Therapist/Intensive In-Home Team Lead Position
Intensive in-home service means family preservation interventions for children and
adolescents who have or are at-risk of serious emotional disturbance, including individuals who
also have a diagnosis of intellectual disability. Intensive in-home service is usually time-
limited and is provided typically in the residence of an individual who is at risk of
being moved to out-of-home placement or who is being transitioned back home from an out-of-
home placement. The service includes 24-hour per day emergency response; crisis treatment;
individual and family counseling; life, parenting, and communication skills; and
case management and coordination with other services.
The Therapist/Intensive In Home Services Team Lead, under the supervision of the Local
Clinical Director is a crucial team member in providing therapeutic services for the continued
progress of the member. This Licensed Professional would lead a 3-person team, with a
maximum case load of 12 families, and will be involved with coordination of schedules for their
team members to ensure the best use of time for their team, along with maximization of
authorizations. You will ensure that your team is accurately documenting all area of treatment
face to face and collateral. The IIH Lead provides intensive behavioral and emotional services
to children and their families within a community-based model. This person will also be
responsible for providing therapy services for members, along with performing assessment(s) for
authorizations and ensuring that Person-Centered Plans of care are accurate and executable. In
providing such services he/she oversees the functioning of children with mental health diagnoses
by conducting individual and family therapy, overseeing skill building activities, providing
parenting education, intervening during a crisis, providing on-call coverage within the intensive
in-home team 24/7/365, and monitoring symptoms of the child. This person responds
appropriately and timely to crisis situations and develops plans involving the least restrictive
setting; receives and provides clinical feedback; leads and participates in the clinical direction of
each case assigned, including designating the appropriate team member for each consumer in
accordance with their specialized expertise; collaborates, coordinates and advocates with
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collateral agencies and natural supports in order to meet family and consumer needs in all
domains; applies knowledge of child growth and development to intervention development.
Through ongoing education and training you will work in coordination with your Clinical
Director in oversite of your team while assisting in providing services to our members. Services
are provided in the client’s home, school, and community settings.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Fully or provisionally licensed in the state of North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical
Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC or LCMHC-A)
• Fully or provisionally licensed in the state of North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Social
Worker (LCSW or LCSW-A)
• Have provided at minimum 1 year within a child population through the course of all
employment or volunteer work
• Demonstrate capacity to provide supervision/management to a professional team
• IIH requires positions required a minimum of 1 year of experience with the population
served.
• Bi-lingual but not required.
Required Certification/License: LCMHC, LCMHC-A. LCSW, LCSW-A
Licensed professionals (LP) and one FTE team leader who is a licensed professional who has the
knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served (may be filled by no more
than two individuals). An associate level professional actively seeking licensure may serve as the team
leader conditional upon being fully licensed within 30 months from the effective date of this policy. For
level licensed team leaders hired after the effective date of this policy, the 30-month timeline begins at
date of hire.
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