Community Support Specialist Youth

$51,043 - $53,685/Yr

Compass Health Network - Jefferson City, MO

Full-time - Entry Level

Jefferson City, MO

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Community Support Specialist provides integrated, holistic community support services to children and their parents/caregivers, focusing on improving client functioning and achieving treatment goals. This full-time position requires collaboration with families and various service providers to ensure comprehensive care and support for mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized services based on strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences identified collaboratively with client/family.
• Engage parents in treatment to improve clinical outcomes for the child.
• Deliver services using a holistic, person-centered, strengths-based perspective, incorporating coaching on the Eight Dimensions of Wellness.
• Support client/family in completing goals identified on Wellness Plans and reassess needs as necessary.
• Assist families in accessing and arranging services and resources to achieve their goals.
• Maintain contact with clients during hospitalization and participate in discharge planning.
• Provide educational information and skill-building to clients and families regarding daily living skills, coping skills, and symptom management.
• Develop and implement crisis intervention plans and provide crisis intervention services as needed.
• Assist families in developing natural support systems and advocate for their mental health needs.
• Complete required documentation collaboratively with clients and families within the required timeframe.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a human service-related field preferred.
• At least four years of experience working with individuals with psychiatric, substance use, and/or developmental disabilities if no degree is obtained.
• At least two years of experience required if an Associate's degree is the highest education obtained.
• At least one year of experience required if a non-human service Bachelor's degree is the highest education obtained.
• Valid driver's license and agency-established minimum automobile coverage required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in communication skills
• Experience working with children and families in a mental health setting

Benefits

• Employee assistance program
• Loan repayment program
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• $1,500 sign-on bonus for Community Support Specialists
• Additional $500 sign-on bonus for Qualified Mental Health Professionals