What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Support Specialist position at Brightli?
Job Title: Community Support Specialist
You will be responsible for helping individuals adapt to living in their communities by creating personalized plans that address their specific needs. This role involves using evidence-based techniques and collaborating with other professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services. Your goal is to empower clients and their families to build strong foundations for long-term wellbeing and independence.
The position requires providing community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and/or adults, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation. You will also collaborate with clients, families, and other stakeholders to develop and implement individualized treatment plans that address the client's specific needs and goals.
A strengths-based approach emphasizing empowerment, skill-building, and resilience, incorporating evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing, Positive Reinforcement Techniques, Trauma-Informed Strategies, and skills based in CBT and DBT approaches, will be utilized. You will also provide behavioral interventions, including motivational interviewing, operant conditioning, interpersonal and group dynamics, cognitive processing, and other evidence-based interventions.
Maintaining accurate and timely records of client interactions, treatments, and progress, in accordance with organizational policies and procedures, is an essential part of this role. Additionally, you will participate in staff development activities, including training and education programs, to enhance knowledge and skills related to youth mental health services. Contribute to the organization's quality improvement initiatives, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
This role requires working collaboratively with other team members, including case managers, therapists, and support staff, to ensure effective coordination of care and support for clients. You will also develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including parents, teachers, counselors, and other professionals involved in the client's care.
Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other specialized human services field; OR Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field with two years of related work experience; OR A four-year combination of higher education and two years of related work experience; OR An Associate's of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support; OR An individual with four years of qualifying experience are eligible for this role.
The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, paid time off, top-notch training, career mobility, and a welcoming work culture and environment that promotes your well-being, values you as a human being, and encourages your health and happiness. We prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce and encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences.
You will be responsible for helping individuals adapt to living in their communities by creating personalized plans that address their specific needs. This role involves using evidence-based techniques and collaborating with other professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services. Your goal is to empower clients and their families to build strong foundations for long-term wellbeing and independence.
The position requires providing community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and/or adults, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation. You will also collaborate with clients, families, and other stakeholders to develop and implement individualized treatment plans that address the client's specific needs and goals.
A strengths-based approach emphasizing empowerment, skill-building, and resilience, incorporating evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing, Positive Reinforcement Techniques, Trauma-Informed Strategies, and skills based in CBT and DBT approaches, will be utilized. You will also provide behavioral interventions, including motivational interviewing, operant conditioning, interpersonal and group dynamics, cognitive processing, and other evidence-based interventions.
Maintaining accurate and timely records of client interactions, treatments, and progress, in accordance with organizational policies and procedures, is an essential part of this role. Additionally, you will participate in staff development activities, including training and education programs, to enhance knowledge and skills related to youth mental health services. Contribute to the organization's quality improvement initiatives, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
This role requires working collaboratively with other team members, including case managers, therapists, and support staff, to ensure effective coordination of care and support for clients. You will also develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including parents, teachers, counselors, and other professionals involved in the client's care.
Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other specialized human services field; OR Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field with two years of related work experience; OR A four-year combination of higher education and two years of related work experience; OR An Associate's of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support; OR An individual with four years of qualifying experience are eligible for this role.
The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, paid time off, top-notch training, career mobility, and a welcoming work culture and environment that promotes your well-being, values you as a human being, and encourages your health and happiness. We prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce and encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences.
