Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Lead

Are you ready to inspire a team that transforms lives? Our client supports adults living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) to reduce crisis, avoid hospitalization, and thrive in their communities. As Team Lead, you’ll guide a passionate team, provide leadership and direct client care, and shape a program that empowers recovery and wellness every day. This position offers a $5,000 hiring bonus and a $5,000 retention bonus after two years.

What You’ll Do
Lead & Support Your Team:

• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to program team members.
• Hire, coach, and develop staff with onboarding, training, performance coaching, and growth planning.
• Organize team assignments, ensuring alignment with client needs and treatment goals.
• Promote a positive, trauma-informed, recovery-focused team culture.

Deliver Client Care & Community Impact:

• Carry a direct service caseload, providing advanced clinical care (assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning).
• Provide on-call crisis support on a rotating schedule (evenings, weekends, holidays as assigned).
• Coordinate client admissions, care plans, and continuity of services.
• Collaborate with community partners to ensure smooth transitions and strong support networks.
• Transport clients to appointments or community resources as needed.
• Support family education and community integration efforts.

Drive Program Excellence:

• Lead program evaluation, data collection, and continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborate with community partners to ensure continuity of care.
• Prepare and present program status reports to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with policies, legal requirements, and model fidelity.
• Participate in grant initiatives and help implement new programming.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field and current licensure as a LIMHP are required.
• Five years’ behavioral health experience, with at least three years serving adults with serious mental illness.
• Prior program management or supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and evidence-based practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate documentation, and uphold quality standards.