Community Support Specialist

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Vera French Community Mental Health Center is looking for a Supported Community Support Specialist to provide Habilitation services and Community Support Services to clients in their homes and community settings. As the Supported Community Support Specialist you will provide appropriate interventions to teach clients skills involving activities of daily living, community integration, functional, social and skills to promote physical and emotional health.

• Stay informed on regulations and procedures for each service provided.
• Provide appropriate interventions to teach clients skills involving activities of daily living, community integration, functional, social, advocacy, and skills to promote physical and emotional health.
• Facilitate client group learning and support activities as assigned in order to meet the needs of the client as well as client interests, and goals as defined by the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain a caseload of assigned clients, initiating and scheduling client contacts as often as necessary to meet the client's needs as well as providing intervention in crisis situations.
• Advocate for consumer rights and choices.
• Adequately document services provided according to agency procedures and standards; including the quality and timeliness of documentation.
• Recognize early symptoms of mental illness and perform appropriate interventions and/or referrals in accordance with an identified crisis plan.
• Consult with other community agencies and significant others involved with consumers and staff; attend staff meetings, supervisory sessions and in-service meeting/trainings as scheduled.

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE required
• Maintain a valid Driver's License and be approved by Vera French CMHC's insurance carrier.
• All Vera French employees that transport a Vera French client in his/her personal or agency vehicle must also have a D-3 Chauffeur's License
• Experience working with the long-term mentally ill population
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Valid driver's license

Vera French offers various in-house training opportunities CPR, Medication Management and other trainings through our learning management system. To encourage our staff to continue their education, Vera French also offers a Tuition Reimbursement and Loan Repayment program for all employees after one year of employment.

• Group Health Insurance (United Healthcare)
• Delta Dental and Dental Vision Insurance
• Employer-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability through Mutual of Omaha
• Supplemental Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability options
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Employer contribution of 3% of annual salary, vested day one
  • Employer matching 25% of employee contributions, up to 6%
• Tuition Reimbursement & Loan Repayment Program
• Supplemental Critical Illness and Accident Coverage through Mutual of Omaha
• Paid Time Off
  • Nine paid holidays per year
  • Nine paid sick days per year (accrued per payroll)
  • Two weeks of vacation (accrued per payroll)
  • One Vera French Day (one paid day per year)

I hereby certify that, if hired, I will disclose any limitations I have that may impact my ability to do the job. I understand that I may also be required to undergo a pre-employment or post-employment medical exam by the VFCMHC designated health practitioner.

I understand that I may be subject to a background check, and hereby authorize Vera French Community Mental Health Center, or any of its affiliates, to investigate my background to determine any and all information of concern as to my record, whether the same is of record or not, and I release employers and persons named in my application from all liability for any damages on account of his/her furnishing said information.

Additionally, you are hereby authorized to make any investigation of my personal history, educational background, military record, motor vehicle records, criminal records, and credit history through an investigative or credit agency or bureau of your choice. I authorize the release of this information by the appropriate agencies to the investigating service. I authorize and give permission for the individuals listed as references to provide written information and/or verbally discuss my background with Vera French Community Mental Health Center, or any of its affiliates.

A negative background check can be grounds for dismissal, even if an offer has been made to me and I have been hired.