BJC Independence Center - Community Support Specialist II

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

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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.

Role Purpose
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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree - Human Services or related
• No Experience
• No Experience Supervisor Experience
• Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)
• This position is a 40 hour per week Community Outreach Case Worker position with the BJC Independence Center
• Shift Information: Monday – Friday (8 am – 4:00 pm Day Shift) – (NO On-Call, Weekends or Holidays required)
• Client Group: Working with Adults Ages 36 and older
• We will train you on how to use motivational interviewing with your clients
• You will assist clients by linking them to community resources, such as housing and food assistance and you will work out in the communities with clients daily
• Local travel is required, and you must have your own personal reliable vehicle with valid insurance
• You must have a valid CLASS E or CLASS D driver’s license – (if you do not, you must obtain one within two weeks prior to your start date)
• You will be asked to transport clients in your own personal vehicle

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, vison, 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
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees