COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATE B , MHSS PROGRAM - CHARLOTTESVILLE (FULL TIME)

About the role

Location: 800 Preston Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22902. This is an FLSA non-exempt position serving as a Community Services Associate III (CSA) at a Region Ten program for adults with serious mental illnesses.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement self-care skills training programs concerning individual consumers (health and safety, personal care, activities of daily living, use of community resources).
• Assist consumers with medication management.
• Monitor health, nutrition, and physical condition.
• Provide assistance with personal care, ADLs, and use of community resources.
• Attend team meetings and other professional meetings.
• Represent the program to the community as needed.
• Perform duties as specified according to Region Ten Community Services Board policies and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services policies.

Qualifications

• Education: A Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field is preferred.
• Experience: Experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness is preferred.
• Certification/License: Must meet Virginia qualifications as a Qualified Mental Health Professional in Training (QMHP‑T).

Skills

• Knowledge of: nature of serious mental illness in adults and mental illness with substance use; treatment modalities and intervention techniques (behavior management, independent living skills training, supportive counseling, family education, crisis intervention, discharge planning, services coordination); medical issues related to mental illness; substance abuse symptomatology; medications and side effects; types of assessments and planning; consumers' rights; local community resources and service delivery systems (housing, financial, social welfare, dental, transportation, communication, recreation, legal/advocacy), eligibility and intake processes, termination criteria; general community resources (churches, clubs, self‑help groups); types of mental health programs and services; effective oral, written and interpersonal communication principles; general principles of record documentation; service planning process and major components of a service plan.
• Skills in: interviewing; observing, recording and reporting on an individual's functioning (observation of medication effects, i.e., alcohol and abuse); identifying and documenting a consumer's needs for resources, services and other support; using information from assessments, evaluations, observations and interviews to develop service plans; identifying services within the community and established service system to meet the individual's needs; formulating, writing and implementing individualized service plans to promote goal attainment for seriously mentally ill and emotionally disturbed persons; negotiating with consumers and service providers; coordinating provision of services by diverse public and private providers; identifying community resources and organizations; coordinating resources and activities; using assessment tools (e.g., level of functional scale, life profile scale); non‑punitive behavior; providing consultation.
• Abilities to: demonstrate a positive regard for consumers and their families (treating consumers as individuals, allowing risk‑taking, avoiding stereotypes, respecting privacy, believing consumers are valuable members of society); be persistent and remain objective; work as a team member, maintaining effective inter‑ and intra‑agency working relationships; work independently, performing position duties under general supervision; communicate effectively, verbally and in writing; drive defensively.

Pay

Grade 8: $39,745.20 – $59,617.79

Schedule

Full Time