Community Support Specialist

Job Title: Community Support Specialist
Hours: 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM
Location: Canton, IL
Salary: $18.00 Exact salary calculation is based on education, credentials, and experience

Job Summary: Provides individual and group services, including case management interventions to adults and youth within the office, home, and community.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Provides person-centered case management and individual and group counseling

· Advocates on behalf of individuals to obtain needed resources, housing and healthcare

· Facilitate interventions that focus on learning skills and ways to manage mental health issues

· Teaches skills using evidence-based curriculum about symptom management, recovery, interpersonal, daily living, problem solving, healthy living, social connectedness, money management and communication within office, home or community setting.

· Closely monitors physical and emotional safety of clients and assists and acts as a liaison with healthcare providers.

· Plans leisure/recreational activities and accompanies clients when necessary.

· Provides appropriate linkage and referral and assistance with entitlements

· Actively participates in client staffing, agency meetings, trainings and clinical supervision

· Completes documentation of services

Education and Experience:

· Required Bachelor’s Degree in social service field or Bachelor’s Degree in like field and two years’ experience in Mental Health or Associates of Arts Degree in related field and five (5) years of Mental Health experience.

· Preferred 1-2 years’ work experience in mental health field

· Valid driver’s license, insurance and vehicle

Salary and Benefits

· Competitive Salary with potential for annual increases

· Full Time Benefit package, including Health, Dental, Vision Insurance. LTD, 401K, PTO, Holidays