Location: Cape Girardeau MO Cape Girardeau County
Full Time: NonExempt
Work Hours: MondayFriday: 8:00 am 4:30 pm. Some evenings may be required as necessary dependent upon agency and client need.
Pay Range: $19.00 21.40/hour dependent upon prior experience
UPDATED QUALIFICATIONS!
Now any undergraduate degree or equivalent experiences qualifies for this position!
Community Counseling Center is seeking passionate individuals for the Community Support Caseworker role. The CSC operates from a clientcentered strengthbased approach emphasizing the importance of mental health support. Candidates should have excellent communication and organizational skills be comfortable working with diverse populations and enjoy supporting community mental health needs.
The Program
Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center (CPRC) supports adults and children with disabilities in social role functioning and daily living skills. Staff work closely with clients in various community settings providing case management services and therapy to promote recovery.
The Job
Responsible for delivering community support services for assigned clients within the CPRC. The role involves working in the community such as client homes or residential centers. Typically the position manages 2025 clients meeting with them weekly.
Essential Functions
- Provide community support services to children and adults enrolled in the CPRC program.
- Maintain a caseload including community and hospital settings.
- Document client interactions per agency guidelines completing all documentation by deadlines.
- Provide training/education to clients in daily living skills.
- Monitor treatment plan goals and maintain contact with the treatment team.
- Refer clients to appropriate community resources to improve functionality and develop a support system.
- Document according to clinical policies DMH CARF and federal/state program standards.
How Success is Measured:
- Direct Service: Consistency in client meetings to ensure needs are met (typically 24 halfhour contacts/week).
- Documentation: Quality thorough and concise documentation completed within designated timeframes.
- Communication: Effective communication with clients coworkers supervisors and treatment team members.
- Time Management: Timeliness for meetings supervisions and client appointments managing documentation efficiently.
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree or;
- Any fouryear combination of higher education and qualifying experience or;
- Four years of qualifying experience.
Qualifying experience includes service delivery to individuals with mental illness substance abuse disorders or developmental disabilities.
- Must hold or obtain by start date MO Class E Drivers License (Class D for IL Residents) and proof of continuous auto insurance. Must meet CCCs Motor Vehicle Record standards and have reliable transportation.
- Travel in own vehicle is required.
The Agency
Community Counseling Center (CCC) Your Behavioral Health Wellness Resource has served the public since 1974. As an administrative agent for the Missouri Department of Mental Health CCC provides comprehensive behavioral health services in a fivecounty area.
Mission: To support personal growth wellness and improved quality of life through comprehensive behavioral health services to individuals and families in Bollinger Cape Girardeau Madison Perry and Ste Genevieve counties in Missouri.
Vision: To create a diverse and inclusive behavioral healthcare system where individuals and families can access mental health and substance use services feel welcome accepted and leave with hope and improved quality of life.
Commitment to Inclusion
We believe that an inclusive workforce fuels innovation and enables us to better serve our diverse customer base. We actively seek out applications from individuals of all races ethnicities genders sexual orientations abilities religions socioeconomic backgrounds etc. Through inclusive hiring practices unbiased selection processes and ongoing training we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered. Join us in building an inclusive environment where every employee can thrive and contribute their unique perspectives to best meet the needs of our clients and communities.
Benefits
- 24 Paid Days Off Your First Year one day off for your birthday)
- Seven Paid Holidays
- Competitive Health Dental Vision and Supplemental Insurance
- Company Paid Life and LTD Insurance
- Retirement AutoEnrollment
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Employee Referral Program
- Much More!
Community Counseling Center is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
CCC will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions etc. please contact to speak with us about your needs.