Community Outreach Specialist

Community Support SpecialistShift information: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Monday - Friday)Clients: Supporting clients with both a mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses (Co-Occurring Disorders-COD) - health and substance use disordersLocation: Farmington, MO. - Community basedJob responsibilities:Meet with clients in the office, their homes, or community to assist them in moving towards using coping skills and medication management versus drugs and alcohol to manage their symptoms (harm reduction).Local travel is required and you must have your own personal reliable vehicle with valid insurance.You must have a valid CLASS E or CLASS D driver's license (if you do not you must obtain one prior to your start date).You will be asked to transport clients in your own personal vehicle.Any mileage you put on your vehicle while working in the community will be reimbursed back to you at.65 per mile.You will be asked to meet with clients face to face.You will be asked to meet with clients in their homes.You will be required to connect with all your clients in person on a regular basis.This position is benefits eligible with Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension, Paid Time Off, and a Free Tuition Stipend that will allow you to obtain an advanced degree that is paid for by BJC Healthcare!Overview: BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Franois, 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 relatedExperience: No ExperienceSupervisor Experience: No ExperienceLicenses & Certifications: Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)Benefits and Legal Statement:BJC Total Rewards: At BJC we are 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, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire dateDisability insurance* paid for by BJCAnnual 4 BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution401(k) plan with BJC matchTuition Assistance available on first dayBJC Institute for Learning and DevelopmentHealth Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountsPaid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal timeAdoption assistance