Campus Support Specialist

We are seeking a Campus Support Specialist to join our team.

Starting Hourly Range: $23 - $25

As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hire salaries are typically between the minimum and midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skill, experience, education, licensure, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.

This role will assist team members with providing immediate intervention and support to youth experiencing behavioral health crises as well as assist with additional support to assist with campus safety including de-escalation, safety planning, debriefing incidents, runaway prevention strategies, incident documentation, and maintaining a therapeutic environment.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Assess risk to youth, peers’ team members, and environment.

Respond promptly to behavioral health crisis including aggressive behavior, self-harm threats or behaviors, suicidal ideation, runaway risk, and emotional dysregulation.

Determine the appropriate level of interventions, including the need for emergency assistance.

Intervene when youth demonstrate behaviors indicating an intent to elope.

Assist with search and recovery efforts when youth leave the facility without authorization.

Implement and facilitate curriculum for Run Prevention Groups.

Communicate crisis-related information to supervisors, clinicians, nursing staff, case managers, and direct-care team members.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Our ideal candidate will have 2 years of experience working with “at risk” youth or working in law enforcement, social services working with youth, transitional living child welfare or crisis intervention and the following:

Bachelor’s degree in social services, criminal justice, human services, behavioral sciences, or similar field, required.

At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screeningA valid driver’s license in the state you reside in, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

WHO WE ARE:

Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas:

Youth & Family Support – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.

Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.

Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students’ behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

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.

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