What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Support Specialist position at REDISCOVER?
Job Details
ReDiscover is seeking a Community Support Specialist to add to our Transitional Living Program!
WHO WE ARE
ReDiscover has been known for over 50 years as a non-profit community mental health center in southeastern Jackson County, Missouri with a mission of delivering efficient and cost-effective treatment for the people we serve. Our diverse team of over 700 employees is “Passionate About People” as we support our community, specifically those whose lives have been affected by a mental illness or substance use.
WHAT WE DO
Our Transitional Living Program is designed to inspire and motivate young adults to accomplish their individualized independent living hopes and dreams. With the use of life coaches and community support specialists, they are able to navigate living independently in their own one bedroom apartment within the community. We put an emphasis on the young adults' strengths and what their success looks like long term. We provide intensive daily support, case management, life coaching, medication management, resources & entitlements, employment & educational supports, in a client centered strengths based supportive atmosphere.
At ReDiscover, while every day is different, a typical day may include the following roles and responsibilities:
- Maintain and interact with a caseload of clients with diverse characteristics either in-person or over the phone.
- Facilitate each client’s achievement of long range outcomes of symptom management, employment and independent living based upon the needs of the client.
- Engage difficult to serve clients by investigating all potential resources in order to gain access and make connections.
- Help remove barriers for clients, which may include helping clients participate in community or social service programs, referring clients to educational or working programs and/or assisting with transportation barriers as identified in their treatment plan.
- Collect and maintain information about clients and document interactions within ReDiscover’s designated electronic medical record.
- Communicate and collaborate with an internal multi-disciplinary team to address various aspects of wellness and ensure positive communication regarding the coordination of client care.
We are focused on your development and will spend time helping you continue to grow as a Community Support Specialist. However, here are some that you will need prior to starting with ReDiscover:
- 4 year degree in a social science field or 4 years of equivalent experience in lieu of degree
- A valid automobile driver’s license, appropriate automobile insurance and a safe, reliable, registered automobile available for use during work
- Working knowledge of mental illness and substance use disorders
- Excellent customer service skills with a recovery focus
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as GSuite
