New Horizons Community Support Services Inc·Jefferson City, Missouri
The specialist will provide oversight, monitoring, and support to residents with serious mental illness in a residential setting, ensuring a caring and welcoming atmosphere. Duties include implementing interventions to help residents meet goals, learn new skills, and improve coping and symptom management abilities, alongside documenting clinical progress.
Description New Horizons Community Support Services, Inc. has an established reputation for excellence in serving adults with behavioral health diagnoses for over 40 years and is certified by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and accredited by CARF. New Horizons serves a diverse body of people. A variety of perspectives in our workforce allows us to create a dynamic and inclusive environment where everyone can contribute to our organization.
We have an immediate opening for a Residential Support Specialist for day or evening to provide rehabilitative services and care for residents with serious mental illness in our Residential Program in Jefferson City. New Horizons is looking for a caring individual to provide quality services to our residents.
Part-Time/Full-Time available. Looking for day or evening shifts.
Full-Time benefits include, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance. Paid holidays, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a 403(b) retirement plan. Must complete an application and submit resume at www.mo-newhorizons.com. EOE. New Horizons is an equal opportunity employer. This applies to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, language preference, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs/religion, education and socioeconomic status. Job duties include, but not limited to: Provide oversight/monitoring/support of residents living in our Residential Program facilities. Ensure facility has a caring, home-like and welcoming atmosphere. Provide interventions with residents to assist them with meeting their goals, learning new skills, and improving their coping skills and symptom management skills. Clearly document clinical interventions in progress notes. Implement and abide by company policy. Ensure a safe, clean, and organized household environment for the residents and complete cleaning and safety checks.
Pay starting at $17.50 hr.
High School Diploma or GED.
Market context
Behavioral health roles in Missouri often draw steady demand, especially for licensed counselors who can support adults, children, and adolescents across varied care settings. These positions are competitive because employers typically want fully licensed LPCs with broad population experience, and benefits such as health, dental, vision, parental leave, and flexible schedules can influence candidate interest. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your Missouri LPC status and highlight direct experience with all three age groups in your application.
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