Community Support Specialist

Bridgeway; Illinois; On-site; USD 54,443,000 - 77,366,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgeway is seeking a Community Support Specialist in Galesburg, IL to provide community-based support and case coordination for individuals with disabilities or mental illness.

You will assess consumer needs, help develop planning, coordinate services, and support independence while adhering to person-centered approaches and ensuring access to housing and community resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services field.
• At least one year of direct care experience with persons with disabilities or mental illness.
• Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) status to work with developmental disabilities.
• Mental Health Professional (MHP) status to work with mental illness.
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and pass insurability checks.
• Employment conditional upon successful background checks.

Responsibilities

• Assess consumer's overall functioning, identify problems, needs, strengths, and lead planning.
• Implement plan elements including skill-building, counseling, advocacy, and building supports.
• Ensure linkages to community services, entitlement programs and housing options.
• Advocate for basic needs and promote self-advocacy and independence.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Services

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Galesburg, IL 61401-9791


• Position Type: Full Time


• Salary Range: $19.00 - $27.00 Hourly


• Job Shift: First Shift

Come Join Bridgeway...make a difference in someone's life!

Job Description

The Community Support Specialist provides community support and case coordination services for a caseload of individuals with disabilities/intellectual disabilities or individuals with mental illness. The Community Support Specialists works with the people we serve using a true person center approached in order to foster relationships between individuals and their communities.

To learn more about this position, please read the summarized list of duties below:

• Assess consumer's overall functioning, identifying problems, needs, skill strengths and deficits, and assume a lead role in the consumer centered planning process developing implementation strategies.


• Implement selected aspects of the plan including skill building, counseling, advocacy, and building community, family, and natural supports.


• Ensure linkages to community service providers, entitlement programs and housing alternatives.


• Advocate for individual's basic need, development of natural resources, and personal independence through teaching self-advocacy skills.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in the human services field and at least one year of direct care experience working with persons with disabilities. Must be able to achieve Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) status to work with persons with developmental disabilities. Must have Mental Health Professional (MHP) status to work with persons with mental illness. Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license, proof of insurance, and meet company insurability standards by having a good driving record. Employment with Bridgeway is conditional upon completion of all background checks.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Bridgeway is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the objective of Bridgeway to make Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) a reality for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, race, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability or unfavorable discharge from military services and to prevent sexual harassment in employment.