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Merakey
Shreveport, Louisiana

ACT Team Lead - LPC - LCSW

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$79,997

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Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking Team Lead to join our team in our Shreveport, LA location.

Earn: $79,997/year + $7,500/yearly mileage stipend

Position Details

The team leader establishes, administers, and directs the program of the Forensic or Assertive Community Treatment Team, self-contained clinical teams which assume responsibility for directly providing needed treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to identified clients with severe and persistent mental health illnesses. Supervises and evaluates the multidisciplinary team in conjunction with appropriate psychiatric support to ensure service excellence and courteous, helpful, and respectful services to program clients, and functions as a practicing clinician on the team.

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security,

and work-life balance, including:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
  • Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
  • DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
  • On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
  • Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
  • Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package – merakey.org

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.

Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status.

Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work or Psychology required.
  • 2-3 years post Master's experience working with the severely mentally ill population required.
  • Supervisory / program management experience strongly preferred!
  • Good organizational skills are a must.
  • License is required -- LCSW or LPC only.

Key Responsibilities

The Team Lead directs the Forensic or Assertive Community Treatment team to provide rehabilitation and support services to clients with severe mental health illnesses. They are responsible for supervising the multidisciplinary team and functioning as a practicing clinician to ensure service excellence.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionMental health treatmentRehabilitation servicesCrisis interventionMultidisciplinary team leadershipCase managementPsychiatric support coordinationForensic mental healthClinical documentationTreatment planningStaff evaluationPatient advocacy

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$91k in purchasing powerLouisiana index 88.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Louisiana108 active6,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 30% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedLouisiana Social Worker listings: <1% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment118 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,525 in the last 30 days1,439 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,407 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Merakey

Non-profit Organizations
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Retirement plan (pre-tax and Roth)
DailyPay
On the Goga well-being platform
Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships
Employee discounts and savings programs

Living in Shreveport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$152k≈ 1.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,149/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
84.8
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.