Hamilton County Supportive Living Team Leader
Company: Helen Ross McNabb Center
Location: Chattanooga
Posted on: February 1, 2025
Job Description:
Hamilton County Supportive Living Team Leader
Help Others, Make a Difference, Save a Life.Do you want to make a
difference in people's lives every day?
Or help people navigate the tough spots in their life?
And do it all while working where your hard work is appreciated?You
have a lot of choices in where you work---make the decision to work
where you are valued!Join the McNabb Center Team as the Hamilton
Co. Supportive Housing Team Leader today!The Hamilton Co.
Supportive Housing Team LeaderESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSSummary of
position:
- This position will ensure the implementation of daily
activities for clients in the supportive housing program.
- This includes activities designed to encourage client
involvement in daily living skills, building upon the clients
individual strengths with an emphasis on recovery-based concepts,
and ensure activities, both on-site and off-site are community
based.
- Is responsible for the direct supervision of the Mental Health
Technicians and client's care, which requires a high level of
interpersonal and supervisory skills, knowledge of recovery as it
applies to the mental health setting and a high level of
organization.
- Must be able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the
program, especially in regard to 24/7 programming, which entails a
minimum of 40 hours a week, including a minimum of 1 week per month
of 24 hour on-call, and on-site coverage during holidays with
compensation of 9 additional holiday days per year.
- This individual will also be responsible for acting as a
liaison with community agencies and families to advocate for the
rights and preferences of clients and to facilitate the treatment
process, provide advocacy, linkage, and referral services, provide
mental health assessments and evaluations, facilitate groups,
complete all documentation in a timely manner, participate in
treatment team meetings with client's prescriber, participate in
other related meetings as needed or as requested by clients and/or
families, interface professionally with other agencies involved in
the ecology of the family, provide therapeutic support and crisis
intervention, uphold center policy and procedures, CARF standards,
licensure requirements, MCO requirements, have knowledge/education
in RE-ED philosophy and perform other duties as assigned.TYPICAL
WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT
- In a group home or other residential facility.JOB
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIESThis job description is not intended to be
all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably
related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor
and other management as required. This organization reserves the
right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover,
management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job
duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate
individuals with disabilities. This job description does not
constitute a written or implied contract of
employment.COMPENSATION:
- Starting salary for this position is approximately $19.27/hr
based on relevant experience and education.Travel:
- Maintaining a dependable vehicle and certified driver status is
a condition of employment.
- Certified driver status includes having a valid driver license
with F endorsement, valid car insurance, and 3 years of acceptable
driving history.
- Must be capable of driving your personal vehicle to transport
clients as necessary.
- Driving the Center van to transport clients is expected of
staff in this position and requires the individual to be eligible
for coverage under HRMC insurance policy.
- Must be capable of driving your personal vehicle to transport
clients and/or conduct Center business as
needed.Equipment/Technical Competency:
- Proficiency utilizing computers, cell phone, text messaging,
and email are all required for this role.
- The necessary skills for this position include the ability to
exercise sound judgment under pressure, utilize effective
decision-making skills, set and demonstrate appropriate boundaries,
be an empathetic listener, have flexibility, willingness, and
adaptability to working with diverse populations, effectively
balance supervisory role with direct care, communicate effectively
and possess good time management and organizational
skills.QUALIFICATIONS - Hamilton Co. Supportive Housing Team
LeaderExperience / Knowledge:
- Minimum of two years of related work experience.Education /
License:
- High School Diploma and 10 + years' experience in direct care
or a Bachelor's Degree in health related field of counseling,
psychology, social work, sociology or a behavioral science field
with course work or experience in the area of cultural diversity,
human development, etiology and treatment of mental illness,
alcohol and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, and
intellectual and developmental
disabilities.Physical/Emotional/Social - Skills/Abilities:
- Possible exposure to biological hazards.
- Hearing of normal and soft tones.
- Close eye work.
- Lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Pushing/pulling up to 150 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and
reaching.
- Must pass a drug screen and background check.
- Required to be certified in, and effectively implement, verbal
and physical de-escalation techniques that include a wide range of
bodily movements including but not limited to, grasping, holding
another person, getting down on knees, running, and walking.
- Must be capable of assisting in utilizing non-violent methods
of crisis intervention including therapeutic holding.
- Physical de-escalation techniques will only be implemented at
Helen Ross McNabb Center facilities, and not in community
settings.
- Maintaining a dependable vehicle and certified driver status is
a condition of employment.
- Certified driver status includes: having a valid driver license
with F endorsement, valid car insurance, and 3 years of acceptable
driving history.
- Must be capable of driving your personal vehicle to transport
clients as necessary.
- Driving the Center van to transport clients is expected of
staff in this position and requires the individual to be eligible
for coverage under HRMC insurance policy.
- Must be capable of driving your personal vehicle to transport
clients and/or conduct Center business as needed.
- Must have mental ability to exercise sound judgment under
pressure.
- Must have the ability to document in the Electronic medical
record using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.Location:
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Apply today to work where we care about you as an employee and
where your hard work makes a difference!Helen Ross McNabb Center is
an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment
opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and
prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard
to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability
status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic
protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to
all terms and conditions of employment.Helen Ross McNabb Center
conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree
verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent
upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving record.
Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or
testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
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