Youth Community Support Worker

POSITION: Youth Community Support Worker
DEPARTMENT: Community Counseling (KC Northland)
Salary: $ 42,000- 48,000 $ (Annually)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide community based services to assigned caseload, utilizing independent judgment and
• decision making regarding appropriate treatment needed.
• * Provide Crisis intervention to consumer's experiencing a psychiatric or substance related crisis
• and assess and determine the intervention needed including the need for hospitalization or residential treatment.
• Maintain ongoing contact with hospitalized clients including participation in staffing and discharge planning so that consumers can successfully reintegrate into their living environment.
• Complete progress notes in AVATAR within 72 hours of service provided that clearly reflect interventions provided and necessity of those interventions.
• Complete the Initial CPR Assessment on all consumers within 30 days of entering into services and the annual assessment thereafter.
• Responsible for maintaining daily billing expectations.
• Coordination of care with treatment providers and other agencies.
• Develop Person-Centered treatment plans initially and annually, which are strengths based, reflecting the consumer's and family's life goals and individualized choices according to DMH/agency timelines. Work in collaboration with Health Care Home team to provide assistance to clients regarding their overall physical health by using wellness coaching techniques.
• Complete initial and annual Crisis Intervention Plans, Rights and Responsibilities, and all other required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Maintain knowledge of agency technology programs and/or systems needed to do the job and uses them effectively.
• Maintains required training and certifications.
• Maintains required agency productivity standards.
• Participate in team meetings and quarterly all staff meetings.
• Other duties and/or responsibilities may be assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Other minimum requirements: Must be able to provide direct service to clients.
• Years of Experience: 1-3 years post related experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical and drug screening. This position also requires a valid driver's license and proof of current vehicle insurance.

BENEFITS: Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes Paid Holidays, Paid Time Away (unlimited Time Away for Salaried positions) or Paid Time Off (unlimited PTO for all benefit eligible team members) for hourly positions. All team members who work 30 hours or more are eligible for medical/dental/vision; prescriptions; accident and critical illness insurance; pet insurance; short-term disability; long-term disability; term life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D); health savings account (HSA); flexible spending account (FSA); retirement (401K); employee assistance program (EAP); YMCA membership discounts; Tuition Reimbursement Program and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To view a detailed Summary of Benefits please visit our website at www.cornerstonesofcare.org and under the heading "About Us" click on "Join Our Team."

CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
• Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
• Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.
  

Questions?
Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, Human Resources Department
8150 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816) 508-3500 Fax: (816) 508-1757
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Cornerstones of Care is an
Equal Opportunity Employer