Community Support Specialist - Childrens

Pine Belt Mental Health Resources - Picayune, MS

Full-time

Picayune, MS

About the position

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is seeking an energetic and motivated Community Support Specialist to provide services to youth and families in Pearl River County. This position is located in Picayune, MS, and plays a crucial role in offering individualized support and guidance to assist individuals with daily challenges. The Community Support Specialist will work closely with clients to identify their strengths and barriers, facilitating their recovery and promoting independent functioning within the community. For over 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has been dedicated to serving individuals throughout the Pine Belt region. Our mission is to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with addiction or developmental disabilities to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. We provide an extensive continuum of care across an eighteen-county service area, which includes Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, and Wayne Counties. The Community Support Specialist will be responsible for identifying strengths that aid in recovery, providing psychoeducation, assisting individuals in accessing necessary services, and monitoring the effectiveness of interventions. This role is vital in ensuring that clients receive the support they need to thrive in their communities, and it requires a compassionate and proactive approach to care.

Responsibilities

• Identifies strengths which will aid in the individual in their recovery and the barriers that will challenge the development of skills necessary for independent functioning in the community.
• Provides psychoeducation on the identification and self-management of prescribed medication regimen and communicates with the prescribing provider.
• Assists the individual in accessing needed services such as medical, social, educational, transportation, housing, substance abuse, personal care, employment, and other services that may be identified in the Recovery Support Plan.
• Provides psychoeducation and trains family, unpaid caregivers, and/or others who have a legitimate role in addressing the needs of the individual.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions, as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress toward goals.
• Provides direct intervention in deescalating situations to prevent crisis.
• Documents all services provided in the electronic medical record by using collaborative documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral healthcare required
• Reliable transportation to provide community services required
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record required
• Must have auto insurance with liability limits of 100,000/300,000/50,000 within 30 days of hire
• Must be eligible to obtain DMH case management certification within 90 days of hire
• Excellent communications skills required
• Case management experience preferred

Benefits

• Company paid Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Voluntary benefits
• Generous leave policy