Community Support Specialist I - HS/GED

$31,200 - $49,670/Yr

BJC HealthCare - Saint Louis, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

Saint Louis, MO

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Community Support Specialist I role at BJC HealthCare involves providing community support services to individuals recovering from serious mental illness. This position aims to maximize opportunities for clients by implementing treatment plan interventions tailored to individual strengths and needs. The specialist will engage with clients, document services, and support individuals in crisis situations, ensuring a safe and alert working environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides community support services to complex clients, including those on care plans, using treatment plan interventions that result in positive outcomes.
• Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service, the intervention provided, the relationship to the treatment plan, the provider of the service, the date, the actual time and setting of the service, and the individual's response to the service.
• Contacts individuals and/or referral sources following missed appointments to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts.
• Supports individuals in crisis situations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2-5 years of experience in a related field
• Licenses & Certifications: Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)

Benefits

• Disability insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Adoption assistance
• 401(k) matching
• 403(b)
• Life insurance