Due to rapid expansion in all of our clinics, we are offering a $1500 sign-on bonus* for Community Support Specialist positions;
additional $500 sign-on bonus* for Qualified Mental Health Professionals. We are eager to be able to continue to serve clients in our service areas and need you to make this happen!
The School-Based Community Support Specialist serves as a liaison between children / families and the school and other external systems, and provides a wide range of services, depending on the needs and expectations of each child and family.
Evening & weekend availability required as needed by families served. Collaborative documentation with families served also required.
The position will start out training in a community-based role and will be transferred to include school-based functions when clinical and professional competencies have been demonstrated sufficient to meet the demands of the school-based role.
School-based IHSs do meet at least monthly in the home with caregivers for each client, and sometimes more frequently, as indicated appropriate for best care.
Responsibilities :
- Act as a liaison and ambassador for Compass Health Network to and between the agency and School Districts
- Serves as a consultant to school systems’ staff, providing mental health consultation and information on a wide range of mental health topics
- Actively collaborate with other systems’ staff regarding assigned children and their families, and participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to advocate for the mental health needs of the child / family
- Provide individualized behavioral health services based upon strengths, needs, abilities and preferences identified collaboratively with client / family, focused on supporting client’s movement toward recovery / resiliency goals
- Assist client / family in the development of the Wellness Plan
- Provide services from a holistic, person-centered, strengths-based perspective, incorporating coaching surrounding the Eight Dimensions of Wellness;
supporting client / family in completion of goals.
- Assist the family with accessing, locating and arranging services and resources to assist in achieving their goals
- Provide educational information and skill building to client / family and school staff regarding areas of concern such as daily living skills, education, symptom management, communication / relationships with focus on improving functioning
- Assist client / family in developing natural support systems including work with family members, school staff, legal guardians, etc.
- Assist with completion of initial and annual assessments and Wellness Plans as directed by Supervisor
- Will seek culturally competent services and service providers to meet the unique cultural needs of each agency client and family
- Driving is an essential function of the position