St. Louis County Jail - Community Support Specialist II

BJC Health System, Inc.; Missouri; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

BJC Behavioral Health is seeking a Community Support Specialist to work on-site at the St. Louis County Jail in Clayton, MO. You will carry a caseload of five clients, delivering competency restoration education and related court process information to DMH referrals.

Role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field; no prior experience is required. Schedule: Mon-Fri with start times around 8–8:30 AM and shifts ending by 4:30–5:00 PM. Up to $1500 sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field.
• No Experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides community support services to complex clients including those on care plans; uses treatment plan interventions.
• Completes timely documentation of services describing need, intervention, and outcomes.
• Contacts individuals/referral sources after missed appointments to re-engage and promote recovery.
• Provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Human Services or related

Tools

Licenses & Certifications

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• Up to a $1500 Sign on Bonus
• Shift information: Monday - Friday 8 AM or 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM or 5 PM
• Team Dynamic: This is a team of 2 located in the St. Louis County Justice Center – County Jail with the Jail Based Competency Restoration program.
• Case Load - 5 Clients at one time but might be following up with 1 or 2 additional clients in order to engage
• Location: St. Louis County Jail - 100 S. Central Ave. Clayton Mo 63105
• Job responsibilities: Carries a caseload of 5. Goes onto the floors to do competency restoration education with those referred to us by the Department of Mental Health (DMH), work with education modules to educate about courts, and provides the basics to referrals

Overview

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for providing community support services to maximize opportunities available to people living in the community while working to recover from the serious and persistent effects of mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Provides community support services to complex clients to include clients on care plan, using treatment plan interventions that result in positive outcomes, based on individual strengths and needs; case load sizes will vary.
• Completes timely documentation of services that clearly describe the need for the service, the intervention provided, the relationship to the treatment plan, the provider of the service, the date, the actual time and setting of the service, and the individual's response to the service.
• Contacting individuals and/or referral sources following missed appointments in order to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts. Supporting individuals in crisis situations.
• Provides mentorship and job shadowing to community support colleagues.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Human Services or related

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer