Community Support Team Lead - Wake County

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Join a supportive team who values personal & professional growth and development!

As our full-time Team Lead for our Community Support Team in Wake County, you will ensure that services run smoothly, clients receive optimal care, and that services provided are consistent with service definitions. The Team Lead provides direct care/clinical services to identified clients that are appropriate for the community-based services and community support. We empower our team leads to strengthen their teams with staff management and development, direct client care/clinical, and administrative oversite of program specific tasks.

Come grow with us as we continue expanding - this is only the beginning!

Job Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to team members including direct observation and evaluation of model fidelity
• Develop and support team members toward independent practice and to fully meet job requirements
• Review and certify notes and documentation for staff, as needed
• Ensure follow up with supervisees' documents including but not limited to: failed activities, service notes, authorizations, person centered plans, NC TOPPS
• Conduct weekly CST meetings and a minimum of monthly individual supervision
• Complete authorizations for services
• Establish relationships with a comprehensive, targeted list of providers and other relevant community organizations

Qualifications

Educational and Experience

• Minimum Master's degree in a Human Services field
• Meets the requirements specified for a QP status

Licensure/Certifications

• Full or provisional license to practice clinically (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMHT) - if provisionally licensed, will obtain full licensure within 2 years of hire
• Licensed in Substance Abuse treatment preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability, knowledge, and training to understand nature of addiction, withdrawal symptoms, and identify symptoms of alcohol and drug addiction
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Diagnostic skills
• Familiarity with the DSM 5 for diagnostic and treatment purposes
• Working knowledge of systems theory and/or other counseling theories and substance abuse treatment
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment; ability to work in a team setting as well as independently
• Proactively seeks out clients through internal and external outreach if case load does not provide enough cases to meet billable expectation/productivity requirement

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for medical benefits the first of the month 30 days after hire date. Options for a standard plan and an HSA plan with a $300 initial contribution and up to a $25 per paycheck match. 10 paid holidays and PTO hours which accrue at a rate of 10 hours per month. After 6 months employees are eligible to enroll in our 401(k) plan which has a 4% match. Company paid life insurance, short and long term disability, in house and paid training opportunities, and additional pay for working holidays.

About SouthLight Healthcare

Tap into your passion at SouthLight Healthcare. Build your career in an environment where your voice, passion and work matters every day. At the core of SouthLight is a commitment to our values, our employees and clients. We strive to be an organization where every colleague can contribute and excel. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to building a culture that values diversity and inclusion. SouthLight offers competitive opportunities and a robust benefits package.

Founded in 1970, SouthLight Healthcare is one of the area's largest and long-established nonprofit providers of substance use treatment and mental health services. With outpatient and community-based programs, SouthLight provides prevention, education and treatment services in the Triangle and beyond. SouthLight has multiple office locations throughout the Triangle area, serving more than 9,000 clients each year. Services include adult outpatient counseling, Intensive Outpatient Program, Psychiatric Services and Medication Management, Opioid Treatment Program, Court Deferral Program, Peer Support Services, Family Centered Treatment, Community Support Team and a residential treatment program for women and children and more.

How to Apply

You may apply at our website: https://www.southlight.org/careers & click "View Current Openings" You can also sign up for job alerts!

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SouthLight Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer -

We agree not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex

SouthLight is committed to keeping our clients and employees safe and healthy. We are following guidance for healthcare providers and requiring the COVID-19 vaccination for all new hires.