Independence Center - Community Support Specialist II

About the role

BJC Independence Center (IC) is an internationally recognized, community-based behavioral health organization for adults in St. Louis living with a mental illness. Our mission is to provide all the services and resources a person living with a serious and persistent mental illness needs, to manage their symptoms, find belonging and purpose, and gain the independence to live a healthy, quality life. Since 1981, IC has offered a comprehensive system of programs and services including housing, case management, psychiatric care, employment and vocational support, wellness and social opportunities. Our programs create a restorative environment that includes the support of others who are in recovery and access to targeted resources that equip them to initiate and sustain the healthy behaviors necessary to live and work independently in the community.

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; case load sizes will vary.
• 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

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field
• No prior experience required
• No prior supervisor experience required
• Class D (IL) or Class E (MO) driver’s license – must obtain within two weeks prior to start date
• Valid personal reliable vehicle with insurance

Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• Monday – Friday (8 am – 4:00 pm Day Shift)
• No on-call, weekends, or holidays required

Client Group

• Working with adults ages 36 and older

Preferred Qualifications

• Will train on motivational interviewing with clients
• Assist clients by linking them to community resources, such as housing and food assistance
• Daily work in the community with clients
• Local travel required; must have own reliable vehicle
• May transport clients in personal vehicle

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 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