“They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare

Join Our Compassionate Team

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals with complex needs in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

Telecare’s Community Alternatives Team (T-CAT) provides the following outreach services in Pierce County: The Diversion Service works in partnership with Community Hospital Emergency Departments and Pierce Co. Mobile Crisis Team to assess risk and provide additional support to individuals who can safely avoid a psychiatric hospitalization with appropriate support and resource referrals. The Transition Service serves individuals who are working towards discharge from an E&T or other housing setting and who could use additional support in successfully sustaining their transition to outpatient services (i.e. interim prescribing support; connecting with outpatient mental health services; seeking housing, employment or education opportunities; connecting with others in social settings, and other supportive services). The Transition Service also receives referrals from many other community stakeholders to address an individual’s emerging needs in the community such that a return to an acute hospital setting can be prevented wherever safely possible.

Under direct supervision of the Clinical Director/Administrator, this Licensed Team Lead entry-level management position supervises multidisciplinary teams, coordinates service needs, and collaborates with other services and agencies. Fulfills appropriate level of services for new members served as outlined in the essential functions.

Shifts Available:

Full Time; DAYS 8:00 am - 4:30 pm OR 11:00 am - 7:30 pm can vary as needed; Monday - Friday vary as needed

Expected starting wage range is $83,685.70 - $103,382.28. The full wage range goes up to $123,078.85. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

$1,000.00 Sign-on bonus,

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)

• One (1) year of experience in mental health setting

• Licensed mental health professional as confirmed by state regulatory/licensing board LICSW, LMHC (WA) LCSW, LMFT, LPCC (OR) from the state of operation

• One (1) year supervisory experience or supervisory training within six (6) months of employment

• Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.

• Willingness to use your personal vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

• Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

• Willingness to use your personal vehicle to attend meetings, etc.

What’s In It For You*

• Free CEUs, coaching and mentorship

• Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships

• Paid Time Off: For FT Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year

• Nine Paid Holidays & Shift differentials for hourly staff (6% for PM Shift, 10% for Overnight Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift)

• Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan

• For more information visit: https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits

What You Will Love About Working at Telecare

• Culture of power-with not power-over

• Your contribution is valued

• Opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals

• Personal commitment to the mission from your team and colleagues

• Diverse mental health program types with lifelong career advancement opportunities

What You Will Do

• Assist your program leadership with implementing and overseeing the responsibilities for clinical services and standards of care for our clients, and administrative needs of the multidisciplinary team.

• Work closely with your program leadership to continually communicate with community partners and all local systems of care that are in service to our clients.

• Oversees documentation by clinical staff and work closely with your program leadership to assist with audits of Clinical Charts to ensure adherence to State and County Requirements.

• Assists with New Hire Orientation and ongoing training and mentorship for all clinical staff.

• Assists with recruitment, screening, hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations and terminations of all clinical staff

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

*May vary by location and position type

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Clinical Leadership, Team Leader

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)