ACTT Team Therapist

Children's Hope Alliance; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Hope Alliance is expanding our Child ACTT (Assertive Community Treatment Team) to deliver trauma-informed, whole-person care that strengthens children, families, and communities. This community-based role offers teamwork, clinical support, and licensure assistance in a mission-driven environment.

We seek clinicians with a Master’s in a human services field and an active NC license. The role requires 1+ year of behavioral health experience, a valid NC driver’s license, and a commitment

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a human services field is required.
• Active NC license or associate license is required.
• License types include LCSW, LCSW-A, LCMHC, LCMHC-A, LMFT, LMFT-A, LCAS, LCAS-A.
• 1+ year of behavioral health experience (children/adolescents preferred).
• Valid NC driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy.
• Complete clinical assessments, treatment plans, and crisis plans.
• Participate in daily/weekly team staffing and case reviews.
• Deliver crisis intervention and stabilization services.
• Coordinate care with families, providers, and community partners.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in EHR.
• Participate in shared 24/7 on-call rotation.

Education

Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, MFT, or related field

Job description

Description

Make an Impact in Children’s Lives

Do your best clinical work where it matters most — in the community, alongside children and families. Children’s Hope Alliance is expanding our Child ACTT (Assertive Community Treatment Team) to deliver trauma-informed, whole-person care that strengthens children, families, and communities.

Why clinicians choose Child ACTT:

• Team-based model with strong clinical support
• Meaningful, community-based work (homes, schools, and community settings)
• Licensure support for associate-level clinicians
• Mission-driven culture focused on Hope, Health, and Healing for Generations

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Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy
• Complete clinical assessments, treatment plans, and crisis plans
• Participate in daily/weekly team staffing and case reviews
• Deliver crisis intervention and stabilization services
• Coordinate care with families, providers, and community partners
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in EHR
• Participate in shared 24/7 on-call rotation

Required:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, MFT, or related field
• Active NC license or associate-level license
• LCSW | LCSW-A | LCMHC | LCMHC-A | LMFT | LMFT-A | LCAS | LCAS-A
• 1+ year of behavioral health experience (children/adolescents preferred)
• Valid NC driver’s license and reliable transportation

Additional Requirements

• Must pass background, drug, and driving checks
• Must meet documentation and compliance standards

Preferred:

• Experience with severe emotional/behavioral disorders
• Experience in community-based or intensive service models (ACTT, IIH, MST, TFC, etc.)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Children’s Hope Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements

• The position requires a Master Degree in a Human Service or related field plus one year of experience with a similar population. The position also requires a valid NC licensure LCSW, LMFT or LCMHC and LCAS. Associate level licensed professionals may be considered for this position.
• Requires knowledge and the ability to practically implement mental health regulations and clinical services.
• Requires effective communication, decision making, analytical, interpersonal, leadership and professionalism skills and abilities.
• Must have basic computer and math skills.
• Must have a valid North Carolina’s Driver’s License.
• Must submit to and pass pre-employment drug screening, criminal, HCPR and driving checks.
• Must submit insurance and registration documentation if utilizing personal car for work related transports.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands or arms, stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specifics vision abilities required by this position include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Physical functions which are considered essential to the satisfactory performance of the job include the following: public speaking, reading, typing, writing, using the telephone, driving. Duties may be performed indoors, outdoors, or in varying home environments.

Acknowledgement

I have read the above job description and understand the position requirements and job responsibilities. I have had the opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification regarding the expectations. I understand that nothing in this or any other document is a contract for employment and that all employees are employed at-will.