Team Support Specialist

Texoma Community Center•Sherman, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Strengthening Resiliency and Supporting Recovery. Promote and enhance access to intellectual, developmental, and behavioral health services that improve the lives of those in our community. Texoma Community Center strives to develop and equip all staff with Trauma-Informed Care knowledge and competency-based skills. Trauma-Informed Care means treating the person as a whole, taking into account past trauma and the resulting coping mechanisms when attempting to understand behaviors. Our goal is to provide effective treatment as well as improving the quality and impact of care. Join a team of dedicated service providers who seek to promote the accessibility of services that improve quality of life and support self-determination for persons with mental and developmental disorders. Texoma Community Center (TCC) is one of 39 Texas Community Centers, which are governmental entities as defined by Title 7 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Initiates preliminary TRRs and recovery plans for all consumers seen in triage within 7 days, in accordance with CCBHC guidelines. Establishes new consumers coming into services and facilitates transition into the case management team. Provides rehabilitation case management or service coordination services as outlined in the Texas Administrative Code and current HHSC guidelines for persons with persistent and severe mental illness including advocacy, crisis services, individual and group skills training in accordance with the philosophy, goals and objectives of Texoma Community Center. Other duties as assigned. Operates under trauma-informed and recovery-oriented models of care which align with CCBHC standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology or Counseling with two (2) years Human Services experience required
Current driver’s license and a vehicle for use at work
Ability to speak a second language relevant to population served preferred
Must be self-motivated, organized and detail oriented
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Consistently practices Trauma-informed Model of Care, understands and considers the pervasive nature of trauma.
The knowledge of cultural differences and ability to work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
Ability to handle money/make change
Ability to generate, read, interpret, and take action as it relates to basic financial statements, national and state regulations, operational and maintenance and organizational policy / procedures
Ability to effectively communicate
Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively to maintain good working relationships
Ability to work with skill in identifying problems
Will have access to confidential information abiding by the organization’s privacy policies and regulations concerning this information

Nice To Haves

Ability to speak a second language relevant to population served preferred

Responsibilities

Initiates preliminary TRRs and recovery plans for all consumers seen in triage within 7 days, in accordance with CCBHC guidelines.
Establishes new consumers coming into services and facilitates transition into the case management team.
Provides rehabilitation case management or service coordination services as outlined in the Texas Administrative Code and current HHSC guidelines for persons with persistent and severe mental illness including advocacy, crisis services, individual and group skills training in accordance with the philosophy, goals and objectives of Texoma Community Center.
Other duties as assigned.
Operates under trauma-informed and recovery-oriented models of care which align with CCBHC standards.