Community Support Specialist

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources; Laurel (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance and LTD

Health (optional)

Dental (optional)

Vision (optional)

FSA (optional)

HSA (optional)

403(b) plan

Generous leave policy

Job summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources in Laurel, MS seeks a Community Support Specialist to work with children and adolescents in Jones County. The role focuses on providing individualized support to help youth face daily challenges.

Requires a Bachelor''s in behavioral healthcare, reliable transportation, and DMH case management certification readiness within 90 days. Strong communication skills and experience with youth are preferred. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in behavioral healthcare required.
• Reliable transportation to provide community services required.
• Valid driver''s license with satisfactory driving record required.
• Must be eligible to obtain DMH case management certification within 90 days of hire.
• Excellent communications skills required.
• Experience working with children and adolescents preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides advocacy, consultation and educational services to PBMHR consumers.
• Provides outpatient social services linkage, emergency intervention and crisis intervention services.
• Provides services for the family through home, school, or other community visits.
• Documents all services provided through electronic medical records by using collaborative documentation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Reliable transportation

Valid driver''s license

DMH case management certification

Education

Bachelor''s degree in behavioral healthcare

Job description

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). To read more about this.

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is seeking an energetic and motivated Community Support Specialist to work with children and adolescents in Jones County. Position is located in Laurel, MS. The Community Support Specialist position plays an important role in providing individualized support and guidance to assist with daily challenges for youth in Jones County.

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen-county service area includes Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jeff Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall and Wayne.

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources offers a competitive benefits package including:

• employer paid life insurance and LTD
• optional Health
• optional Dental
• optional Vision
• optional FSA
• optional HSA
• 403(b) plan
• generous leave policy

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral healthcare required
• Reliable transportation to provide community services required
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record required
• Must be eligible to obtain DMH case management certification within 90 days of hire
• Excellent communications skills required
• Experience working with children and adolescents preferred

Responsibilities:

• Provides advocacy, consultation and educational services to PBMHR consumers.
• Provides outpatient social services linkage, emergency intervention and crisis intervention services.
• Provides services for the family through home, school, or other community visits
• . Documents all services provided through electronic medical records by using collaborative documentation.