Community Support Specialist II - Part time

BJC HealthCare • Farmington, MO

2d • Hybrid

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 is part-time, 16 hours per week, with coverage needed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 am to 4:30 pm. There is no on-call, night, weekend, or holiday requirement. Local travel is required, and you must have your own reliable personal vehicle with valid insurance and a Class E or Class D driver’s license. Mileage will be reimbursed. You will be asked to meet with clients face-to-face, in their homes, and connect with them regularly. Related work experience with individuals suffering from mental health challenges is strongly preferred but not required. You will be working with individuals that suffer from severe mental health issues and will carry a caseload that may vary. In-depth training is provided during the first 90 days, and you must be able to learn quickly and have a strong ability to use technology.

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
• 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

• 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: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level