Licensed Children's Community Action Team Program Manager

Description

New Horizons of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee is the region’s most comprehensive mental health and substance use recovery agency. With nine facilities across four counties, we serve over 14,000 children and adults annually, regardless of their ability to pay.

New Horizons of the Treasure Coast was established in 1958 by community members who passionately believed that quality mental health services should be available to all in need on the Treasure Coast. From its first location in Ft. Pierce, New Horizons has expanded to serve residents in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties. More than 60 years after its founding, New Horizons continues to work hard to fulfill its founders' vision. 

It offers inpatient and outpatient mental health care for adults and children, crisis units for adults and children, learning resource centers for independent living skills, a transitional group home, substance abuse and detox services, case management, family support and counseling, and programs in schools. New Horizons provides a safety net for those in crisis, outreach programs to promote resilience and recovery, and community education to help our community achieve health in both mind and body. 

Requirements

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Community Action Treatment (CAT) Teams strive to help children and young adults with behavioral health concerns to recover at home safely. These teams also assist families in building and maintaining a support system within their community. CAT is a safe and effective alternative to out-of-home treatment or residential care for children with serious behavioral health conditions.

The right candidate will oversee the CAT while working on a Flexplace (Hybrid) schedule. The CAT Program Manager reports to the Director of Clinical Quality Assurance. 

Establishes, administers, and directs the Children’s Community Action Team (CAT), a self-contained clinical team that provides an integrated service delivery approach to comprehensively address the needs of a young person and his or her family. Assumes responsibility for the initial screening of identified youth, provides clinical oversight of needed treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to identified youth and their families, supervises and evaluates the multidisciplinary team in conjunction with appropriate psychiatric support to ensure service excellence and courteous, helpful and respectful services to program participants; and may function as a practicing clinician on the team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A master's degree in a Human Services field and a current Florida license in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, or Psychology.
• Experience working with a severely and persistently mentally ill population
• Two (2) years or equivalent experience working with children and/or adults experiencing serious mental health problems. 
• Must have a valid Florida Driver's License with 6 points or less in the last 5 years