Job Description

Compensation: $24.04/hour; $25.311/hour QMHP

Due to critical service need of the communities we serve, we are offering a $1,500-2,000 sign-on bonus.* We are eager to continue to provide quality and compassionate care in our service areas and need you to make this happen!

The Community Support Specialist provides integrated, holistic, community support services for adults with long-term mental health disorders. The Community Support Specialist serves as an active member of the client's integrated health team and acts as a liaison to other wellness team members, internally & externally. CHN team members enjoy a collaborative team environment, and competitive benefits, including quarterly performance incentives.

Responsibilities:

• Use a motivational, stage-matched approach, provide individualized services based upon strengths,
  needs, abilities, and preferences identified collaboratively with client/family, focused on supporting client’s movement toward recovery/resiliency goals
  • Assist client in identifying strengths, needs, abilities, & preferences in regard to mental illness/substance use
  and participate in development of the initial wellness plan, update & completion of his/her/their Wellness Plan
  • Provide services from a holistic perspective, incorporating coaching surrounding the Eight Dimensions of Wellness, with attention to each domain of wellness, including physical and mental health
  • Provide assistance & make referrals to public services & additional providers, as needed, including financial, housing, emergency assistance, food, etc.
  • Maintain contact with clients who are hospitalized, participating in discharge planning and communicating with all involved providers in developing aftercare plans
  • Provide education and skill-building in areas such as daily living skills, employment/education, symptom management, communication/relationships, budgeting, maintaining a residence, etc., with focus on movement toward independent completion of these tasks, or referral to long-term supports
  • Assist clients with developing personal support systems, including, but not limited to, work with family
  members, legal guardians, recovery communities, etc.
  • Meet service provision expectations per client needs and company guidelines & complete documentation and paperwork within the required timeframe
  • Assist client with transportation as clinically indicated. Driving is an essential function of the position