BSW - Community Support

JOB SUMMARY 

The purpose of Community Support Social Worker is to support individuals as they live and work in the community and address mental health symptoms and functional impairments that negatively affect integration and stability in the community.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education: Must have a bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in a human services field, including but not limited to psychology, social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, nursing, education, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. 

Complete a minimum of 12 hours of training within the first year of employment and annually in mental health conditions, including but not limited to the following topics:

● Mental health diagnoses, symptomology, and treatment;

● Crisis management, intervention, and de-escalation;

● Psychiatric medications, common medications, and potential side effects;

● Other diagnoses or conditions present in the population served; and

● Individual person-centered service plan, crisis plan, and behavioral support plan implementation.

Experience: Have knowledge and experience in working with the target population. Have the ability and experience in creating relationships with the individuals served that balance support of the mental illness and the need to allow for maximum individual independence.

Alternative to Minimum Qualifications: None