Position Title: CAT Team Lead
Department: Reports to: Community Action Team Program Vice President
Pay Range: $75,000 - $84,000| Exempt
Revised Date: 06/01/2025
We want you! We welcome your knowledge, experience, story and expertise!
Who are we looking for?
Master's degree in behavioral health sciences, such as psychology, mental health counseling, social work, art therapy or marriage and family therapy.
· An active license issued by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling is strongly preferred. Candidates must be licensure eligible in the state of Florida.
· A minimum of three years of experience working with children or adolescents with behavioral health needs. At least 3 years of experience working with clients who have substance use and/or co-occurring disorders. A background in family systems therapy is preferred.
· A Certified Addictions Professional with a master's degree and five years of experience or master's degree level in social work, counseling, psychology or closely related field with five years' experience with target population will be considered. The applicant must have an excellent understanding of the CAT model. Experience with Excel is needed.
· Must have management experience supervising the work of other individuals.
· ** Must be able to type at least 27 wpm on prescreen assessment and score at least 65% on general assessment.
What You Will Love!
Drivers Requirement:
Must have a current Florida Driver's License with a clean driving record while meeting company insurance requirements.
In order to qualify as a Center Driver, the candidate must at least 21 years of age and have an active Florida Driver's license.? Motor Vehicle Record will be reviewed for eligibility.? No more than 3 moving violations and/or accidents within the past 3 years and no major violations during the past 5 years.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Direct the day-to-day clinical operations of the team.
· Hire, train, and supervise program staff, including completing performance reviews.
· Work with the team to initiate and maintain relationships, in coordination with CAT team, with law enforcement, human service agencies, formal/informal community resources, schools, and other entities referring or serving target population.
· Assist with monitoring & administering program budget.
· Complete required reports.
· Facilitate interdisciplinary staff team meetings according to the team model.
· Direct and coordinate the client admission, assessment, and treatment process
· Provide clinical supervision to team members
· Function as practitioner of clinical services as needed.
· Ensure provision of services that are welcoming, co-occurring/complexity capable, and that use stage-matched and motivational interventions
· Review and monitor documentation for timeliness and quality
· Ensure program staff meets productivity and documentation expectations
· Other responsibilities as assigned
· Work with staff to be WRAP certified through LSF
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Specific competencies required are identified on a department/program specific basis and identified in each employee's Competency Checklist. The following are general and apply to all positions with this title.
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Physical Demand:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Our Hiring Process:
· We pre-screen your application. If we find that your skills are a match for the position you applied for, we will then send your resume over to the hiring manager to schedule an interview.
· If the interview is successful our talent acquisition recruiter from Human Resources Department will reach out to you with a verbal job offer and send over your background check paperwork as well as your follow up & next steps email.
· After you have cleared the background screening process our talent acquisition team will then send you an overview with expectations for New Employee Orientation start date.
Our team is committed to helping you grow into the best version of yourself you were always meant to be. Thank you for considering joining the Meridian family!
How to apply:
If you are interested in making an impact while positively impacting the community apply below.
Simply apply through this website or visit us directly at https://meridian.e3applicants.com/careers/
Join us in our mission to bring education about mental illnesses and substance use disorders and the treatment of those affected to the world.
"Hope, Recovery, and Wellness are within everyone's reach."
Meridian is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are fully committed to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, marital status, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service or because they are a protected veteran or other non-merit-based factors.