Community Support Specialist II - Part time

About the role

Location: Farmington, MO
16 hours per week
Coverage Needed - Tuesday & Wednesday from 8 am to 4:30 pm
No On-Call, Nights, Weekends or Holidays required
Local travel is required and you must have your own personal reliable vehicle with valid insurance
You must have a valid CLASS E or CLASS D driver’s license required – (if you do not, you must obtain one within two weeks prior to your start date)
You will be asked to transport clients in your own personal vehicle
Any mileage you put on your vehicle while working in the community will be reimbursed back to you
You will be asked to meet with clients face to face
You will be asked to meet with clients in their homes
You will be required to connect with all your clients in person on a regular basis

Responsibilities

• Provides community support services to complex clients to include clients on care plan, using treatment plan interventions that result in positive outcomes, based on individual strengths and needs
• Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service, the intervention provided, the relationship to the treatment plan, the provider of the service, the date, the actual time and setting of the service, and the individual's response to the service
• Contacting individuals and/or referral sources following missed appointments in order to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts
• Supporting individuals in crisis situations
• Provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues

Requirements

Related work experience with individuals suffering from mental health challenges strongly preferred (NOT REQUIRED)
You will be working with individuals that suffer from severe mental health issues
This position will carry a caseload that may vary; in-depth training is provided
Training will take place during your first 90 days and will sufficiently prepare you for this type of work (must be able to learn new things quickly and have a strong ability to use technology)

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree Human Services or related
Experience: No Experience
Supervisor Experience: No Experience
Licenses & Certifications: Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)

Skills

Strong ability to use technology
Quick learning ability
Mentorship and job shadowing skills

Benefits

BJC Total Rewards
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance
4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance

Legal Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer