Community Support Specialist - Legacy Treatment Services : Job Details

Community Support SpecialistJob DetailsJob LocationCSS DDMI ESH Mercer - Mercer County, NJPosition TypeFull TimeEducation Level4 Year DegreeSalary Range$18.00 - $20.00 HourlyJob ShiftOvernight ShiftThe duties of the Community Support Specialist include contributingto the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of consumers' individual habilitation plans; therapeutic rehabilitative skill development; implementation of Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) principles and interventions; coordinating and managing services, both mental health and physical health; crisis intervention, as needed. Provision/coordination of services aimed at active rehabilitation and support services to achieve restoration of functioning and the achievement of community integration; maintaining own appointment schedule and meeting work productivity requirements; other duties as assigned by management staff.Community Support Services offers a variety of supports to help Burlington County adults with a serious mental illness remain living successfully in the community. Services include case management, housing assistance, supportive counseling, advocacy, service linkages, illness management, peer support, life skills, education/employment assistance, transportation and 24-hour on-call support.Enhanced Community Support Services is also available for adults being released from state psychiatric hospitals. This program offers a higher level of support and case management.This is a Full Time Benefited position with the following benefits:+ 3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year+ Medical, vision, dental and life insurance+ 403(b) employee participation and employer match+ 9 Agency-paid holidays+ Training opportunities provided throughout the year+ Retention bonus offered every 6 months, $1.3k for full time staff+ Tuition ReimbursementHours:Full Time7:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.Bachelor's Degreefrom an accredited college or university in a helping profession, such as social work, human services, counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychology, or criminal justice.Bachelor's Degree in a fieldother than a helping profession must have a minimum of two years of professional experiencein a community behavioral healthcare setting. Certification as a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner may be substituted for one year of experience.Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.