Unclassified - LaSalle, IL

posted 5 months ago

Full-time
LaSalle, IL

About the position

The Community Support Specialist plays a crucial role in providing individual and group services to adults and youth, focusing on case management interventions within various settings including the office, home, and community. This position requires a compassionate and proactive approach to support individuals in navigating their mental health and physical health challenges. The specialist will act as a liaison between inpatient hospitalizations, emergency rooms, and nursing homes to ensure a smooth transition for clients during discharge and follow-up care. In this role, the specialist will provide person-centered case management, which includes individual and group counseling tailored to the unique needs of each client. Advocacy is a key component, as the specialist will work diligently to help individuals obtain necessary resources, housing, and healthcare services. The position also involves facilitating interventions that focus on skill development, enabling clients to manage their mental health and physical health issues effectively. The specialist will utilize evidence-based curricula to teach essential skills related to symptom management, recovery, interpersonal relationships, daily living, problem-solving, healthy living, social connectedness, medication management, and communication. Additionally, the role includes providing appropriate linkage and referrals to assist clients with entitlements, actively participating in agency meetings, trainings, and supervision, and completing necessary documentation of services. Crisis intervention may also be required on a rotating call basis, ensuring that support is available when needed.

Responsibilities

  • Works as a liaison between inpatient hospitalizations, emergency rooms, and nursing homes to plan for discharge and follow-up care.
  • Provides person-centered case management and individual and group counseling.
  • Advocates on behalf of individuals to obtain needed resources, housing, and healthcare.
  • Facilitates interventions that focus on learning skills and ways to manage mental health and physical health issues.
  • Teaches skills using evidence-based curriculum about symptom management, recovery, interpersonal relationships, daily living, problem-solving, healthy living, social connectedness, medication management, and communication.
  • Provides appropriate linkage and referral and assistance with entitlements.
  • Actively participates in agency meetings, trainings, and supervision.
  • Completes documentation of services.
  • Provides crisis intervention as necessary on a rotating call basis.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in social service field or a related field with two years of experience in Mental Health, or an Associate of Arts Degree in a related field with five years of Mental Health experience.
  • Valid driver's license, insurance, and vehicle.

Nice-to-haves

  • 1-2 years of work experience in the mental health field.

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Competitive salary with potential for annual increases
  • Full-time benefit package including Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, LTD, 401K, PTO, Holidays
  • Additional pay for after hours on call and call out pay
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