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Community Support Specialist II - Pagedale - YERE Team

St. Louis, MOOnsiteFull Time$18–$29 /hrPosted 9 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Community Support
  • Case Management
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Mentorship
  • Human Services

Nice to have

  • seriously mentally ill adults

Role summary

BJC Behavioral Health is seeking a Community Support Specialist II to provide community support services to adults and children with serious mental illness. This role involves maximizing opportunities for individuals in recovery, managing complex clients, completing timely documentation, re-engaging individuals after missed appointments, and supporting those in crisis. The position also includes mentorship of colleagues. A Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or a related field is required, with no prior experience or supervisor experience needed. A Class D (IL) or Class E (MO) license is also required.

Additional Information About the Role

Additional Preferred Requirements


Overview

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 (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.


Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for providing community support services to maximize opportunities available to people living in the community while working to recover from the serious and persistent effects of mental illness.

Responsibilities

  • Provides community support services to complex clients to include clients on care plan, using treatment plan interventions that result in positive outcomes, based on individual strengths and needs; case load sizes will vary.
  • Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service, the intervention provided, the relationship to the treatment plan, the provider of the service, the date, the actual time and setting of the service, and the individual's response to the service.
  • Contacting individuals and/or referral sources following missed appointments in order to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts. Supporting individuals in crisis situations.
  • Provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues.

    • Minimum Requirements

    Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
    • - Human Services or related

    Experience

  • No Experience

    • Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience

    • Licenses & Certifications

  • Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)

    • Benefits and Legal Statement

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    At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
    • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
    • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
    • 401(k) plan with BJC match
    • Tuition Assistance available on first day
    • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
    • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
    • Adoption assistance

    To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

    *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

    The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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