropriate;
• Be available for necessary site visits;
• Afford appropriate licensure for Agency;
• Make recommendations to the clinical team regarding the admission of new residents;
• Input client data into NJSAMS and monitor LOCI renewals as needed;
• Facilitate groups and/or individual sessions (process and educational) as needed;
• Ensure that individual clients are compliant with medical and psychiatric treatment recommendations and that this treatment is noted on client’s treatment plan;
• Act as a member of the treatment team, providing clinical assistance to residents;
• Actively participate in staff meeting, clinical team meeting, supervision;
• Continue to upgrade skills by attending relevant training and workshops;
• Provide mental health services to clients diagnosed with co-occurring disorders, including but not limited to assessment, treatment planning, individual and group therapy, and crisis intervention;
• Maintain professionalism, ethical conduct and appropriate boundaries at all times while delivering direct services to clients or representing the agency in accordance with agency standards and substance abuse best practices.

Qualifications

• LCADC, CADC or MA/MSW/ with an LAC/LSW;
• Five years’ experience in addictions treatment program;
• Thorough understanding of the multiple needs of the substance use disorder population and evidence-based treatment services.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, life and supplemental life insurance;
• Accidental and Critical Illness Insurance;
• 403B with employer match;
• Paid Time off (PTO);
• In house training seminars;
• Two training days for certified professionals.

Schedule

Tuesday-Saturday (8:30am-4:30pm)

Pay

$34/hourly