Community Support Specialist II - Child & Family Services
About The Position
BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington 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. This position aims to increase treatment options and resources; reduce out of home placements; improve academic tenure and achievement; and reduce involvement with the juvenile justice system. The role is responsible for providing community support services to maximize opportunities available to people living in the community while working to recover from the serious and persistent effects of mental illness. This position will carry a caseload that may vary, and in-depth training is provided during the first 90 days to sufficiently prepare you for this type of work. You must be able to learn new things quickly and have a strong ability to use technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field
- Valid CLASS E or CLASS D driver’s license required (must obtain within two weeks prior to start date if not currently held)
- Ability to transport clients in personal vehicle
- Ability to meet with clients face to face, in their homes, and connect with them in person on a regular basis
- Ability to learn new things quickly
- Strong ability to use technology
Nice To Haves
- Related work experience with individuals suffering from mental health challenges
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
