ACT TEAM LEAD
Resources For Human Development
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Resources For Human Development in Frankford, DE is seeking an experienced ACT Team Leader to provide clinical and administrative leadership to a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment team serving up to 125 individuals living with and recovering from severe mental illness.
This full-time leadership role emphasizes recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care and collaboration with housing, employment, and community supports, with daily oversight of team performance and program compliance.
Competenze
- Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Nursing, Rehabilitation, or a related field
- OR Registered Nurse with a certificate in Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses Association
- At least 3 years of clinical and/or administrative experience providing community support services to adults with SMI, including those with co-occurring SUD
- Addictions training and/or experience preferred
Mansioni
- Lead a multidisciplinary ACT team with clinical and administrative responsibilities
- Provide leadership, clinical guidance, and operational oversight to ensure high-quality, evidence-based services
- Coordinate staffing, scheduling, and staff meetings to support program operations
- Monitor program outcomes, documentation, and compliance with policies and regulations
- Foster recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care and collaborative decision-making across the team
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Regular Full Time Management Frankford, DE, US
Salary: $69,999.98 Annually
Full-Time | Salaried
$69,999.98 Annually
DailyPay Available
We believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and independent life.
We’re seeking an experienced and compassionate ACT Team Leader to provide clinical and administrative leadership to a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment team.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for a clinician who is passionate about recovery-oriented behavioral health services and developing strong teams. You’ll lead professionals and paraprofessionals who work together to support up to 125 individuals living with and recovering from severe and persistent mental illness.
If you’re ready to combine your clinical experience, leadership skills, and commitment to recovery into a role where you can make a broader impact, we want to hear from you.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based approach designed to provide comprehensive, community-based services to individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness.
The ACT Team Leader helps ensure services are delivered through a recovery-oriented, trauma-informed approach focused on hope, strengths, wellness, independence, and meaningful community participation.
The program incorporates multiple evidence-based practices, including:
- Assertive Community Treatment
- Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment
- Illness Management and Recovery
- Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
- Pathways to Housing
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Family Psychoeducation
- DailyPay, access your earned wages before payday
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs
- Company-Paid Training
- Clinical and Leadership Development
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Multidisciplinary Team Leadership Experience
- Evidence-Based Practice Training
- Supervisory Development
- Lead a multidisciplinary behavioral health team
- Support individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness
- Develop and mentor behavioral health professionals
- Promote recovery, wellness, and independence
- Strengthen access to housing, healthcare, employment, and community resources
- Improve the quality and effectiveness of community-based services
- Make an impact on both the individuals we serve and the professionals providing their care
As the ACT Team Leader, you will have both clinical and administrative responsibility for managing a multidisciplinary team of professionals and paraprofessionals.
You’ll provide leadership, clinical guidance, and operational oversight while ensuring the team delivers high-quality, evidence-based services that encourage and facilitate recovery.
Clinical Leadership & Recovery Services
- Inspire staff to provide effective, trauma-informed services focused on hope, strengths, wellness, and recovery.
- Provide clinical guidance to the ACT team for individuals receiving services.
- Ensure treatment interventions are appropriately scheduled and carried out.
- Promote the use of evidence-based practices across the program.
- Support practices including trauma-informed care, motivational enhancement, relapse prevention, and recovery-oriented services.
- Help ensure individuals receive coordinated, person-centered care that reflects their needs and recovery goals.
- Support clinical decision-making and treatment planning across the multidisciplinary team.
- Supervise the clinical and administrative activities of program staff.
- Provide employees with direction, guidance, coaching, and feedback.
- Maintain appropriate staffing levels and ensure positions are filled.
- Ensure employees work required hours and complete necessary job responsibilities.
- Coordinate and participate in staff meetings, interdisciplinary team meetings, and treatment plan reviews.
- Foster an environment that encourages collaborative decision-making and shared accountability.
- Promote positive and effective working relationships across the team.
Program Operations & Compliance
- Ensure ACT services are delivered in accordance with program policies, regulatory requirements, and professional and ethical standards.
- Monitor program outcomes against established benchmarks.
- Develop corrective action plans when opportunities for improvement are identified.
- Monitor program performance related to utilization, billing, productivity, and contractual expectations.
- Ensure accurate and timely clinical documentation within the Electronic Health Record.
- Use EHR reporting tools to monitor staff productivity and compliance.
- Help ensure around-the-clock availability for crisis response.
- Maintain compliance with applicable confidentiality, HIPAA, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Housing, Employment & Community Supports
- Help oversee coordination of housing, vocational, medical, entitlement, and other community-based services.
- Collaborate with community agencies and housing resources to identify safe and affordable housing options.
- Build relationships with internal and external referral sources.
- Help individuals access the appropriate level of care and community resources.
- Support services that help individuals achieve greater stability and independence.
- Promote employment and vocational opportunities as part of recovery planning.
Quality Improvement & Program Leadership
- Monitor clinical and operational outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen services and improve program performance.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to meet clinical and administrative objectives.
- Provide feedback regarding the clinical needs of individuals served.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen prevention, outreach, treatment, and supervision.
- Demonstrate respect for individuals, families, employees, community partners, and other stakeholders.
- Model professional judgment, accountability, and organizational values.
You may be a great fit if you are:
An experienced behavioral health clinician
A confident and supportive leader
Experienced working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness
Comfortable providing both clinical and administrative leadership
Passionate about recovery-oriented and trauma-informed services
Skilled at supervising and developing multidisciplinary teams
Knowledgeable about evidence-based behavioral health practices
Organized and able to balance multiple priorities
An effective communicator and problem solver
Comfortable working with individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders
Committed to dignity, independence, and community-based recovery
- Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Nursing, Rehabilitation, or a related field from an accredited college or university
OR
- Registered Nurse with a certificate in Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses Association
- At least 3 years of clinical and/or administrative experience providing community support services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness, including individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Addictions training and/or experience preferred.
- CPR and First Aid Certification
- At least 3 years of continuous driving experience with no serious traffic infractions
- Ability to successfully complete and maintain required criminal background clearances
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
- Strong critical thinking and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to exercise sound professional judgment
- Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office and Electronic Health Record systems
- Full-Time
- Leadership of a multidisciplinary ACT team
- Position includes both clinical and administrative responsibilities
- Schedule flexibility is required to support program operations.
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate staffing and 24/7 crisis-response availability for individuals receiving services.
- Ability to sit, stand, reach, bend, stoop, twist, and climb steps.
- Ability to drive a vehicle as required.
- Ability to work within office and community-based environments.
- Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc.
Apis Services, Inc., Inperium Inc., and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.
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