Credentialed Team Leader; Women's Program

Credentialed Team Leader (Women's Program)

Are you passionate about making a difference in others' lives? Then come join the Straight and Narrow team!

Headquartered in Paterson, NJ, Straight and Narrow is the largest program of its kind. We provide innovative and compassionate services to individuals struggling with substance use and co-occurring disorders. We are looking for dedicated, caring and compassionate people to work in our Residential/Outpatient Treatment Facilities and Community Programs.

Credentialed Team Leader

Location: All Straight & Narrow Programs

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (8:30am-4:30pm)

Regular Salary: $34/hourly

Job Summary:

As a line counselor, the team leader will provide leadership and oversight of specific program and clinical operations as instructed by the program’s clinical supervisor. Responsibilities will focus upon working with the clinical staff to ensure the provision of services based upon the organization's policies and procedures and licensing standards.

Position Specific

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assessing the counseling needs of the clients;
• Assessing clients using the ASI or using other standardized assessment tool and for adolescents using the CASI or using other evidence-based validated assessment tool and diagnosing clients for substance disorders using the DSM-IV-TR;
• Determining the appropriate level of care based on ASAM PPC-2R;
• Obtaining previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode;
• Collaborating with the client in order to develop a written treatment plan that is client-centered and recovery oriented and includes goals and measurable objectives.
• The director of substance abuse counseling shall develop, monitor and provide clients and the treatment team with written schedules that will be used to update each client treatment plan(s) in order to ensure that each client's treatment needs are addressed;
• Providing the substance abuse counseling services specified in the client treatment plan;
• Reviewing clients throughout the treatment episode according to ASAM PPC-2R, to determine the need for continued services or discharge/transfer;
• Reviewing and, where necessary, revising the substance abuse counseling portion of the client treatment plan to address emerging problems;
• Developing the client discharge/transfer plans to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care;
• Contacting referral sources, providing case consultation, and coordination with referral sources (for example: mental health treatment providers, criminal justice agencies, schools, employers, the Division of Youth and Family Services);
• Participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned clients;
• Providing active case consultation; and
• Documenting all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals and follow-up in the client's clinical record, providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.

Additional

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a minimum case load as required by the level of care of the program assigned
• Supervise the counseling team as directed by the Clinical Supervisor or Director,
• Provide oversight of the clinical coverage of services
• Participate in Team meetings as scheduled.
• Provide the Clinical Director with monthly reports on the status of the program.
• Participate in program Strategic Planning process with the Clinical and Director and implement the strategic plan initiatives.
• Plan, develop and initiate Program Development initiatives with the treatment team.
• Participate in the design and implementation of policies and procedures.

Finances

• Assist in oversight and manage the submission of daily billing of services provided.

Human Resources

• Assist in the departmental…