D161 - ACT - Team Lead, Associate License

About River Edge Behavioral Health
 

Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations. Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services as well as awareness, education and recovery groups. 

Company Overview:

At River Edge Behavioral Health in Macon, GA, employees are expected to develop meaningful relationships with patients, establishing trust and making a difference in the lives of clients and their families. We believe in supporting our team as well as our clients with our comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work culture, including health, dental, and vision benefits, paid vacation, retirement plans, and more.

Program Overview:

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based, person-centered, recovery-oriented program that provides highly intensive, community-based support for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI). ACT services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and delivered by a multidisciplinary team that integrates rehabilitative, intensive, and stage-specific interventions to promote community living and recovery. The hourly rate for this position is $24.00

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide psychosocial support to individuals and families coping with chronic and acute mental illness in various settings, including client homes, public places, outpatient clinics, and inpatient facilities.
• Educate and counsel clients and their families on mental health management.
• Advise caregivers and make appropriate referrals to community social services.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in a social service or related field (Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Counseling, etc.) — required.
• Licensure in Georgia as one of the following: LAPC, LMSW, LAMFT, LMFT, LPC, or LCSW — required.
• Minimum two (2) years of supervisory or management experience overseeing clinical and/or support staff — required.

Additional Benefits:

• Flexible spending accounts
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• 11 Paid holidays

• Voluntary Life Insurance

If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

All selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.