Team Leader (Outpatient Services)

$69,000 - 76,000 /Yr.
Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Rogers Park

The Outpatient Service Team Leader has overall responsibility for the direct supervision of a team of outpatient therapists. They will provide direct clinical supervision for team members, run regularly scheduled team meetings, help develop and monitor treatment plans for the team’s clients, and develop and administer tracking systems for required documentation to ensure quality service and effective interventions are delivered to Trilogy clients. The Team Leader will provide individual, family, group psychotherapy and minimal case management and community support services to referred clients and provide consultation to other Trilogy programs as needed. They will provide and ensure the team provides client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use/addiction disorders utilizing a harm reduction approach.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct clinical supervision and consultation to assigned employees. Orient and train new employees to provide quality services to clients. Ensure continued education and training for assigned employees to strengthen services provided.
• Manage team’s caseload and monitor direct service hours to ensure the team meets their direct service targets.
• Verify employee’s billing notes correspond with hours reported on timesheets for payment rates.
• Manage the program’s waitlist and coordinate intakes with clinicians
• Facilitate weekly team consultation group
• Provide comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment services to individuals and families
• Provide strengths-based, client-centered, and trauma-informed clinical services to individuals with mental health diagnoses and co-occurring substance use disorders
• Develop individualized treatment plans with the input of the client and their team, which includes providers and natural supports. Collaborate with members of the client’s team to ensure quality of treatment and coordination of care.
• Serve as an advocate for clients, linking them to needed community services. Assess client’s personal, medical, social, emotional, and environmental situation to plan for linkage and treatment course.
• Maintain documentation and charts to ensure compliance with Medicaid and other insurers, site specific accreditation, and organization standards
• Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or other closely related field required
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois required
• Minimum two years’ experience working in a therapy/counseling role
• Minimum two years’ experience working with people with mental health and/or substance use diagnoses
• Valid Illinois driver’s license with daily access to a well-maintained vehicle with $100,000/$300,000 liability insurance   
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred