Team Leader – First Episode Psychosis – $5,000 Hiring Bonus Position Available In Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Team Leader

• First Episode Psychosis
• $5,000 Hiring Bonus 3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars New Kensington, PA 15068
• Hybrid work Team Leader
• ENGAGE
• $5,000 Hiring Bonus (+ on call stipend)!

The ENGAGE program is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Team Lead to support adolescents and young adults experiencing first-episode psychosis (including hearing things, seeing things, having paranoid thoughts). This role involves supervising an innovative, multidisciplinary team, providing clinical services and leading community outreach efforts to schools, colleges, and organizations. The ideal candidate will have experience working with individuals diagnosed with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, drug-induced psychosis, and major depression. Wesley Family Services offers the following benefits:

ALL EMPLOYEES

Tuition discounts

• up to a 20% discount on tuition for certain degree programs at local partnering colleges Annual performance evaluations with pay increase eligibility Employee Assistance Program Free licensure supervision (minimum work hours may apply) WFS Wellness Center myStrength Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance

FULL TIME EMPLOYEES

10 paid holidays + paid Celebration Day 15 paid time off days 1st year, 20 paid time off days 2nd year, continues to increase Tuition reimbursement for qualifying courses of up to $2,000 per semester or course ($6,000 per fiscal year maximum reimbursement) Medical, dental, and vision insurance (effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of work) Two weeks paid parental leave Employer paid life insurance Employer paid short term and long term disability insurance 401k plan with an employer match of up to 4%

• eligible after 1 consecutive year of service

Job Purpose/Summary:

The Team Leader

• Engage holds responsibility for services, including the direct service and nonservice activity that may be performed by staff, such as reporting and tasks required for billing.

The incumbent works independently and as a member of a team. The position will provide extensive outreach and marketing to schools and colleges, as well as organizations and community groups outside of behavioral health.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related field with appropriate licenses OR
• Psychiatric Nurse with appropriate licenses

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience in social services working with either the adolescent or and/or transition age populations.
• 1 year of supervisory experience preferred .

Licenses, Certifications & Clearances:

• LPC or LCSW
• Act 33/34 Clearances
• FBI Clearance
• Valid State of PA Class 1 Drivers License
• Access to properly insured motor vehicle for client transportation and fieldwork and a safe driving record

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Exhibits ethical business behavior and maintains confidentiality of information and compliance as required by WFS policy.
• Ability to exhibit cultural sensitivity and to contribute to a work environment where diversity is welcomed and supported,
• Commitment to supporting the Quality Whole Person Care® service philosophy and work-place culture.
• Knowledge of human development specific to the transition age population.
• Knowledge of and the ability to empathetically approach working with family systems.
• Knowledge of the DSM-5 specific to psychosis, severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), and/or severe emotional disturbance.
• Ability to assist both cognitive and behavioral measures.
• Ability to outreach to local colleges, high schools, and community centers that serve the transition age population.
• Commitment to empowering others to serve their own problems.
• Commitment to valuing a nurturing family as the ideal environment.
• Conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Ability to establish a respectful relationship with consumers to help them gain skills and confidence.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers or professionals.
• Capacity to maintain a helping role and intervene appropriately to meet service goals.
• Ability to set appropriate limits.
• Knowledge of current theories, practices, and trends in social services.
• Skill in the application of the principles and methods of supervision, including Total Quality Management.
• Ability to be creative, flexible, and adjust to a rapidly changing service delivery and work environment.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours.

Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Requirements:

• Knowledge of community support systems and resources (e.g., local meetings, options, etc.)
• Ability to identify the symptoms of the MISA population
• Ability to identify the differences of the MISA population compared to the SPMI population

Scope of Responsibility:

Total number of FTEs managed, including through subordinate managers/supervisors: 4 Total number of direct reports: 4 Listing of job titles reporting directly to this job: Care Navigator

• Engage, Engage Registered Nurse

• PT/PRN, Engage Therapist, Certified Peer Specialist Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Provides leadership, including planning, directing, and influencing the work of others.
• Develops and accomplishes goals and objectives, as well as continually evaluates to ensure that services are delivered in an effective and culturally competent manner.
• Arranges staff coverage sufficient to maintain responsive services, designs and improves processes that continuously improve service, auditing records, and other documents for accuracy and timely completion to meet requirements, prepares information and reports for internal management and control using a management information system, assists staff in assuring that resources (e.

g., equipment, supplies, etc.) are available and adequate.

• Addresses all instances of fraud, waste, and/or abuse and proactively looks for ways to prevent instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in the service delivery system and work systems of the agency as described in the agency Compliance Plan.
• Recruits and interviews qualified applicants for employment, orients, continuously trains, and coaches staff, communicates and monitors performance and productivity standards, appraises performance, implements a staff development plan that enhances service, and supervises the work of assigned staff, contractors, and/or the learning experience of students and interns.
• Assures that staff meet funding source requirements, monitors productivity, authorizations, no shows and cancellations, income, and expenditures as appropriate to the services, and assesses, monitors, and revises service delivery processes to assure payment for services.
• Monitors the progress and outcomes of each service contract and financial source documents that ensure adequate income, and works with the Budget Manager in the development of the budget.
• Develops a marketing plan that will include extensive outreach and marketing to high schools, colleges, the private psychiatric community, inpatient psychiatric units, the primary care physician (PCP) community, and behavioral health centers.
• Develops and communicates knowledge of the agency’s services, provides relevant information to assigned staff, establishes and works on cross-functional Mission, Vision, Philosophy (MVP) teams, encourages the appropriate use of agency services through intra agency referrals and active participation in collaborative service efforts, and may propose innovations that strengthen the agency’s services.

• Reads, attends appropriate conferences, and takes initiative to be informed of developments and changes in the field, results of recent studies, national standards, and activities of similar organizations.
• Systematically screens consumers for depression and unhealthy substance use by utilizing evidence-based screening instruments that are appropriate for the population.
• Utilizes a variety of educational materials, brief intervention techniques, and community resources to engage and increase consumer motivation to manage their chronic behavioral and medical conditions.
• Utilizes standardized intervention techniques and community resources to support consumers in achieving their goals.
• Promotes shared decision-making and supervises a team of specialists who work with consumers to create a personal treatment plan.
• Establishes a relapse prevention plan and follow-up schedule with consumers, monitoring consumers’ progress throughout the maintenance phase.
• Clearly and effectively communicates with the collaborative care team and specialty providers via written, electronic, and oral reports.
• Maintains an accurate and up-to-date registry of all consumers.

How to

Apply:

You can initially apply through Indeed to submit your resume. You can also go to our website to complete the Wesley Family Services application at: wfspa.org/careers Quality Whole Person Care® is Wesley Family Services service philosophy that aims to enhance the clinical care provided to individuals served while also helping to strengthen the way we support one another as colleagues. WFS has embedded QWPC practices which emphasize every person has value in all aspects of services and work-place culture. WFS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policies for both current and prospective employees prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, transgender identity, gender transition, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, or military/veteran status.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$55,000.00

• $57,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Pet insurance Professional development assistance Referral program Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday Application Question(s): Do you either have a Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related field with appropriate licenses OR are a Psychiatric Nurse with appropriate licenses?

Experience:

social work with adolescents/transitional age population: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

LPC or LCSW (Required) Ability to

Commute:

New Kensington, PA 15068 (Required)

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in New Kensington, PA 15068