ACT Team Lead: Community-Based Mental Health Leader

Mental-Illness-Recovery-Center; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days paid vacation per year

15 days paid sick leave per year

13 paid federal holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Employer match up to 6%

Job summary

The Mental Illness Recovery Center (MIRCI) in Columbia, SC seeks an ACT Team Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team delivering recovery-oriented services in community settings. The role emphasizes clinical and administrative leadership, ensuring fidelity to the ACT model and compliance with Medicaid and state regulations.

The position involves supervising staff, coordinating treatment planning, and collaborating with hospitals, housing, and social service partners to promote stability and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, or a related mental health field from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of direct experience working with adults diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness.
• Current South Carolina licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical, administrative, and operational leadership for the ACT program, including staffing, caseload assignments, scheduling, service coverage, and coordination of client care.
• Supervises, coaches, and evaluates ACT team members and interns through supervision, training, staff development, and performance management.
• Leads daily treatment team meetings, case staffing, and treatment planning activities; monitors client status and coordinates team assignments.
• Provides direct clinical and community-based services as needed, including assessment, therapy, case management, crisis intervention, and treatment planning in clients' homes, hospitals, and other settings.
• Oversees development, implementation, and review of individualized treatment plans and recovery goals.
• Collaborates with hospitals, housing providers, benefits programs, and community partners to promote continuity of care and recovery.
• Ensures compliance with CARF standards, ACT fidelity standards, Medicaid and SC DHHS requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Monitors program performance, service quality, and client outcomes; identifies improvement opportunities and implements corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Master's degree in counseling, social work, or related mental health field

Job description

The Mental Illness Recovery Center (MIRCI) in Columbia, SC seeks an ACT Team Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team delivering recovery-oriented services in community settings. The role emphasizes clinical and administrative leadership, ensuring fidelity to the ACT model and compliance with Medicaid and state regulations.

The position involves supervising staff, coordinating treatment planning, and collaborating with hospitals, housing, and social service partners to promote stability and