Community Support Specialist II - Central Adults Team

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

9d • Remote

About The Position

This is a 40-hour per week Community Outreach Case Worker position where you will assist clients by linking them to community resources, such as housing and food assistance. You will work out in the communities with clients daily, meeting with them face to face, in their homes, and connecting with them regularly. Training will take place during your first 90 days and will sufficiently prepare you for this type of work, requiring you to learn new things quickly and have a strong ability to use technology. BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in multiple counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field
• No Experience required
• No Supervisor Experience required
• Class D (IL) or Class E (MO) driver's license required
• Must have your own personal reliable vehicle with valid insurance
• Must be able to learn new things quickly
• Must have a strong ability to use technology

Nice To Haves

• Related work experience with individuals suffering from mental health challenges strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides community support services to complex clients to include clients on care plan, using treatment plan interventions that result in positive outcomes, based on individual strengths and needs; case load sizes will vary.
• Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service, the intervention provided, the relationship to the treatment plan, the provider of the service, the date, the actual time and setting of the service, and the individual's response to the service.
• Contacting individuals and/or referral sources following missed appointments in order to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts.
• Supporting individuals in crisis situations.
• Provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues.

Benefits

• Up to a $1500 Sign On Bonus
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level