Community Support Worker (CCSS)
Community Support Worker (CCSS)
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$ 42000 - 50820
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Community Support Worker (CCSS)
Families & Youth Innovations Plus (FYI)
Position: Full-Time
Salary: $42000 - $50820 annually (3 levels based on experience and education)
FLSA Status: Salaried/Exempt
Reports To: Behavioral Health Community Services Program Manager
Department: Behavioral Health Community Services Program
Make a Difference in Youth & Family Services!
The purpose of Comprehensive Community Support Services (CCSS) is to surround individuals and families with the services and resources necessary to promote recovery rehabilitation and resiliency. Comprehensive Community Support Workers address goals specifically in the following areas: independent living learning working socializing and recreation. CCSS consists of a variety of interventions based on coaching and addressing barriers that impeded the development of skills necessary for independent functioning in the community.
What Youll Do:
- Monitor referrals made to community based organizations medical care and other services to support the members overall care management plan
- Provide case management and referral services for client caseload
- Assess plan implement and evaluate the needs of patients to develop and facilitate an appropriate plan of care and discharge plan
- Advocate for patients and families throughout the continuum of care for procurement of services and optimal health
- Works closely with families to plan secure coordinate and monitor services via community and informal
- resources to assist them in reaching optimum social psychological and physical functioning and to reach their identified recovery and resiliency goals.
- Conducts Functional/Needs Based Assessments based on needs or challenges of the family and developing service plans for goals to be addressed in the course of Case Management Services
- Will facilitate treatment team meetings and updated treatment plans in coordination with client and family in addition to informal and formal treatment team personnel/resources for assigned clients in keeping with agency policy licensing standards or as clinically indicated.
- Maintains client records ensuring that documentation will be timely accurate and maintained according to agency and contract standards. Completes the required training curriculum and ongoing training to improve knowledge skills and abilities to promote awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity and needs of persons served.
What You Need:
Education & Experience
- Bachelors Degree in a human service field from an accredited university;
- Associates degree in approved curriculum in behavioral health coaching;
- High School (High school diploma) graduate or have a General Educational development (GED) and have a minimum of three years of experience working with the target population; or shall be certified as a certified peer specialist (CPS)
- One (1) year relevant experience working with the target population; or hold an associates degree in a human service field from an accredited college and have a minimum of two (2) years of experience working with the target population.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience comprehensive benefits package professional development opportunities.
- Benefits Compensation include health dental life insurance short term and long term disability supplement plans
- 403(b) PTO and 14 paid holidays
Employment Type
Full-Time
