Community Support Specialist

Archdiocese of St. Louis•St. Louis, MO

45d•$37,000•Onsite

About The Position

Community Support consists of specific activities with or on behalf of a particular client in accordance with an individual rehabilitation plan to maximize the client’s adjustment and functioning within the community while achieving sobriety and sustaining recovery, maximizing the involvement of natural support systems, and promoting client independence and responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or closely related field; or
a. A combination of higher education and qualifying experience equaling four (4) year; or b. Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support degree from an approved institution; or
Four (4) years of qualifying experience
Valid Class E (or other acceptable) driver’s license, vehicle, and current automobile liability insurance
Ability to lift 20 pounds
Operates from person-centered, person-driven, recovery oriented, and stage-wise service delivery approach that promotes health and wellness.
Developed cultural competence with the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures
Delivers services according to key service functions that are evidence-based and best practice
Practices in a manner that demonstrates respect and understanding of the unique needs of the client.
Uses effective strategies for engagement/re-engagement, relationship building and communication
Demonstrates an understanding of mandated reporting requirements for abuse and neglect of children and abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of senior citizens or disabled individuals
Shadowed a peer or supervisor in these functions of the job at least three times
Attends regular clinical supervision
Completed ASAM training
Demonstrates and understanding of co-occurring disorders
Demonstrates an understanding of suicide prevention
Demonstrates an understanding trauma-informed care
Complete CSS 101
Demonstrates an understanding of ethical behavior
Demonstrates an understanding of HIPAA
Demonstrates an understanding of addiction
Demonstrates a basic understanding of substance use disorders
Demonstrates a basic understanding of medications used to treat substance use disorders
Demonstrates the signs and symptoms of acute psychiatric crises

Responsibilities

Develop recovery goals and identify needs, strengths, skills, resources and supports and teaching how to use these supports, identify barriers to recovery
Assist in the development of treatment plans
Assist clients in develop natural supports to achieve and maintain recovery
Help clients restore skills and resources that were negatively impacted by substance use
Participate in the interdisciplinary team meeting in order to identify strengths and needs related to development of the individual’s rehabilitation plan including but not limited to: a. Employment; b. Education; c. Housing; d. Nutrition, meal preparation, meal planning and shopping e. Lifestyle changes and healthy lifestyle educationand actively work with clients to complete treatment goals and objectives
Attend periodic meetings with designated team members and the client, whenever feasible, in order to review and update the rehabilitation plan
Contact clients who have no showed within 72 hours in order to re-engage the person and promote recovery efforts
Arrange and refer for services and resources and, when necessary, advocating obtaining the services and quality of services to which the person is entitled
Monitor service delivery by providers external to the program and ensuring communication and coordination of services
Locate and coordinate services and resources to resolve a crisis
Provide experiential training in life skills and resource acquisition
Provide information and education to an individual in accordance with the person’s rehabilitation plan
Plan for discharge
Consistently meet monthly billable expectations
Transport clients in employee’s vehicle
Provide group education
Assist client in establishing treatment goals
Schedule includes one weeknight per week and one weekend coverage per month
Other duties as assigned