Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).
Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.
Overview:
Person in this position provides leadership to and supervision of the Mobile Response Team. The Team lead also functions as a Mobile Response Counselor and responds to on-site and off-site crises according to Agency protocols. Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, psychiatric rehabilitation, or related human services discipline. Active license as a Mental Health Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist under Chapter 491, Florida Statutes, or as a psychologist under Chapter 490, F.S.; at least two years’ experience in behavioral healthcare, one of which must be in crisis behavioral health services. Experience working with children and adults is preferred.
Supervise and evaluate the team to ensure service excellence and courteous, helpful, and respectful services to clients and all stakeholders.
Function as a practicing clinician on the Mobile Response Team. Provides crisis services for both adults and children on-site and in the community.
Direct the day-to-day clinical operations of the Mobile Response Team including scheduling staff work hours to assure appropriate coverage for day, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts and on-call hours; lead organizational staff meetings and treatment planning.
Coordinate the crisis counseling response, provide on-site direction and supervision of the team’s intervention services.
Responsible for program implementation and team reporting, and conducts team debriefings.
Participate in staff recruitment, interviewing, hiring, work assignments, and orientation and performance supervision according to work rules, regulations, and Center policies; and develop and implement staff orientation and training.
Develop and administer the Mobile Response Team program budget including line items to purchase necessary furniture, equipment, communication devices (e.g., telephones, cellular phones, beepers), and supplies and to cover travel and transportation (e.g., purchase or lease program cars, or cover mileage and insurance for use of personal staff vehicles or both).
Rate of Pay: 58,240/yr
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of Master’s degree from an accredited university or college, in human services field; LCSW, LMHC, or clinical Ph.D.
A minimum of two (2) years of work experience in mental health field, including at least one year of crisis counseling/management.
Licensure or Certification:
LCSW, LMHC, or clinical PhD required.
Must maintain current CPR, CPI and First Aid certifications.
Must possess a valid Florida driver’s license and maintain Center approval as an Authorized Driver.
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