MOVE Program Team Lead

Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services; Valdosta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Youth and Young Adults in Region 4 is seeking a Move (MARCH) Team Lead and Therapist/SSP 2, Licensed. A Master’s Degree in Counseling or related field and full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, ECT) or associate licensure pursuing full licensure (LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, ECT) are required.

Responsibilities include initial and ongoing behavioral health assessments, therapy with youth 6-21 and their families, and maintaining 50% billable productivity with time for non-billable tasks.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Counseling or related field is required.
• Full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, ECT) or active pursuit of full licensure (LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, ECT) is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides initial and ongoing behavioral health assessments, individual, group, and family sessions in-clinic and in the community.
• Completes required documentation within 7 days from service date.
• Completes required prior authorizations for insurance reimbursement.
• Maintains 50% productivity with 50% time for non-billable activities.
• Caseload primarily includes youth ages 6-21 and their families.
• Attends staffings and collaborates with other agencies for youth.

Skills

Counseling

Assessment

Documentation

Team leadership

EMR

Insurance authorizations

Education

Master's degree in Counseling

Full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, ECT) or associate licensure pursuing full licensure

Tools

EMR systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Location: Albany, Cairo, Thomasville, Valdosta,GA
• Wage: Depends on Experience
• Department: C & A
• Position Type: Full Time
• Announcement Begin Date: 7/14/2026
• Pay Grade: F
• Location Name: Children & Adolescent

Position Title:

Move (MARCH) Team Lead and Therapist/SSP 2, Licensed

Location:

Region 4

Work Unit:

Aspire Youth and Young Adults

Immediate Supervisor:

Youth Services Coordinator

Qualification:

Master's Degree in Counseling or other related field

Full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, ECT) or associate licensure actively pursuing full licensure (LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, ECT)

Special needs of population serviced:

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct services appropriate to youth ages 6-21 and their families.

Assigned duties include:

initial and ongoing assessments, individual, group, and family therapy, quality collaborative documentation, maintain all required trainings and certifications, attend staffings of youth, participate as a team player, attend stakeholders meetings and collaborate with other agencies for the benefit of the youth, attend any state meetings as needed, prior insurance authorization completion, maintain 50 % billable productivity.

Bloodborne Pathogen Category:

Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment (Category III).

Mandatory Training Category (Check One)

___ Administrative __X__Direct Care ____Medical

Performance Improvement

Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Services goal is to continually improve the delivery of service by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.

Age Related and Special Needs of Population Serviced

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct consumer services appropriate to youth ages 5-20 and their families.

Staff should be able to:

• Customer Service - Ability to provide helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable service to all youth, families, and stakeholders served
• Accountability - Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures
• Accountability - Ability to complete all related professional development trainings initially and annually
• Accountability - Ability to keep all credentials and certificates up to date
• Accountability - Knowledge of and adherence KPI standards
• Accountability - Ability to maintain productivity standards set forth by agency
• Team Work and Cooperation - Ability to participate with fellow employees and community partners in a respectful and professional manner
• Results Orientation - Knowledgeable of EMR and able to complete agency and state required reports on word, excel, and other agency databases
• Results Orientation - Ability to complete all required assessments with youth and their families
• Results Orientation - Ability to complete documentation in a timely manner
• Results Orientation - Knowledgeable of insurance requirements and ability to complete insurance authorizations for services provided
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledgeable of eligibility requirements for core services, Apex, and other specialty programs for cross-referring and quality of care
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledge of intervention protocols in collaboration for school and community

Assigned Duties

DESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides initial and ongoing behavioral health assessments, individual, group, and family sessions in-clinic and in the community.
• Completes all required supporting documentation within 7 days from date of service.
• Completes all required prior authorizations for insurance reimbursement.
• Maintains a 50% productivity with 50% dedicated to non-billable time (authorizations, reports, discharges, meetings, etc.)
• Majority of caseload are individuals ages 6-21 (other ages as needed)
• Completes all required assessments required by contract such as NOMS, CANS, or PHQ-9.
• Acts as a liaison between agency and contracted agencies
• Assists with all reporting submissions to DBHDD, DFCS, COE including: Monthly and quarterly monitoring reports and annual and final project evaluation reports
• Attends all required agency and DBHDD trainings
• Treats all with respect and dignity without preferential treatment
• Communicates accurate information in a professional and courteous manner that conveys a willingness to assist.
• Uses appropriate, established chain of command
• Follows the office's established practices to adhere to special communication/correspondence, emails, etc. that are of a personnel (human resources) nature.