Community Services Specialist
Outreach Development Corporation
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Job overview
Outreach Development Corporation is hiring a Community Services Specialist. The Community Support Specialist coordinates care and participates in discharge planning for adolescent clients and their families. This role addresses case management needs, including access to employment, education, entitlements, medical and psychiatric services, housing, and socialization. The specialist provides assessment and referral services, clinical intervention, and advocates on behalf of clients to ensure they receive necessary support.
Key focus areas include Provide assessment and referral to needed services, Provide clinical intervention, addressing barriers to obtaining needed services, and Advocate on behalf of clients to obtain needed services.
Important skills include Clinical Intervention, Advocacy, Case Management, Outreach, Communication, and Collaboration.
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Full job description
Full-time-C
Clerical
Ridgewood, NY, US
Salary Range: $44,000.00 To $48,000.00 Annually
Outreach Development Corporation
Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address the issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training and tools to build healthy lives . Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential. For more information, please visit www.opiny.org.
Position: Community Support Specialist
The community support specialist is responsible for coordinating care and participating in discharge planning. Duties include addressing case management needs of adolescent clients and their families including access to employment, education, entitlements, medical and psychiatric services, housing, socialization, and other supports.
General Job Scope
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Provides assessment and referral to needed services which will support treatment goals and prevent untimely discharge from treatment.
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Provides clinical intervention, addressing barriers to obtaining needed services.
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Advocates on behalf of clients to obtain needed services.
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Coordinates case management of clients with requirements of juvenile justice, foster care, probation, or other mandating agencies.
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Provides home visits to assist in assessment and engagement in treatment, and to identify barriers to family self-sufficiency.
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Conducts outreach, develops working linkages and coordinates with other service providers to assist with client needs.
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Attends and participates in staff, service provider and community meetings, where appropriate.
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Completes all needed documentation of services and contacts in a timely manner.
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Maintains communication and teamwork with clinical staff to integrate and enhance clinical services.
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Conducts toxicology tests, as needed.
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Liaison to district school providing a seamless transition and support after residential treatment.
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Exercise due diligence in the delivery of quality care in line with agency Medicaid Compliance Plan and systems of accountability.
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Insure communication through the compliance officer and/or the supervisory structure of any violation of non-compliance with the agency’s Medicaid compliance plan and personnel policy and procedure.
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Community management of therapeutic milieu.
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Group, family and individual counseling
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Discharge planning
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Treatment planning, progress notes, probation reports and other related documentation.
Qualifications
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CASAC-T, CASAC, LMSW or LMHC preferred.
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Experience working with adolescents and their families.
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Experience working in residential treatment preferred.
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Experience in marketing a plus.
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Bilingual Spanish preferred.
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Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.
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Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
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Experience with AVATAR electronic health records a plus.
Position Status
This is a full-time non-exempt position.
Monday 1PM-9PM Tuesday 9-5PM Wednesday 1-9PM Thursday 9-5PM Friday 10-6PM 1 Saturday a month with a take back day that week.
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