Community Support Specialist - ASL

North Suffolk Community Services, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental Insurance

Employer Paid Life Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. is seeking a Community Support Specialist – ASL to join our team in Boston. The role focuses on engagement, assessment, and treatment planning to support individuals across community and group living environments.

You will work with a dedicated team to address housing, transportation, skills, money management, and medication administration, emphasizing self-directed living and person-centered care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• American Sign Language fluency is required for this role.
• MAP and CPR/First Aid certified within five months of hire (training provided).
• Massachusetts Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness and develop skills affected by mental illness.
• Gather information about community agencies to assist in service provision.
• Provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize.
• Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities.
• Carry out treatment plan interventions and direct support in office and community settings.
• Collaborate with Housing Coordinators to help find safe and affordable housing and manage related tasks.
• Participate in medication administration per MAP and DMH policies.

Skills

American Sign Language fluency

MAP/CPR First Aid certification

Massachusetts Driver's License

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

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Community Support Specialist - ASL

2 days ago Requisition ID: 4329

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 community and 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.

We are looking for Community Support Specialists who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or fluent in American Sign Language to join our team!

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 to people on an individual, group, and family basis (in conjunction with professional staff) in the office and in community settings.
• 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
  • American Sign Language fluency is required for this role
• 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)