FACT NORTH Team Leader: Master's Level, Licensed clinician: LMHC, LMSW, LMFT

New Horizons of The Treasure Coast, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

New Horizons of The Treasure Coast, Inc. seeks a Team Leader for its Florida Assertive Community Treatment Team (FACT). You will supervise the ITT, coordinate treatment plans, and provide supportive therapy to adults with severe mental illness, while advocating for member rights and community integration.

The role emphasizes daily living support, problem solving, and collaboration with families, courts, and healthcare partners in delivering comprehensive, community-based care.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in behavioral science required.
• Experience with adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses or similar needs.
• Valid Florida Driver's License with 6 points or less in 3 years.
• Pass Level 2 Background through DCF and AHCA Clearinghouse.

Responsibilities

• Provides case management for an assigned group of members and coordinates and monitors the ITT.
• Develops, writes, implements, evaluates, and revises overall treatment goals and plans with the ITT.
• Provides individual supportive therapy and symptom management.
• Ensures immediate changes are made in treatment plans as members' needs change.
• Educates and supports members' families and advocates for members' rights.
• Assesses members' mental illness symptoms and response to treatment and adjusts plans as needed.
• Provides vocational-supportive counseling to identify goals and work-related skills.
• Assists with activities of daily living through problem solving, side-by-side services, and supervision.
• Offers social-skill development and assertiveness training to increase community participation.
• Supports advocacy and coordination for housing, entitlements, and services; assists with daily living needs.
• Assists the Team Leader in day-to-day administrative operations of the FACT team.

Skills

Empathy and interpersonal skills

Case management

Advocacy

Active listening

Education

Master's degree in behavioral science

Job description

Description

New Horizons is the largest mental health and addiction recovery provider on the Treasure Coast (and beyond), serving 15,000 children and adults annually through inpatient crisis services, 24-hour help line and mobile response team, and outpatient programs conveniently located across Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. In addition, New Horizons assists 22,000 students in area schools, and we work closely with the courts, law enforcement, jails, and hospitals to help improve the health of individuals and the quality of life in our community.

New Horizons is seeking a caring and compassionate Team Leader for our Florida Assertive Community Treatment Team (FACT).

As a Team Leader-FACT your responsibilities will include:

• Provides case management for an assigned group of members including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team (ITT); assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the ITT; provide individual supportive therapy and symptom management; ensure immediate changes are made in treatment plans as members needs change; educate and support members' families; and advocate for members' rights and preferences.
• Provides on-going assessment of members' mental illness symptoms and members' response to treatment. Make appropriate changes in treatment plans to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behavior which put members at risk.
• Provides individual vocational-supportive counseling to enable members to identify vocational strengths and problems, establish vocational or career goals and plans to reach them, and recognize and target symptoms of mental illness that interfere with work.
• Provides on-going assessment, problem solving, side-by-side services, skill training, supervision and environmental adaptations to assist members with activities of daily living.
• Provides individual supportive therapy, social-skill development, and assertiveness training to increase member social and interpersonal activities in community settings.
• Provides practical help and supports advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem solving, direct assistance, training, and supervision to help members obtain the necessities of daily living including medical and dental health care; legal and advocacy services; financial support such as entitlements (e.g., SSI, SSDI and veterans' benefits) or housing subsidies (e.g., HUD Section 8); supported housing (e.g., adult foster care, paid roommates, meals brought in for those who need it); money-management services; and transportation.
• Assists the Team Leader in the day-to-day administrative operations of the FACT team.

Requirements

• A minimum of Master's degree in a behavioral science is required and work experience with adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses or with individuals with similar human services needs.
• Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for member rights and personal preferences in treatment are essential.
• Must have a valid Florida Driver's License with 6 points or less in the last 3 years.
• Must pass Level 2 Background through DCF and AHCA Clearinghouse. For more information, click on the link: https://info.flclearinghouse.com