Community Support Specialist

NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental Insurance with company

Employer Paid Life Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Voluntary Short & Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical &/

Credit Union Access

State Tuition Remission Worksite

Job summary

North Suffolk Community Services Inc. in Boston seeks a Community Support Specialist to engage clients, assist with assessments, and contribute to treatment planning.

The role involves helping clients access housing, transportation, skill-building, money management, and medication administration, with a team of staff in community and group living settings. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, with a Bachelor's degree preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelors degree highly preferred.
• MAP and CPR/First Aid certification within five months of hire.
• Massachusetts Driver's License required.
• Bilingual Spanish and American Sign Language skills desired.

Responsibilities

• Engage people and partner with them to improve health and wellness and promote self-management.
• Gather information about community agencies to assist in services.
• Provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize.
• Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities.
• Carry out interventions and action steps from the treatment plan with direct support.
• Collaborate with Housing Coordinators to help locate safe, affordable housing.
• Participate in medication administration per MAP and DMH policies.

Skills

MAP Certification

CPR/First Aid Certified

Massachusetts Driver's License

Bilingual (Spanish & ASL)

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

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Community Support Specialist

Salary: $51,300.00 Annually

North Suffolk is looking for Community Support Specialists to join our team! As a Community Support Specialist you will participate in the engagement, assessment, and treatment planning process for persons served. You will work with a dedicated team of staff to address the needs and goals of the persons served in both out in the community and in group living environments. The team provides person-centered interventions and treatment plans in the areas of housing, risk mitigation, transportation, skill-building, money management, and medication administration to support persons served to live a self-directed life.

Monday - Friday 40 hours/week

What you'll do:

• Engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness, achieve symptom stabilization and self-management, and develop and/or restore skills impacted by mental illness.
• Gather information about community agencies to assist in the provision of services.
• Provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize.
• Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities.
• Carry out the assigned interventions and action steps of the treatment plan, through the provision of direct support and rehabilitation services (in conjunction with professional staff).
• Collaborate with Housing Coordinators to help each person in finding a safe and affordable place to live – apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, furnishing and decorating.
• Participate in medication administration per MAP and DMH policies and protocol.

What you’ll need:

• Education:
  • High School Diploma/GED equivalent required.
  • Bachelors Degree highly preferred
• Experience:
  • In lieu of college degree, at least one year experience with population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder
  • Bilingual Spanish and American Sign Language skills desired but not required - please indicate language capability in application
• Skills:
  • Must be MAP and CPR/First Aid certified within five months of hire (training provided)
  • Massachusetts Drivers License required
• Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Access to Credit Union Banking
• Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)