Community Support Specialist (BR Rapid Rehousing)

About the role

Start Corporation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1984. Our Mission is to promote opportunities, which enhance the self-sufficiency of people to empower them to live and function independently.

Responsibilities

• Affords clients with assistance in identifying their strengths, needs, and realistic goals to develop a service plan.
• Teaches clients social and household management skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of behavioral health symptoms, interventions, and their impact.
• Provides case management and supportive services such as social skills, life skills, benefit acquisition, community resource utilization, job search and placement, coping skills, and money management.
• Participates in setting case plan goals and objectives.
• Completes case plans with clients.
• Conducts interviews with clients and/or families and completes assessments and other clinical documentation.
• Enters and maintains clinical documentation and client files according to applicable standards.
• Maintains regular case maintenance activities including documenting actions, making narrative entries, preparing necessary reports, and social summaries.
• Collaborates with facility personnel and administrative field personnel to collect and analyze data for the assigned special services program.
• Utilizes community resources by providing appropriate referrals and linkages.
• Maintains a clear driving record to drive company vehicles for client transportation.
• Attends weekly and/or monthly staff meetings.
• Provides and submits at least 25 hours (100 units) of reimbursable services per week.
• Supports and encourages landlord recruitment and retention.
• Actively seeks new landlords to provide fair and affordable housing opportunities to clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, Psychology, or Counseling
• Over 18 years of age
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• Personal experience of being homeless preferred

Core Competencies

• Promotes recovery, personal choice, and respect.
• Communicates respectfully and effectively and establishes professional relationships through active listening and demonstration of empathy and positive regard.
• Promotes recovery, independence, and personal choice for participants.
• Accurately identifies risk and responds appropriately.
• Maintains professional boundaries and operates within agency / ethical guidelines.
• Knowledge of agency and community resources and referral processes.
• Maintains professional and ethical standards of conduct at all times.

Skills

• Knowledge of behavioral health symptoms, interventions, and impact.
• Ability to teach social and household management skills.
• Ability to complete assessments and documentation.
• Ability to maintain and document clinical records.
• Ability to collaborate with facility personnel and administrative field personnel.
• Ability to utilize community resources and provide appropriate referrals.
• Ability to drive company vehicles for client transportation.
• Ability to attend staff meetings.
• Ability to submit required hours of service.
• Ability to support landlord recruitment and retention.
• Ability to actively seek new landlords for fair and affordable housing opportunities.

Benefits

• Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 13 paid holidays per year for regular full time staff
• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching