Team Leader (Front Door Diversion)

$68,000 - 72,000 /Yr.
Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Chatham

The Front Door Diversion Program is an Illinois State grant funded program designed to ‘divert’ individuals back to the community from an inpatient psychiatric or other institutional setting in lieu of Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility placement.

The program offers an array of services with the diverting agency such as community mental health supports through an integrated healthcare model and long-term housing supports through transitional programs or subsidy services. 

The Diversion Team Leader will oversee and provide direct supervision to the clinical team.  They will run team meetings, manage capacity and workflows to ensure coverage across our service area and referral systems, and oversee the day-to-day operations of clients enrolled in Front Door Diversion services.  The Diversion Team Leader will communicate team expectations regarding intake and assessment services, hospital discharge planning, access to housing, linkage, coordination, and level of care needs; and will ensure that employees are well-informed about services in the community in order to collaborate with partners to meet the needs of clients.  They will provide client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse/addiction disorders utilizing a harm reduction approach.

Responsibilities


* Conduct assessments and treatment planning as needed for newly intaked FDDP clients, and support team with identifying priorities and goals based on client needs.


* Effectively split time between direct service, administrative, and supervisory responsibilities and ensure both clinical and administrative duties are fulfilled.


* Provide direct clinical supervision and consultation to Diversion Specialists.  Orient and train new employees to provide quality services to clients.  Ensure continued education and training for assigned employees to strengthen services provided.


* Manage employee workflow; and monitor/adjust employee schedules accordingly to ensure coverage of all Front Door Diversion referral systems, hospital discharges, and case coordination and management


* Manage process to ensure department meets documentation requirements. 


* Ensure coverage is met for the organization’s Front Door Diversion referral sources and service area.  Notify Supervisor of capacity issues on teams/programs that may affect flow of client transfers.


* Communicate effectively with the team for purposes of consultation and information sharing; e.g.

report on openings for the team.  Report on trends, client needs, and team updates to Supervisor. 


* Ensure timely and seamless flow of new Front Door Diversion clients into the organization.


* Lead clinical documentation process, including IM+CANS, LOCUS, and all transfer documentation.


* Provide on-call cover...