What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Support Specialist position at Ravens Nest Foundation, Inc.?
1. Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment.
2. Reviews records and interviews clients (often, students) to determine interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality traits. Refers cases of pregnancy, health problems, and alcohol or drug abuse to specialized counselors.
3. Suggests and administers further tests to measure special skills and interests or to diagnose learning disabilities that may be hindering social or academic development.
4. Studies results obtained and counsels clients (and parents, as appropriate) concerning educational or vocational possibilities as well as necessary individual instruction or behavior modification needed to improve performance.
5. Discusses with other professionals, such as principals, special education teachers, psychologists, or other medical personnel, additional services to benefit individual clients.
6. Coordinates information gathered and proposes a program to achieve desired goals.
7. Discusses alternatives with students, and advises in selection of what seems to be the most desirable course of action.
8. Serves as a reference source for current information on colleges, technical education, apprenticeships, armed services and other government training programs available.
Reviews and evaluates progress, and recommends modifications as appropriate on a regular schedule over an extended period.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least twenty semester hours of college coursework in social work, psychology or a closely related field and/or one year of experience providing “direct” mental health services and/or Case Management in a human service delivery setting.
2. Preferred Bachelor’s degree in education or psychology with special training in guidance counseling. At least two years of teaching experience or previous counseling experience under supervised conditions.
3. Desirable: Master’s degree in education or psychology.
4. A fundamental knowledge of mental health disorders and treatment interventions, preferably in a behavioral healthcare setting.
5. Knowledge of and professional skills for satisfactorily treating clients with social, financial and functional deficits.
6. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with clients, families, service providers, and other professional staff.
7. Good verbal and written communications skills
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $16.07 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
Experience:
- CSI: 2 years (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austell, GA 30106
Salary : $16 - $30