Community Support Specialist

Vera French Community Mental Health Center • Davenport, IA

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About The Position

Vera French Community Mental Health Center is looking for a Supported Community Support Specialist to provide Habilitation services and Community Support Services to clients in their homes and community settings. As the Supported Community Support Specialist you will provide appropriate interventions to teach clients skills involving activities of daily living, community integration, functional, social and skills to promote physical and emotional health.

Requirements

• BACHELOR's DEGREE required
• Maintain a valid Driver's License and be approved by Vera French CMHC's insurance carrier.
• All Vera French employees that transport a Vera French client in his/her personal or agency vehicle must also have a D-3 Chauffeur's License
• Experience working with the long-term mentally ill population
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Valid driver's license

Responsibilities

• Stay informed on regulations and procedures for each service provided.
• Provide appropriate interventions to teach clients skills involving activities of daily living, community integration, functional, social, advocacy, and skills to promote physical and emotional health.
• Facilitate client group learning and support activities as assigned in order to meet the needs of the client as well as client interests, and goals as defined by the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain a caseload of assigned clients, initiating and scheduling client contacts as often as necessary to meet the client's needs as well as providing intervention in crisis situations.
• Advocate for consumer rights and choices.
• Adequately document services provided according to agency procedures and standards; including the quality and timeliness of documentation.
• Recognize early symptoms of mental illness and perform appropriate interventions and/or referrals in accordance with an identified crisis plan.
• Consult with other community agencies and significant others involved with consumers and staff; attend staff meetings, supervisory sessions and in-service meeting/trainings as scheduled.

Benefits

• Group Health Insurance (UnitedHealthcare)
• Delta Dental and Dental Vision Insurance
• Employer-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability through Mutual of Omaha
• Supplemental Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability options
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employer contribution of 3% of annual salary, vested day one
• Employer matching 25% of employee contributions, up to 6%
• Tuition Reimbursement & Loan Repayment Program
• Supplemental Critical Illness and Accident Coverage through Mutual of Omaha
• Paid Time Off
• Nine paid holidays per year
• Nine paid sick days per year (accrued per payroll)
• Two weeks of vacation (accrued per payroll)
• One Vera French Day (one paid day per year)

What This Job Offers

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