ACT- Team Leader

The Community Support and Recovery Services program here at Community Care Alliance is seeking a Team Leader to lead our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. The mission of this multidisciplinary team is to provide comprehensive community support to individuals experiencing serious and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. The treatment needs of these individuals are often complex, and they require more intensive support than traditional outpatient mental health or psychiatric rehabilitation services. We are looking for candidates that have 2-3 years solid community based experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness, demonstrate leadership capabilities, excellent oral and written communication skills and are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment serving a population with complex bio-psychosocial needs. You must also have training and experience with providing supervision, case management, crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, consultation, substance abuse treatment, health education and other supportive services.

On team ACT, Team Leaders are responsible for a variety of tasks, including

* Provide clinical oversight in evaluating client’s safety and clinical needs on an ongoing basis
* Provide training to supervisees in regards to their responsibilities and tasks, documentation requirements, and program policies and procedures
* Oversee ACT program operation service targets are met, health and wellness activities are implemented, and care coordination is facilitated
* Lead daily team meeting to organize day’s activities

Pay: Starting at $27 per hour, can increase depending on experience and qualification- RN starting at $44

Schedule: Full time, Monday – Friday, typically 8:30 – 5, but there is room for flexibility

Education/Licensing Requirements:

* LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, or RN
* 2-3 years solid community based experience working the adult SPMI population
* Valid Driver’s license and reliable vehicle
* All staff must be vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to starting work, unless a certified medical exemption accommodation is granted. Proof of vaccination must be shown upon hire.
* Must have basic computer skills
* Bilingual applicants strongly encouraged to apply!

Community Care Alliance (with legacy organizations) has over 120 years of experience working to strengthen families, individuals and the community. The agency has grown from providing children’s daycare for parents working in mills in the 1890s, to the present day, offering over 50 programs and services to 14,000 people living in Rhode Island. We are a non-profit community action program and community mental health center accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and a member of the

Rhode Island Community Action Association. Our mission is to support individuals and families in their efforts to meet economic, social and emotional challenges and enhance their well-being through programs, advocacy and collaboration. To empower people to discover their potential and live as engaged citizens, free of stigma, within a thriving community.