Community Support Specialist

About the position

As a Community Support Specialist, you will play a vital role in helping individuals adapt to living in their communities by creating personalized plans that address their specific needs. Join our compassionate, collaborative team and make a difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and adults facing mental health challenges. We are looking for someone who is dedicated, empathetic, and skilled in evidence-based practices to empower clients and their families. Your work will foster growth, stability, and resilience, connecting clients with local resources and building a robust support network for long-term wellbeing and independence.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based mental health services.
• Collaborate with clients and families.
• Utilize a strengths-based approach to promote empowerment and skill-building.
• Ensure effective coordination of care and support for our clients.
• Provide community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and/or adults, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation.
• Collaborate with clients, families, and other stakeholders to develop and implement individualized treatment plans that address the client's specific needs and goals.
• Utilize a strengths-based approach that emphasizes empowerment, skill-building, and resilience, incorporating evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Strategies.
• Coordinate care with other service providers, including primary care physicians, psychiatrists, schools, and community organizations.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of client interactions, treatments, and progress, in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Participate in staff development activities to enhance knowledge and skills related to youth mental health services.
• Work collaboratively with other team members to ensure effective coordination of care and support for clients.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders involved in the client's care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other human services specialized field of study.
• Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field and two years of related work experience.
• Any four-year combination of higher education and two years of related work experience.
• Associate's of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support.
• Four years of qualifying experience in delivery of services to individuals with mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to operate a company-owned vehicle.
• Must be at least twenty-three (23) years of age to operate a company-owned fifteen (15) passenger van.
• Current driver's license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.
• Reliable means of transportation in order to transport clients in a personal vehicle.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program - 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost.
• Career Advancement & Wage Growth - Grow in your career with great opportunities for upward mobility and added income.
• Comprehensive Training - Learn and develop skills with our robust on-the-job training.
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement.
• Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life.
• Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more.
• Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive.
• Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within.
• Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.