Community Support Specialist

Be the change you wish to see in the world! Come join our team to empower children and families in our communities to transform their lives and develop to their full potential.

We are in search of candidates with knowledge about the community and local services!

A good communicator(text/email/phone), with a desire to work with a team,
who agrees that education(life-skills) is important for youth aging out of the state system(foster care/Juvenile services) to avoid homelessness.
A natural helper, with patience, situational awareness and awareness of different learning styles.

• Monday-Friday
• 9:00 PM - 5:00 PM (8 hr. shift w/ flexibility)
• No Mandatory Overtime
• No On-Call Obligations
• No Nights or Weekends
• Bi-weekly pay
• Agency Vehicles Available for Youth Transport (valid license required)
• Option to Use Your Own Vehicle (valid license and insurance required)

Musts:

• Must be able to walk 1-3 flights of stairs
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must have experience utilizing electronic health record databases
• Must have fully available to program participants and team during work hours

Does this sound like a good fit for YOU?

The well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. At Pressley Ridge, we strive to provide the most competitive and comprehensive employee benefit programs that are affordable and help you and your family achieve and maintain your best possible health.

• Medical coverage available with a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match
• Prescription coverage
• Dental and vision plans
• Patient advocate and Medicare specialists available at no cost
• Dependent Care Flexible Savings Account
• Retirement savings plan with an employer match
• Free life insurance and AD&D
• Paid Time Off
• 9 paid holidays (7 recognized holidays plus a floating and birthday holiday per year)
• Tuition reimbursement (if applicable)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Position Summary

The Community Support Specialist (CSS) works within a team to support transition-aged youth who live independently in the community. The CSS provides daily life skills directly to either parenting or non-parenting participants, ages 16-21, who are committed to DHS, DJS or both, in Maryland. The CSS is also responsible for documenting daily communication with program participants, to ensure safety of the youth and security of the apartments during the workday.

The CSS works diligently with the team to assist the youth in obtaining employment or other income, prior age-out, for self-sufficiency.

• Professionally manage a work environment to include, being available to assist after hours staff with participant challenges as well as responsible maintenance of required job tools (e.g. computer and cell phone).
• Act as Parent Trainer by providing primary support of parenting goals and feedback of participant progress.
• Use Program policies and procedures manual as written.
• Teach participants relevant life skills in their living environment on a consistent, weekly basis for up to one-hour a week, in an effort to meet their life skills outcome goals.
• Administer and evaluate knowledge on the Daniel Memorial skills. assessment,to establish goals with participants to work towards self-sufficiency and independence.
• Establish a professional rapport with the leasing offices to successfully problem-solve any complaints issued against the participants.
• Orient the participants into the program, specifically focus on teaching life skills modules pertaining to community living, home management and financial stability.
• Distribute weekly participant stipends, monthly bus passes and monthly clothing stipends.
• Complete monthly apartment inspections of the participants living space.
• Complete work orders for in-house maintenance issues with participant apartments.
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