Community Support Specialist - Bachelor's - multiple locations

BJC HealthCare•Florissant, MO

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About The Position

BJC Behavioral Health is hiring a Community Support Specialist to provide community support services to people living in the community while they work to recover from the serious and persistent effects of mental illness. The position serves clients with serious mental health issues, with a variable caseload, and focuses on connecting clients to community resources such as housing and food assistance. Services include face-to-face meetings, including home visits, and daily work in the community. The role also involves transporting clients in the employee’s personal vehicle. Local travel is required; a personal, reliable vehicle with valid insurance is necessary, and mileage reimbursement is available. The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday on the day shift. There is no on-call work, and nights, weekends, and holidays are not required. In-depth training is provided during the first 90 days, with an emphasis on learning quickly and using technology proficiently. Opportunities are available in the North, Central, and South territories. 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, it serves as a point of entry for people eligible for DMH-funded mental health services and as a gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a related field.
Valid Class D (Illinois) or Class E (Missouri) driver’s license; the license must be obtained two weeks before starting.
Personal, reliable vehicle with valid insurance for local travel and client transportation.
Ability to learn quickly and use technology proficiently.

Nice To Haves

Related experience working with individuals facing mental health challenges is strongly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide community support services to less complex clients using treatment-plan interventions that support positive outcomes based on individual strengths and needs.
Connect clients with vital community resources, including housing and food assistance.
Complete timely service documentation describing the need for the service, intervention, treatment-plan relationship, provider, date, actual time and setting, and the individual’s response.
Contact individuals and/or referral sources after missed appointments to re-engage clients and promote recovery and resiliency.
Support individuals in crisis situations.
Meet face-to-face with clients, including visiting their homes, and work with them in the community.
Transport clients in the employee’s personal vehicle.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of up to $1,500.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and legal services, available the first day of the month after hire.
Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
401(k) plan with BJC match.
Tuition assistance available on the first day.
BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
Adoption assistance.