Community Support Specialist - Adolescent CSTAR

Brightli•Springfield, MO

About The Position

Community support services are designed to help those with a long-term mental illness maintain emotional and mental stability and develop a more satisfying and productive life. In this role you will have contact with each client as much as necessary to maintain mental health. The role is tasked with helping clients set individual goals and work toward accomplishing specific objectives. You will teach and assist youth substance abuse clients how to access community resources conducive to ongoing sobriety. Actively teach, practice, and model healthy interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and relapse prevention skills. The Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation (CSTAR) Program provides a full continuum of care approach to substance use disorder treatment. CSTAR offers a flexible combination of clinical and supportive services. Early intervention, comprehensive treatment, academic education, and multiple levels of care are important in averting substance use disorder and resulting problems that might otherwise follow a young person for a lifetime. Designed for children 12 to 17 years in age, these programs offer the full spectrum of treatment services to Missouri’s youth. The Community Support Specialist - Adolescent CSTAR position offers… All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - A robust full-time employee benefits package encompassing health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness program, and more Telemedicine – 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement

Requirements

Must be organized and Energetic
Demonstrate exceptional Time-management skills
Willingness to help others.
Show initiative
Strong communication skills.
Have reliable transportation
Flexibility with schedules.
Bachelor’s Degree In: Psychology, Criminal Justice, Counseling, Social Work, Education, Recreational Therapist, Human Development and Family Studies, Gerontology, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Sociology.
Valid Driver’s License
Current Auto Insurance
Favorable Driving Record
Reliable Vehicle

Responsibilities

Helping clients set individual goals
Teach and assist youth substance abuse clients how to access community resources conducive to ongoing sobriety
Actively teach, practice, and model healthy interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and relapse prevention skills

Benefits

health
dental
vision
retirement
disability
life insurance
wellness program
Telemedicine – 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits
Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay
Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
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
Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.