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**Job Description:**A Community Support Specialist helps individuals adapt to living in their communities by creating personalized plans that address their specific needs. They use evidence-based techniques and collaborate with other professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services. Their goal is to empower clients and their families to build strong foundations for long-term wellbeing and independence. By connecting them with local resources and fostering a robust support network, they promote growth, stability, and resilience.**Essential Job Functions:*** Provide community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and/or adults including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation.* Collaborate with clients, families, and other stakeholders to develop and implement individualized treatment plans that address the client's specific needs and goals.* Utilize a strengths-based approach that emphasizes empowerment, skill-building, and resilience, incorporating evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing, Positive Reinforcement Techniques, Trauma-Informed Strategies, and skills based in CBT and DBT approaches.* Provide behavioral interventions, including motivational interviewing, operant conditioning, interpersonal and group dynamics, cognitive processing, and other evidence-based interventions.* Coordinate care with other service providers, including primary care physicians, psychiatrists, schools, and community organizations.* Maintain accurate and timely records of client interactions, treatments, and progress, in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.* Participate in staff development activities, including training and education programs, to enhance knowledge and skills related to youth mental health services.* Contribute to the organization's quality improvement initiatives, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.* Work collaboratively with other members of the team, including case managers, therapists, and support staff, to ensure effective coordination of care and support for clients.* Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including parents, teachers, counselors, and other professionals involved in the client's care.* Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or as deemed necessary by the department.* Preparing for and facilitating PSR group sessions as pertinent to client treatment plan goals.* ACT/ACT TAY/IMPART Only: Knowledge of the basic elements of ACT, the theory behind the ACT model, the core processes that ACT teams follow, and the types of services that ACT team members provide.**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*** Knowledge of case management and rehabilitation methods, principles and techniques as they relate to mental health and/or substance use disorders.* Knowledge of the problems encountered by persons with mental health and/or substance use disorders and how to access the various community resources available.* Knowledge of the methods and modalities as well as the legal requirements and court procedures related to treating mental health and substance use disorders.* Ability to problem solve and communicate ideas clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing to produce clear and concise reports.* Ability to be self-motivated to provide high-level performance while meeting the complex needs of the clients and their families.* Ability to multi-task and coordinate services from a variety of community resources, while maintaining proper communications with all staff (e.g. admissions, process, and discharge plans).* Ability to establish effective relationships with youth and their families via telephone and personal contacts.* Ability to follow direction and accept supervision.**Experience and Education Qualifications:*** An individual with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other human services specialized field of study; or* An individual with a Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field and two years of related work experience; or* Any four-year combination of higher education and two years of related work experience, or* An Associate’s of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support will also fulfill educational requirements; or* An individual with four years of qualifying experience\*.**\*Qualifying experience** must include delivery of services to individuals with mental health disorders, substance use disorders or developmental disabilities. Experience must include some combination of the following:* Providing one-on-one or group services with a rehabilitation/habilitation and recovery/resiliency focus;* Teaching and modeling for individuals how to cope and manage psychiatric, developmental, or substance use disorder issues while encouraging the use of natural resources;* Supporting individuals in their efforts to find and maintain employment and/or to function appropriately in family, school, and community settings;* Assisting individuals to achieve the goals and objectives in their individual treatment plan.**Illinois Requirements:*** High school diploma with at least one year of experience in social services is required (RSA designation according to IL Administrative Code Part 132 Section 132.25).* A mental health professional as defined in the IL Administrative Code Part 132 Section 132.25 is strongly preferred:
+ A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field;
+ A bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting;
+ A practical nurse license under the Illinois Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65];A certificate of psychiatric rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, plus a high school diploma or GED, plus 2 years of experience in providing mental health services;
+ A recovery support specialist certified by, and in good standing with, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.;
+ A family partnership professional certificate from and in good standing with the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.;
+ An occupational therapy assistant licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75] with at least one year of experience in a mental health setting;
- A minimum of a high school diploma or GED and 5 years supervised clinical experience in mental health or human services* Demonstrated education, training, or experience in the mental health services* Adequate written skills to accurately complete required documentation within the time frames prescribed.* Skilled in case management and community support interventions.**Supervisory Requirements:**None**Employment Requirements:*** Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.* Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.* All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.* Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.* Obtain trainings to assist in professional development meeting DMH Standards.* Extensive knowledge of the policies, procedures, and regulations of the program to which the employee is assigned.* Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to operate a company-owned vehicle.* Must be at least twenty-three (23) years of age to operate a company-owned fifteen (15) passenger van.* Must have reliable means of transportation in order to transport clients in personal vehicle.**Physical Requirements:**ADA Consideration - Sedentary work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount #J-18808-Ljbffr
+ A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field;
+ A bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting;
+ A practical nurse license under the Illinois Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65];A certificate of psychiatric rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, plus a high school diploma or GED, plus 2 years of experience in providing mental health services;
+ A recovery support specialist certified by, and in good standing with, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.;
+ A family partnership professional certificate from and in good standing with the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.;
+ An occupational therapy assistant licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75] with at least one year of experience in a mental health setting;
- A minimum of a high school diploma or GED and 5 years supervised clinical experience in mental health or human services* Demonstrated education, training, or experience in the mental health services* Adequate written skills to accurately complete required documentation within the time frames prescribed.* Skilled in case management and community support interventions.**Supervisory Requirements:**None**Employment Requirements:*** Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.* Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.* All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.* Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.* Obtain trainings to assist in professional development meeting DMH Standards.* Extensive knowledge of the policies, procedures, and regulations of the program to which the employee is assigned.* Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to operate a company-owned vehicle.* Must be at least twenty-three (23) years of age to operate a company-owned fifteen (15) passenger van.* Must have reliable means of transportation in order to transport clients in personal vehicle.**Physical Requirements:**ADA Consideration - Sedentary work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount #J-18808-Ljbffr