Community Support Specialist

Job Description:

Job Title: Community Support Specialist

Locations: St. Louis, MO

Departments: Adult Housing

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:

We're seeking a compassionate and experienced Community Support Specialist to join our team. As a Community Support Specialist, you'll empower individuals and families to build strong foundations for long-term wellbeing and independence. You'll use evidence-based techniques and collaborate with other professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services. If you're passionate about making a difference, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide community-based mental health services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation
  

• Collaborate with clients, families, and stakeholders to develop and implement individualized treatment plans
  

• Utilize a strengths-based approach, incorporating evidence-based practices like Motivational Interviewing and CBT
  

• Provide behavioral interventions and coordinate care with other service providers
  

• Provide community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and/or adults including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation.
  
• Collaborate with clients, families, and other stakeholders to develop and implement individualized treatment plans that address the client's specific needs and goals.
  
• Utilize a strengths-based approach that emphasizes empowerment, skill-building, and resilience, incorporating evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing, Positive Reinforcement Techniques, Trauma-Informed Strategies, and skills based in CBT and DBT approaches.
  
• Provide behavioral interventions, including motivational interviewing, operant conditioning, interpersonal and group dynamics, cognitive processing, and other evidence-based interventions.
  
• Coordinate care with other service providers, including primary care physicians, psychiatrists, schools, and community organizations.
  
• Maintain accurate and timely records of client interactions, treatments, and progress, in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
  
• Participate in staff development activities, including training and education programs, to enhance knowledge and skills related to youth mental health services.
  
• Contribute to the organization's quality improvement initiatives, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
  
• Work collaboratively with other members of the team, including case managers, therapists, and support staff, to ensure effective coordination of care and support for clients.
  
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including parents, teachers, counselors, and other professionals involved in the client's care.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or as deemed necessary by the department.
  
• Preparing for and facilitating PSR group sessions as pertinent to client treatment plan goals.
  

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications: :

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related field
  

• OR an Associate's degree in Behavioral Health Support
  

• OR four years of qualifying experience, including delivery of services to individuals with mental health disorders or substance use disorders
  

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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