NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC - Boston, MA
posted about 1 month ago
North Suffolk is looking for Outreach Specialists to join our team! As an Outreach Specialist - Community Support Specialist, you will participate in the engagement, assessment, and treatment planning process for persons served. You will work with a dedicated team of staff to address the needs and goals of the persons served in both community and group living environments. The team provides person-centered interventions and treatment plans in the areas of housing, risk mitigation, transportation, skill-building, money management, and medication administration to support persons served to live a self-directed life. In this role, you will engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness, achieve symptom stabilization and self-management, and develop and/or restore skills impacted by mental illness. You will gather information about community agencies to assist in the provision of services and provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize. Additionally, you will organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities, carry out the assigned interventions and action steps of the treatment plan, and provide direct support and rehabilitation services to people on an individual, group, and family basis (in conjunction with professional staff) in the office and in community settings. Collaboration with Housing Coordinators will be essential to help each person find a safe and affordable place to live, which includes apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, furnishing, and decorating. You will also participate in medication administration per MAP and DMH policies and protocol.