Youth Community Support Specialist

Brightli • Kirksville, MO

5d

About The Position

The Youth Community Support Specialist provides community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and/or adults. The role develops and implements individualized, person-centered treatment plans that promote independence, stability, wellbeing, resilience, and progress toward clients’ personal goals. The Specialist collaborates with clients, families, interdisciplinary teams, and community partners, and connects clients with resources to support their needs.

Using evidence-based practices and a strengths-based approach, the Specialist delivers behavioral and psychosocial interventions, coordinates care, maintains compliant service documentation, participates in training and quality improvement, and prepares and facilitates Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) group sessions aligned with treatment plans. The position is based in Kirksville, Missouri, and is full-time, Monday through Friday.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of case management and rehabilitation principles related to mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Understanding of challenges faced by individuals with mental health and substance use disorders and familiarity with community-based resources.
• Knowledge of treatment modalities, legal requirements, and court-related procedures applicable to behavioral health services.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing complex client needs.
• Ability to multitask and coordinate services across multiple community partners.
• Ability to build rapport and maintain effective relationships with youth, adults, and families through in-person and phone interactions.
• Meet one of the stated education and experience pathways: a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or another specialized human services field; a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field plus two years of related work experience; any four-year combination of higher education plus two years of related work experience; an Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support; or four years of qualifying experience.
• Qualifying experience must include delivering services to individuals with mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities, and some combination of rehabilitation/habilitation and recovery/resiliency-focused individual or group services; teaching and modeling coping and management skills while encouraging use of natural resources; supporting employment and appropriate functioning in family, school, and community settings; or helping individuals achieve individual treatment plan goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and/or adults, including assessment, treatment planning, and intervention implementation.
• Collaborate with clients, families, and interdisciplinary partners to develop and implement individualized treatment plans aligned with client goals.
• Use a strengths-based, person-centered approach emphasizing empowerment, skill-building, and resilience.
• Apply evidence-based practices, including Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, Positive Reinforcement Techniques, and CBT- and DBT-informed skills.
• Deliver behavioral and psychosocial interventions, including cognitive processing, interpersonal skill development, group dynamics, and operant conditioning strategies.
• Coordinate care with external providers such as primary care physicians, psychiatrists, schools, and community organizations.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation of client services and progress.
• Participate in staff development, training, and ongoing education related to mental health services.
• Support organizational quality improvement through data collection, reporting, and collaboration.
• Work collaboratively with case managers, therapists, and support staff to coordinate effective client care.
• Build and maintain relationships with parents, teachers, counselors, and other professionals.
• Prepare for and facilitate Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) group sessions in alignment with client treatment plans.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, retirement, and life benefits
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with up to 5% match for part-time and full-time employees
• Company-paid basic life insurance
• 29 days of PTO for full-time employees
• Emergency Medical Leave Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent child-care
• Health & Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Program
• Mileage reimbursement when applicable
• Initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive training
• Career mobility and advancement opportunities, including promotion from within
• Supportive workplace culture that values employee wellbeing

What This Job Offers

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