Community Support Specialist - Part-Time - Deaf Services

ReDiscover; Lone Jack (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate Community Support Specialist to join their dynamic team. This part-time role focuses on supporting deaf clients in achieving their personal goals through effective case management. You'll engage with clients to help them navigate community resources, overcome barriers, and foster independence. With a commitment to mental health and community well-being, this organization offers a flexible schedule and opportunities for professional growth. If you're driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Fluency in American Sign Language is required; deaf candidates are encouraged to apply.
• 2 years clinical experience in mental health settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and interact with a diverse caseload of clients.
• Assist clients in achieving independent living and employment goals.

Skills

Fluency in American Sign Language

Customer service skills

Strong written communication

Interpersonal communication skills

Knowledge of mental illness

Education

4-year degree

4 years equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

GSuite

Job description

Community Support Specialist - Part-Time - Deaf Services

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ReDiscover is seeking a Community Support Specialist to add to our Connections Program!

Who We Are

ReDiscover has been known for over 50 years as a non-profit community mental health center in southeastern Jackson County, Missouri with a mission of delivering efficient and cost-effective treatment for the people we serve. Our diverse team of over 700 employees is “Passionate About People” as we support our community, specifically those whose lives have been affected by a mental illness or substance use. With over 29 programs across 20 different locations in Lee’s Summit, Raytown, and Kansas City, ReDiscover offers a wide variety of career opportunities for individuals like you looking to make a difference throughout the area!

What We Do

ReDiscover's Connections Program is tied to Missouri's Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (CPRP). This is a case management focused program that provides individuals with support to live an independent life in the community. Through a variety of multidisciplinary services that clients can choose from including medication management, therapy, group therapy, health and wellness support, employment services and transportation support, clients can develop skills, access resources and learn ways to manage their emotional and physical health. This position will assist deaf clients enrolled in ReDiscover's CPRP programs.

At ReDiscover, while every day is different, a typical day may include the following roles and responsibilities:

• Maintain and interact with a caseload of clients with diverse characteristics either in-person or over the phone.
• Facilitate each client’s achievement of long range outcomes of symptom management, employment and independent living based upon the needs of the client.
• Engage difficult to serve clients by investigating all potential resources in order to gain access and make connections.
• Help remove barriers for clients, which may include helping clients participate in community or social service programs, referring clients to educational or working programs and/or assisting with transportation barriers as identified in their treatment plan.
• Collect and maintain information about clients and document interactions within ReDiscover’s designated electronic medical record.
• Communicate and collaborate with an internal multi-disciplinary team to address various aspects of wellness and ensure positive communication regarding the coordination of client care.
  
  

We are focused on your development and will spend time helping you continue to grow as a Community Support Specialist. However, here are some things that you will need prior to starting with ReDiscover:

• Availability to work 20 hours a week with a flexible schedule.
• 4-year degree or 4 years of equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• A valid automobile driver’s license, appropriate automobile insurance and a safe, reliable, registered automobile available for use during work.
• Fluency in American Sign Language; deaf candidates are preferred and are highly encouraged to apply.
• Familiarity with deaf culture.
• At least two (2) years clinical experience in a direct service provision to children and adolescents in a mental health setting preferred.
• Working knowledge of mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Knowledge of the community resources as well as health and social service systems in the Kansas City metro area and skill in establishing working relationships with community partners preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills with a recovery focus.
• Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as GSuite.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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