Community Support Specialist - Adult Criminal Justice Team

About this role

Job Description:

Essential Job Functions

• Teaches, models, and coaches activities of daily living (ADL) (e. g., personal hygiene, housekeeping, meal preparation, money management, educational and vocational goal-setting, nutrition needs); monitors performance of ADL skills and provides therapeutic feedback.
• Teaches psychoeducation classes on recovery (e. g., medication side effects, ADL, communication skills, stress management strategies).
• Plans and facilitates community-based activities (e. g., medical appointments, grocery shopping, leisure/recreation/socialization); facilitates access to community resources (e. g., AA/NA meetings, school, job placement).
• Contributes to safe and therapeutic environment by practicing verbal de-escalation and, as authorized, other behavior management techniques.
• Serves as “ambassador” of SCS and its clients by integrating clients into the community and educating community members about people with disabilities and about SCS’s services and programming.
• Collaborates with community systems on behalf of individuals served (e. g., school, landlord, family, transportation provider, employer).
• Provides transportation (e. g., driving SCS van or personal vehicle), ensuring adherence to standard safety practices (e. g., driver certification, seat belts, child safety seats); teaches and facilitates use of public transportation systems.
• Provides personal care, as needed (e. g., personal hygiene, toileting, laundry, meal preparation, safe eating techniques).
• Administers First Aid and CPR, as needed.
• Supervises self-administered medication, serving as the program’s “point person” for supervised self-administered medication (SSAM), or administers medication, depending on the specific clinical program’s protocols.

Education

· High school diploma or equivalent required.

· Completion of all required trainings within 6 months of hire date.

· Successfully complete, within six months of hire, the department led or approved training program per Medicaid regulations.

Experience

• · One year full time experience working with individuals who receive services for treatment of mental health or co-occurring disorder.
• · Formal documentation by supervisor of ability to function independently as direct support professional and of proficiency in providing direct support services.

· Ability to provide caring, nurturing attention and care to individuals with disabilities, including those who are medically fragile and/or have intense behavioral needs and/or otherwise pose a high level of risk, because of complexity of treatment/service needs and/or a complex diagnostic profile.

• · Good interpersonal skills.
• · Ability to communicate with verbal and nonverbal individuals.

· Teaching skills

• · Patience and empathy.
• · Maturity and judgment.

Physical Demands/Requirements

• · Position involves considerable physical exertion, lifting a maximum of 100 pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• · May include frequent lifting of patients.
• · 18 years of age or older.
• · Valid driver’s license.
• · Proof of automobile liability insurance.
• · Positive driving record.
• Time Type:
• Full time