Community Support Associate- Children's Services (KRCC-Wolfe Outpatient/Schools)
About The Position
This position involves conducting activities necessary to allow an individual to live with maximum independence in community-integrated housing. The role ensures successful community living through the utilization of skill training, cueing, or supervision as identified in the recipient's treatment plan. This includes tasks such as reminding recipients to take medications, monitoring symptoms and side effects, teaching parenting skills, community resource access and utilization, emotional regulation, coping skills, shopping, transportation, financial management, and developing interpersonal skills. The role also requires meeting the requirements for comprehensive community support services established in 908 KAR 2:250.
Requirements
- High School/GED
- One (1) year full-time experience working with individuals who receive services for treatment of a Mental Health Disorder and/or co-occurring disorder
- MUST COMPLETE WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF HIRE THE DEPARTMENT-LED OR APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAM
Responsibilities
- Conduct activities necessary to allow an individual to live with maximum independence in community-integrated housing
- Ensure successful community living through the utilization of skill training, cueing, or supervision as identified in the recipient's treatment plan
- Remind a recipient to take medications and monitor symptoms and side effects of medications
- Teach parenting skills
- Teach community resource access and utilization
- Teach emotional regulation skills
- Teach coping skills
- Teach how to shop
- Teach about transportation
- Teach financial management
- Develop and enhance interpersonal skills
- Meet the requirements for comprehensive community support services established in 908 KAR 2:250
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
