Community Support Specialist II - South Adults Team

$36,650 - $60,861/Yr

BJC HealthCare - Saint Louis, MO

Full-time - Entry Level

Saint Louis, MO

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Community Support Specialist II position is a full-time role focused on providing community support services to individuals with serious mental health challenges. The specialist will work directly in the community, assisting clients in accessing resources such as housing and food assistance, while maintaining a caseload that may vary. This role emphasizes face-to-face interactions with clients and requires local travel using a personal vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provides community support services to complex clients, utilizing treatment plan interventions for positive outcomes based on individual strengths and needs.
• Completes timely documentation of services, detailing the need for the service, interventions provided, and the client's response.
• Contacts individuals or referral sources following missed appointments to re-engage clients and promote recovery efforts.
• Supports individuals in crisis situations and provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or a related field.
• Valid Class D (IL) or Class E (MO) driver's license.

Nice-to-haves

• Related work experience with individuals suffering from mental health challenges.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance available from the first day of the month after hire date.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Pension Plan/403(b) Plan funded by BJC.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition Assistance available from the first day.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.