The Community Support Specialist provides essential support and interventions to help clients maintain community living and avoid hospitalization. They are responsible for assessing client needs, developing person-centered plans, and actively participating in the clinical treatment team.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree with two years of qualifying experience or a combination of education and experience totaling four years. A valid Class E driver's license, reliable transportation, and personal vehicle insurance are mandatory requirements.
bachelor degreeRecord keepingCrisis interventionPerson-centered planningInterdisciplinary collaborationTreatment plan developmentMental health supportCase managementCommunity outreachClient advocacyClinical documentationSocial skills trainingSubstance abuse supportBehavioral health assessmentPsychosocial rehabilitation
Job description
Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Centers is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Organization that provides comprehensive mental health services to children and adults in the northern and central parts of the City of St.
Louis and North St.
Louis City.
A professional mental health staff serves a growing caseload of 2,800 patients, of which greater than ninety-five percent are chronically mentally ill and suffering from major psychiatric disorders.
BJKPHC operates a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center and a Comprehensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center for adults and youth.
Summary
BJKPHC currently has an opportunity available for a Youth Community Support Specialist (CSS). This position is responsible for providing activities and interactions that enable an individual at clear risk of hospitalization, or who was discharged from inpatient treatment to maintain an adjustment to living in the community.
The CSS is also responsible for evaluation of client's status including personal strengths, areas of concern and needs.
CSS worker will participate in formal assessment and the development of the person-centered plan; monitor client's progress towards goal attainment; provide assistance when necessary.
Train clients in living skills, social skills and other pro-social activities which enable client (s) to actively participate in the recovery process.
The CSS worker also transports clients to appointments and makes house visits as applicable.
The CSS worker is an active member of the Clinical Treatment Team.
CSS worker is responsible for maintaining client records and assuring standards and guidelines are upheld.
Requirements
1. Bachelor's degree and two years of qualifying Experience; 2. Any four year combination of higher education and qualifying experience, or 3. An individual with four years of qualifying experience. 4. Qualifying experience must include delivery of service to individuals with mental illness, substance abuse or developmental disabilities. 1. Experience must include some combination of the following:
Providing one-on-one or group services with a Teaching and modeling for individuals how to cope and manage.
psychiatric, developmental or substance abuse issues while encouraging the use of natural resources;
Supporting efforts to find and maintain employment for individuals and/or to function appropriately in families, school and communities;
Assisted individuals to achieve the goals and objectives on their individualized treatment or person centered plans Must have valid Class E driver’s license, dependable transportation, a clean driver's record and personal vehicle insurance
Must be able to obtain Class E Driver's License
Has reliable transportation
Maintains personal vehicle insurance
Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Centers does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.
