POSITION SUMMARY:
The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Clinician/Therapist is primarily responsible for providing professional mental health treatment and services to consumers who struggle with serious and persistent mental illness and whose symptoms result in serious impairments in several areas of their lives, including employment, social relationships, residential independence, money management and physical health and wellness. ACT is a multi-disciplinary team model whose goals are to support clients to reduce hospitalizations and to restore and enhance the emotional well-being and level of social functioning of clients. As part of a comprehensive community mental health team, the ACT Clinician/Therapist delivers crisis intervention, outreach, advocacy, therapeutic / rehabilitative activities within the guidelines of the program description. Services are provided in clients’ own homes and/or outpatient clinic and communities and are provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s degree in social work, psychology or a related field and an understanding of co-occurring disorders
- Minimum of 1 year of experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness
- Competent in co-occurring disorders (SUD and MH)
- Familiarity with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) programming preferred
- Current licensure to practice social work and related mental health services in the State of Michigan
- Bilingual fluency in Spanish preferred
COMPENSATION:
$46,023 to 53,840 (Full-Time/Union)
Full benefits package available, including: Medical/Dental/Vision Plans, Paid Time Off, 11 Paid Holidays, 403B employer matching, Short & Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accidental Death Insurance, and Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness Insurance.
MiSide is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
