Community Support Specialist - Young Adults - St. Louis City Facility

$36,650 - $60,861/Yr

BJC HealthCare - Saint Louis, MO

Full-time - Entry Level

Saint Louis, MO

5,001-10,000 employees

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Community Support Specialist role focuses on providing community support services to young adults dealing with serious mental health challenges. This position involves working directly in the community, assisting clients in accessing resources such as housing and food assistance, and maintaining regular in-person contact with clients to support their recovery efforts. The role requires local travel and the use of a personal vehicle for client transportation, with mileage reimbursement provided.

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 after 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.