Team Leader - Community Support Team 

Are you looking to make a difference in people’s lives? Do you want to learn and grow professionally while experiencing meaningful work?

Join our community mental health and wellness program and help people achieve success every day. Envision is a premier provider of recovery based mental health services in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. We inspire hope, inspiration and resiliency to hundreds of people each year.

Description:

CST service is provided under the direction of a full-time QMHP, is available to the participant 24/7 and is intended to decrease institutional and behavioral health crisis episodes while increasing community functioning to achieve rehabilitative, resiliency and recovery goals. CST includes all Medicaid MH services that an MHP-level staff can provide. Services such as assessment, treatment planning, individual and group counseling, skill building and case management activities are included.

General Functions:

Program Supervisor will be responsible for providing clinical supervision, technical assistance and support to direct service staff working with clients diagnosed with serious mental illness. Supervisor will provide clinical direction of the entire process for clients from admission to discharge. Responsibilities include providing oversight of the evaluation process, treatment planning, resource development and any other task needed to ensure adequate supports are in place so clients will remain safely and successfully in the community. The supervisor will interface with other programs to identify clients in need of CST services. Many will be transitioning from nursing facilities, psychiatric hospitals and specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities and the supervisor will work with staff on the transition process. The supervisor will coordinate with other leadership staff to ensure completion of quality improvement activities, data collection, outcome measures, management, monthly reporting, financial tracking and budgeting. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for participating in decision making on an administrative level in conjunction with the Director.
• Responsible for assisting with the development of policies and procedures, program planning, implementation and evaluation
• Supervisor will facilitate interviewing, hiring, and coordinating, and/or directly training, new staff members.
• Supervisor will carry out progressive disciplinary action with staff members as needed.
• Responsible for designing individual and group training opportunities for staff based on needs of program and identified development needs for staff.
• Responsible for maintaining Key Performance Indicators as specified by the funder and completing quarterly funder reports
• Responsible for proving direct supervision and training to Direct service staff. Documentation on coaching logs required for each staff member
• Ensure all services provided are in accordance with client’s individual treatment plan.
• Will ensure the completion and compliance maintenance for staff in all clinical documentation related to span of control as outlined in the fidelity model.
• Ensure assigned staff complete required productivity targets and documentation on a timely basis, including assessments, treatment plans and other clinical documentation.
• Will work with Director to recruit clients, ensure authorizations are in place and clients receive adequate services to support optimal health and wellness.
• Participates in a rotational after hours on call system, with additional compensation
• Work with leadership team to manage prior authorization and on-going utilization management of program

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related field
• Clinical Licensure (LCSW, LCPC or LMFT) preferred
• Minimum of 3+ years working with clients diagnoses with mental illness
• Familiarity with Medicaid, rule 140 standards and substance abuse services a plus

ABOUT ENVISION UNLIMITED:

Envision Unlimited is a large, non-profit agency with locations across the Chicago Metropolitan Areas. We have decades of experience working with clients who experience developmental disabilities or severe, and persistent mental health challenges. We provide psychiatry, outpatient mental health, residential and day treatment within our mental health division.

Envision Unlimited offers competitive salaries and a generous benefit package to our professionals:

Flexible Schedule

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, PPO

Dental and Vision Insurance Options 

Company paid Life Insurance

12 Paid Holidays + Birthday Off

Paid vacation, sick time and personal days

401K plan

In house training and CEU’s

Employee Assistance Network

Support for pursuing clinical licensure (financial and time off)

Opportunity for career growth & development