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TLP Community Support Specialist (Full-Time)

UCAN (Chicago) · Riverdale, IL · 2 wk ago
OTHRFull-time

Brief Description

Position Title: Community Support Specialist
Department: Transitional Teen Services (TTS)
Reports to: TLP Supervisor
Position Objective And Summary: The TLP Community Support Specialist works with the rest of the TLP treatment team to provide direct individual and group services to adolescent teens and teen parents and their children who live in a transitional living setting. The primary emphasis of service delivery for this position is on life skills and parenting skill development, mentoring and relationship building.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

  • Counsels and assists clients in following their daily schedule and addressing issues of time management
  • Teaches clients needed daily living, parenting, coping and interpersonal skills
  • Makes frequent reports to appropriate TLP treatment team members on progress of client’s behaviors
  • Documents and reports all behavioral infractions and performs other record keeping functions as required by UCAN
  • Maintains accurate, complete and timely client records as required by UCAN policy and procedures through case notes
  • Enters case notes into the Profile and/or SACWIS System and ensures that billing quotas are maintained
  • Reports client progress in TLP treatment team meetings
  • Reports all possible critical incidents and unusual incidents to supervisor, management, or DCFS as required by UCAN or by mandated reporting law

Building Relationships and Networks

  • Develops effective helping relationships with clients, their children and their families
  • Works with TLP treatment team to coordinate client services
  • Functions appropriately and effectively as part of a treatment team
  • Understands and respects the importance of team decisions, and carries out these decisions consistently
  • Able to maintain generational boundaries with clients and treat all clients equitably and fairly

Job Knowledge

  • Knowledge of DCFS, UCAN, and Medicaid requirements for client interaction, service delivery and documentation
  • Familiarity with all TLP rules and regulations, including the Level System
  • Assesses and monitors the safety of clients in current living arrangement and makes any needed recommendations to TLP treatment team

Professionalism and Work Conduct

  • Accepts feedback and ideas from team and supervisor and is constructive when giving feedback and ideas to others
  • Discusses alternative problem solving and is open to new ideas and ways of doing things
  • Behaves with integrity, demonstrates high ethical standards, and displays a positive image of UCAN
  • Acts in a professional manner at all times and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients
  • Demonstrates accountability for results and keeps commitments to others
  • Reports to work, meetings, training, and job related activities prepared and as scheduled
  • Behaves with integrity, demonstrates high ethical standards, and displays a positive image of UCAN
  • Behaves with integrity, demonstrates high ethical standards, and displays a positive image of UCAN

Professional Development

  • Attends regular supervision, staff meetings, required training, and other professional workshops to enhance job skills
  • Sets annual developmental goals with supervisor to meet learning needs and interests, while also enhancing job performance and skills

Education / Job Experience / Certification

  • Associates Degree preferred with at least 1 year experience working with children and adolescents, ORGED or H.S. Diploma required with 3-5 years experience working with children and adolescents
  • CPR/First Aid Certified or becomes so within 90 days of employment

Summary

At UCAN, we prioritize the health and well-being of our team, as it is essential to our mission of serving the community. Our competitive benefits package is designed to help you and your family thrive. Below, you'll find a comprehensive list of the benefits we offer.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Short-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
  • Voluntary Accident Coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • Retail Plan (401k)
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Information

UCAN is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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