Team Leader-Not Licensed

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Excellent Benefits - Generous 403b Enrollment, Staff Appreciation Program, PTO, Medical/Dental, Bonus Program

Salary: $67,, full time 40 hours per week

Location:
HOBOKEN NJ

Lead a Mental Health Team in HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Team Leader

Under the direction of the Director, the Team Leader is responsible to oversee the service recipients’ goal attainment process, over the course of the person’s involvement in services, in order to assist each individual to move through the program and to become fully integrated into the community. The Team Leader has primary responsibility for supervision of direct care staff and the day-to-day operation of the program.

Bridgeway has delivered mental health services to adults in northern New Jersey for more than 50 years. Our mission is to facilitate, promote, and foster recovery from mental illness, substance use disorders and physical health conditions. We inspire and support individuals to become productive citizens who are fully engaged in their communities by creating opportunities for wellness, independent living, learning, working and social inclusion.

Bridgeway operates 13 PACT teams, as well as more than 20 additional short-term, and longer term integrated care and recovery service teams across 10 New Jersey counties.

Bridgeway offers competitive salaries and benefits, and strives to create an atmosphere where work-life balance is a priority. We offer a robust professional development program and invest in our staff, promoting from within whenever possible. Bridgeway promotes cross‑training across wellness disciplines, and provides in‑service self‑care coaching for employees.

Bridgeway is seeking a Team Leader who wants to lead a dynamic, multi‑disciplinary team consisting of mental health clinicians, psychiatrist, registered nurses, peer specialists and co‑occurring (behavioral and substance use) counselors. The ideal candidate should love working in an environment that offers flexibility and a collegial atmosphere. As part of a multi‑disciplinary, core services team, the team leader will assess treatment needs, complete biopsychosocial assessments, provide and other direct individual counseling clinical to help ameliorate symptoms for adults with psychiatric disabilities.

This position is 70‑80% community based. The candidate who fills this position will also have administrative oversight of the team.

• As team clinical and administrative supervisor in the frequent monitoring and assessment of the mental health status of people served as well as related variables, including significant others, the home and the community in which the person served lives.
• In the development of comprehensive assessment, coordination of all other assessments, and an individualized service plan. Ensures documentation is done on time and with quality to ensure adherence to all DMHAS/Medicaid standards.
• Provides clinical supervision, leadership and direction to the PACT team, emphasizing a peer clinical supervision approach and using individual supervision as needed. Provides monthly supervision for direct reports and seeks out monthly supervision from own supervisor.
• Monthly individual, side‑by‑side sessions accompanying an individual staff member to meet with persons served, family/significant others, and/or other service providers in regularly scheduled or crisis meetings.
• Monthly structured meetings with staff as a group to address issues that cannot be addressed during the daily, clinical, or treatment planning meetings or during the side‑by‑side sessions, to develop performance and training goals, and teach specific interventions/skills.
• Promotion of cross‑training and education among various disciplines on the team.
• Education and direction to the team to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Assessment of service recipients’ stated concerns, mental illness symptoms, and behavior in response to medication and monitors for medication side‑effects during the provision of observed self‑administration and during ongoing face‑to‑face contacts.
• Medication…