Community Support Specialist

Job Description:

Job Title: Community Support Specialist

Location: Steelville, MO

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary:
As a Community Support Specialist, you'll play a critical role in helping individuals thrive within their communities by developing personalized plans that target their unique needs. Your work will empower clients and their families to create lasting foundations for mental health, independence, and overall well-being. By collaborating with a dedicated team of professionals, you will make a real impact in people's lives. Your compassion and commitment will foster growth, stability, and resilience within the community, making this a fulfilling and rewarding career.

You will provide comprehensive mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults, utilizing evidence-based techniques to enhance wellbeing and ensure successful adaptations within a community setting. Your dedication to connecting clients with essential resources will create a supportive network vital for long-term success.

This position offers…
· Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
· Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
· Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
· Workplace Culture – An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
· Additional Perks & Benefits – Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:
· Provide community-based mental health services to clients, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and implementation of interventions.
· Collaborate with clients and families to create and execute individualized treatment plans aligning with their specific goals.
· Utilize a strengths-based approach, emphasizing empowerment and incorporating evidence-based practices like Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Strategies.
· Coordinate care with primary care physicians, psychiatrists, schools, and community organizations to ensure cohesive support.
· Maintain accurate records of client interactions and treatment progress, adhering to organizational procedures.
· Engage in staff development activities to enhance your skills in youth mental health services.
· Participate in the organization’s quality improvement initiatives through data collection and reporting.
· Work collaboratively within a team to ensure effective coordination of care and support for clients.
· Prepare for and facilitate group sessions pertinent to client treatment goals.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related human services field is required; or
· Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field with two years of related experience; or
· A combination of higher education and two years of related experience; or
· Associate’s of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support will also fulfill educational requirements; or
· Four years of qualifying experience providing services to individuals with mental health or substance use disorders.

Additional Qualifications:
· Must possess adequate written skills to complete required documentation accurately and within prescribed time frames.
· Must have a current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.
· Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to operate a company-owned vehicle.
· Must be at least twenty-three (23) years of age to operate a company-owned fifteen (15) passenger van.
· Reliable transportation is required to transport clients as needed.

Physical Requirements:
ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, or pull objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift. Sedentary work typically involves sitting most of the time but may include brief periods of walking or standing.

Keywords: Community Support Specialist, mental health, recovery, case management, therapeutic interventions, treatment planning, resilience, empowerment, evidence-based practices, collaboration

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.