Organizational Overview:
CarePlus New Jersey continues to be a leader in mental health and a pioneer in integrated care in Northern New Jersey for more than 45 years. CarePlus strives for excellence in mental health, addiction recovery, and community-based services. Our goal is to offer affordable, accessible, and holistic-centered care that empowers individuals to reach their full potential and enhance their quality of life.
Job Summary:
You will provide leadership, supervision, and guidance to assigned staff. You will be responsible and accountable for providing direct behavioral healthcare services for children, adolescents, and adults, supervising assigned staff, managing a limited caseload, and documenting service outcomes as per Care Plus and payer's policies and procedures
What You Will Do:
- Provide direct supervision to assigned staff in order to enhance their skills sets, leadership qualities and administrative functions
- Provide ongoing support to staff to ensure completion of job responsibilities
- Oversee the program's day-to-day operations (i.e. hiring and evaluating of staff, scheduling of adequate coverage, overseeing customer service response, clinical documentation, triage procedures, workflow design, and task assignments)
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the agency's policies, applicable laws, and governmental regulatory agencies
- Review staff responsibilities to determine the time frame and scope of authority, review staffing requirements, and allotments of available resources
- Evaluate staff productivity and documentation of service delivery
- Confer with staff to provide technical advice and to resolve problems
- Manage a limited caseload
- Supervise students or junior staff as assigned by supervisor, documents supervision as required
- Assist client with concrete services and advocacy, interface with other systems on behalf of client, provide, engage in inter-organizational care coordination, and follow up on referrals when indicated by initial and ongoing assessment
- Assist with problem-solving for individual and family member treatment and supportive interventions
- Provide educational/supportive group presentations and discussions with clients and/or family members focused on mental illness, chemical dependency/addictions, and/or dual diagnosis
What We Need to See:
- Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field as required by program regulations & standards.
- Must possess a current professional license (LCSW/LPC/LMFT and LCADC) as required by program regulations & standards.
- At least 3 years of demonstrated professional experience providing clinical services to diverse populations, including experience in crisis response/risk assessment and substance use.
- Must have a valid driver's license and must be insurable by agency's automobile insurance.
- Must possess or be willing to apply for the Certification in Clinical Supervision, as required by their respective licensure board to provide clinical supervision to provisionally licensed staff toward full licensure.
What We Offer:
- High-plan insurance at a generous cost
- 403B, no matching needed
- Life & AD&D insurance; STD & LTD coverage
- Per diem opportunities
- Excellent supervision and training
- Continuing education, tuition reimbursement, and eligibility for loan forgiveness
- 10% daycare discount
About Care Plus New Jersey:
CPNJ embraces a culture of diversity and inclusion in all of it policies and procedures. Care Plus follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, et seq and NJ Law Against Discrimination. We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal and State laws.