Licensed or Associate Licensed Therapist (CST Team - LCSW, LCMHC, LMFT, LCSWA, LCMHCA)

The Ship Group Services LLC.; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

401(k) availability

Professional development

Career growth opportunities

Hybrid field and admin structure

Job summary

TSG Behavioral Health & Community Services is seeking a licensed or associate-licensed clinician to serve as the CST Clinical Team Lead in the Charlotte region. This role emphasizes clinical leadership, team development, and Medicaid services within a hybrid field and administrative structure.

You will work with an integrated team and receive support from agency leadership, intake, billing, compliance, and administrative staff to focus on quality client care and team success.

Qualifications

• Active North Carolina behavioral health license or eligible.
• Experience with adults with behavioral health needs preferred.
• Strong leadership and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical guidance and leadership to CST members.
• Coordinate assessments, treatment planning, and clinical recommendations.
• Review clinical documentation for quality and compliance.
• Lead regular team meetings, case reviews, and service planning.
• Support clinical decision-making for complex cases and milestones.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team development

Medicaid services

Assessment

Treatment planning

Clinical documentation

Crisis intervention

Community-based services

Adult behavioral health

Education

LCSWA

LCSW

LCMHCA

LCMHC

LMFT

Licensed Psychologist

Job description

TSG Behavioral Health & Community Services is seeking a motivated licensed or associate-licensed clinician to serve as a Community Support Team (CST) Clinical Team Lead in our Charlotte and surrounding counties.

LCSWA and LCMHCA clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician who wants to move beyond a traditional therapist role and develop experience in clinical leadership, community behavioral health, assessment, treatment planning, Medicaid services, team development, and program operations.

You will not be expected to manage the program alone.

Our Clinical Team Lead receives support from agency leadership, intake, billing, compliance, and administrative staff, allowing you to focus on clinical leadership, quality client care, and helping your team succeed.

Compensation & Benefits:

• $45,000–$50,000 annual salary, based on licensure, experience, and qualifications.
• $1,500 Clinical Leadership Retention Bonus.
• $250 after 30 days.
• $250 after 90 days.
• $1,000 after 6 months.
• Mileage reimbursement for approved work-related travel.
• Hybrid field and administrative structure.
• Remote documentation time.
• 401(k) availability.
• Professional development and leadership experience.
• Career growth opportunities within TSG Behavioral Health.
• Support from intake, billing, compliance, administration, and agency leadership.
• Required in-person team meetings scheduled in advance.
• Clinical supervision toward independent licensure may be available for qualifying associate-licensed clinicians.

Why This Position Is Different

This position offers an opportunity to develop experience beyond traditional outpatient therapy.

As a CST Clinical Team Lead, you will gain hands-on experience in:

• Clinical leadership.
• Team development.
• Comprehensive Clinical Assessments.
• Treatment planning.
• Community-based behavioral health.
• Complex case coordination.
• Clinical documentation review.
• Medicaid behavioral health services.
• Program operations.
• Community partnerships.
• Quality and compliance.

This experience can help prepare clinicians for future opportunities in clinical supervision, program management, behavioral health leadership, and agency administration.

We provide the operational support. You provide the clinical leadership.

What You Will Do:

The CST Clinical Team Lead will:

• Provide clinical guidance and leadership to Community Support Team members.
• Provide clinical interventions and support to individuals served by the CST.
• Complete and coordinate clinical assessments, updates, treatment planning, and clinical recommendations.
• Review clinical documentation for quality, accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Facilitate regular team meetings, case reviews, and service planning.
• Help determine appropriate service intensity based on individual client needs.
• Monitor client progress, engagement, service delivery, and continuity of care.
• Support team members with clinical decision-making and complex cases.
• Coordinate with hospitals, care managers, referral partners, community providers, and other members of the client's treatment team.
• Assist with crisis prevention, stabilization, transition, and discharge planning.
• Help identify barriers affecting client progress and develop solutions with the team.
• Support a collaborative and accountable team environment.

Who We Are Looking For:

You may be a strong fit if you:

• Want to grow into clinical leadership.
• Enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Want experience beyond traditional outpatient therapy.
• Are organized and comfortable with clinical documentation and treatment planning.
• Can provide constructive clinical guidance to other team members.
• Are comfortable serving adults with complex behavioral health and community-support needs.
• Communicate effectively with clients, families, staff, referral partners, and leadership.
• Value teamwork, accountability, and professional growth.
• Are comfortable providing community-based services.

Previous management experience is helpful but not required.

A clinician with the right clinical experience, judgment, organization, and leadership potential can be successful in this position.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must possess an active qualifying North Carolina behavioral health license appropriate for the CST Clinical Team Lead position.

Qualifying credentials may include:

• LCSWA.
• LCSW.
• LCMHCA.
• LCMHC.
• LMFT.
• Licensed Psychological Associate.
• Licensed Psychologist.

Applicants must also have relevant professional experience working with adults with behavioral health needs and meet applicable Community Support Team requirements.

Preferred Experience:

Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:

• Community-based behavioral health.
• Serious mental illness.
• Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Medicaid-funded behavioral health services.
• Comprehensive Clinical Assessments.
• Treatment planning.
• Progress-note or clinical documentation review.
• Crisis intervention.
• Community stabilization.
• Housing instability.
• Justice-involved populations.
• Care coordination.
• Clinical team leadership or supervision.

Previous CST experience is preferred but is not required for an otherwise qualified candidate who is willing to learn the service model.

Work Structure & Travel

This is a community-based clinical leadership position with hybrid administrative and documentation flexibility.

The position serves the Charlotte region, with the team's office and meeting base located in Charlotte, NC.

Client and staff assignments are coordinated with geography in mind to help reduce unnecessary travel.

The Clinical Team Lead is not expected to drive throughout the entire regional service area every day.

Community-based travel is required, and mileage reimbursement is provided for approved work-related travel.

Required in-person meetings at the Elizabethtown office are scheduled in advance.

An Opportunity for Associate-Licensed Clinicians

If you are a LCSWA or LCMHCA who wants to build your career beyond traditional therapy, this position can provide valuable experience in:

• Clinical leadership.
• Team coordination.
• Medicaid behavioral health.
• Complex client care.
• Assessment and treatment planning.
• Documentation oversight.
• Program operations.
• Community partnerships.
• Behavioral health administration.

TSG Behavioral Health & Community Services is looking for a clinician who wants to grow professionally while helping strengthen an important community-based behavioral health program.

Benefits:

• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Flexible schedule.