Community Support Specialist

　　Job Details

　　Job Location

　　CSS DDMI ESH Mercer - Mercer County, NJ

　　Position Type

　　Full Time

　　Education Level

　　4 Year Degree

　　Salary Range

　　$18.00 - $20.00 Hourly

　　Job Shift

　　Overnight Shift

　　The duties of the Community Support Specialist include contributing to the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of consumers’ individual habilitation plans; therapeutic rehabilitative skill development; implementation of Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) principles and interventions; coordinating and managing services, both mental health and physical health; crisis intervention, as needed. Provision/coordination of services aimed at active rehabilitation and support services to achieve restoration of functioning and the achievement of community integration; maintaining own appointment schedule and meeting work productivity requirements; other duties as assigned by management staff.

　　Community Support Services offers a variety of supports to help Burlington County adults with a serious mental illness remain living successfully in the community. Services include case management, housing assistance, supportive counseling, advocacy, service linkages, illness management, peer support, life skills, education/employment assistance, transportation and 24-hour on-call support.

　　Enhanced Community Support Services is also available for adults being released from state psychiatric hospitals. This program offers a higher level of support and case management.

　　This is a Full Time Benefited position with the following benefits:

　　3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year

　　Medical, vision, dental and life insurance

　　403(b) employee participation and employer match

　　9 Agency-paid holidays

　　Training opportunities provided throughout the year

　　Retention bonus offered every 6 months, $1.3k for full time staff

　　Tuition Reimbursement

　　Hours:

　　Full Time

　　7:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

　　Bachelor’s Degreefrom an accredited college or university in a helping profession, such as social work, human services, counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychology, or criminal justice.

　　Bachelor’s Degree in a fieldother than a helping profession must have a minimum of two years of professional experiencein a community behavioral healthcare setting. Certification as a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner may be substituted for one year of experience.

　　Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.