Community Support Specialist - Moberly, MO

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. {=html} - 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*.