Assertive Engagement Team Lead
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Assertive Engagement Team Lead

Join a supportive team who values Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Inclusion, Hope, & Authenticity!

As our Assertive Engagement (AE) Team Lead, you will ensure that AE clients receive optimal care and that services provided are consistent with different scopes of work, inconjunction with the Program Supervisor.

The AE Team Lead provides direct care services to identified clients. This role also includes elements of staff management and development and administrative oversite of program specific tasks.

This is a community-based role covering Wake, Durham, Orange, Cumberland, and Harnett counties (NC) - we provide mileage reimbursement!

Pay

Starting pay for this role is $22.00 per hour.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, flexible daytime hours.

Benefits

Being a part of a non-profit behavioral health organization has some unique benefits, along with our incredible health insurance options. Working here at SouthLight, you will be able to make a difference in people's lives every day, and know that you are a part of inspiring positive change in your community.

You will be eligible for medical benefits the first of the month following your first 30 days. We have options for a standard plan, as well as an HSA with a $300 initial contribution and up to a $25 per paycheck match. You would receive 10 paid holidays as well as PTO hours which would accrue at a rate of 10 hours per month. After 6 months you would be eligible to enroll in our 401(k) plan which has a 4% match. We also provide company paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability, in house and paid training opportunities, and paid credentialing. SouthLight is also an approved employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Job Responsibilities of an Assertive Engagement Team Lead

• Provide supervision to providers including direct observation and evaluation of model fidelity
• Develop and support providers toward independent practice and to fully meet job requirements
• Ensure follow up with supervisees' documents including but not limited to: failed activities, service notes, authorizations, person centered plans, NC TOPPS, etc.
• Conduct a minimum of bi-weekly individual supervision
• Facilitate team meetings
• Responsible for the successful growth of the caseload and management of the different providers
• Aid in development of functional skills with assigned caseload (managing medication routines, budgeting skills, learning how to access health care, independent daily living skills, etc.)
• Provide linkage to community resources
• Recognize and appropriately respond to conditions that constitute an emergency

Qualifications of an Assertive Engagement Team Lead

Education and Experience

• One year experience in community intervention and crisis services
• One to three years' experience working in community mental health setting

Certifications

• Active NC Peer Support Specialist certification - we can help you obtain upon hire!

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of county resources and opportunities
• Great people skills and an ability to make lasting community connections
• Ability to learn other technological recording methods i.e. EMRs/EHRs
• Ability to work in a team model that changes regularly as needed
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to frequent change in work flow based on client need and service structure
• HIPPA and Substance Abuse specific confidentiality and privacy rights

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.

We agree not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex. Employment offers are contingent upon a satisfactory pre-employment drug screen. Professional references will be checked and criminal, abuse, driving, and fraud background reports will be obtained. Unsatisfactory results of any of these reports may result in SouthLight withdrawing the offer.