ACT Community Support Specialist

Association House of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Association House of Chicago in Chicago, IL is seeking a dedicated clinician to provide individualized, community-based treatment, support, and rehabilitation for adults experiencing severe mental illness and co-occurring disorders. The role emphasizes psychosocial rehab, skills building, and linking participants to natural supports and community resources.

You will conduct intensive outreach to engage clients, monitor symptoms and medications, coordinate crisis services with supervising staff,

Qualifications

• AA required or 5 years of experience in behavioral healthcare.
• Experience with psychosocial rehabilitation services and psychiatric disorders.
• Experience working with diverse ethnic populations.
• English/Spanish bilingual preferred.
• Personal vehicle, current driver’s license and insurance, good driving record acceptable to agency insurance carrier.
• Carries cellular phone at all times to respond to participant/program needs.
• Flexibility to work on weekends, evenings, holidays during emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, comprehensive, and community-based treatment, support, and rehabilitation services to persons with severe mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders.
• Uses intensive outreach strategies to engage participants in services.
• Monitors participants' symptoms and medication regularly.
• Implements crisis services in consultation with supervisor/psychiatrist and ensures participant safety and access to services.
• Serves as a liaison with other systems of care.
• Documents all services using program standards.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Community outreach

Documentation

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or social work

CADC certification preferred

Tools

Valid driver's license

Personal vehicle

Cell phone

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for providing individualized, comprehensive, and community-based treatment, support, and rehabilitation services to persons with severe mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders. Provides therapeutic interventions that facilitate illness self-management, psychosocial rehab, skill building, identification of natural supports, and use of community resources. Uses intensive outreach strategies to engage participants in services. Monitors participants' symptoms and medication regularly. Implements crisis services in consultation with supervisor/psychiatrist and makes sure that participants are safe and obtain timely access to services. Serves as a liaison with other systems of care. Documents all services using program standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, or a related field or CADC certification preferred.
• AA required or 5 years of experience in behavioral healthcare. Experience working with persons with psychosocial rehabilitation services, psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and/or development disorders required.
• Experience working with diverse ethnic populations required.
• English/Spanish bilingual preferred.
• Personal vehicle, current driver’s license and insurance, good driving record acceptable to agency insurance carrier.
• Carries cellular phone at all times to respond to participant/program needs.
• Flexibility to work on weekends, evenings, holidays during emergencies.

Company Description

Founded in 1899 as one of Chicago's original settlement houses, Association House has a 122-year history of meeting the most pressing needs of those in the communities we serve. Today, we provide comprehensive, collaborative and effective programs with bilingual competency in English and Spanish. With more than 30 programs encompassing Behavioral Health, Child Welfare, Community Health, Workforce Development, and the Association House High School, we promote individual health and wellness and create opportunities for educational and economic advancement. With a strong lens on equity, Association House is firmly committed to our core values of integrity, excellence, respect, leadership, and education.