Team Leader

Program: Lompoc ACT

Job Summary
Transitions - Mental Health Association's (TMHA) Lompoc ACT program, located in the City of Lompoc – which is in the beautiful California coastal county of Santa Barbara - has an immediate opening for a Team Leader. We are a vital go-to service organization that is deeply engaged in the communities that we serve. As a non profit provider with over 30 years of service, we are recognized as an effective, mission driven, recovery focused organization with a culture rooted in unwavering values and innovation.

Program:
Lompoc ACT is a Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)-funded, intensive Assertive Community Treatment program designed to engage with and provide services to transitional age youth (ages 16-25), adults, and older adults with serious and persistent mental illness so they can succeed in the community. Lompoc ACT will provide the full range of services including engagement, assessment, individualized planning, personal service coordination, integrated co-occurring drug and alcohol services, medication support, counseling support, social skills development, supported housing, integrated vocational services, supported education and access on a 24/7, 365 day basis. ACT promotes and inspires personal growth, healing and recovery using a “whatever it takes” approach to service delivery. All services are provided through a multi-disciplinary team approach that brings together doctors, nurses, drug and alcohol specialists, employment specialists, peer specialists, and personal service coordinators.

Lompoc ACT is committed to...
§ Significantly reducing homelessness, hospitalizations, incarceration and promoting individual independence and recovery through individualized goals and services.
§ Providing culturally competent care by promoting a culture of openness and humility.
§ Creating a range of services and treatments that are integrated, comprehensive and flexible and always available to each client, chosen by the client with no arbitrary time limit.
§ Maintaining a “whatever it takes” approach to care among our staff and giving staff the resources to make that approach a reality 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
§ Proving, above all, our dedication to inspiring personal growth, recovery and independence within every client.

Minimum Requirments
The successful Team Leader candidate will have a Masters Degree in social work, psychology, nursing or a related field with at least 5 years experience in management and at least 3 years of experience in behavioral health. Other desirable qualities are some experience as a "NAMI model" ACT Team member; and Spanish bilingual skills. Must have strong interpersonal skills and oral/written communication skills; display good judgment and decision making, and remain calm and clearheaded under pressure; and posess well-defined time management and organizational skills. Conditions of employment include: must be at least 18 years of age; possess a valid CA Driver’s License, reliable transportation, proof of auto insurance, and DMV driving record that meets TMHA’s current vehicle insurance requirements. May be required to utilize personal vehicle and auto insurance. At the time of hire, other conditions of employment are to comply with a T.B. skin test or chest x-ray indicating a negative tuberculosis result, a health screen indicating fitness for duty and receipt of a criminal record clearance through fingerprinting. Must be able to successfully complete CPR and First Aid.

Compensation
Full time – Exempt; $50, 265 - $70,000/yr DOE with generous benefits

All candidates must complete and submit an application to be considered for an interview. Applications can be picked up from, and submitted to our main office at 784 High Street, San Luis Obispo OR printed from this webpage.