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Community Support Specialist

NORTH CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM
place Canton, 61520
local_atm $18an hour
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Medication Management
ECT
Medication Management/Compliance
Pharmacotherapy
Individuals

About Job

Job Title: Community Support Specialist
Hours: 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM
Location: Canton, IL
Salary: $18.00 Exact salary calculation is based on education, credentials, and experience



Job Summary: Provides individual and group services, including case management interventions to
adults and youth within the office, home and community.



Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Works as liaison between inpatient hospitalizations, emergency rooms and nursing homes to plan
for discharge and follow up care
  • Provides person centered case management and individual and group counseling
  • Advocates on behalf of individuals to obtain needed resources, housing and healthcare
  • Facilitate interventions that focus on learning skills and ways to manage mental health issues and
physical health issues
  • Teaches skills using evidence-based curriculum about symptom management, recovery,
interpersonal, daily living, problem solving, healthy living, social connectedness, medication
management and communication.
  • Provides appropriate linkage and referral and assistance with entitlements
  • Actively participates in agency meetings, trainings and supervision
  • Completes documentation of services


Education and Experience:
  • Required Bachelor’s Degree in social service field or Bachelor’s Degree in like field and two
years’ experience in Mental Health or Associates of Arts Degree in related field and five (5) years
of Mental Health experience.
  • Preferred 1-2 years’ work experience in mental health field
  • Valid driver’s license, insurance and vehicle


Salary and Benefits
  • Competitive Salary with potential for annual increases
  • Full Time Benefit package, including Health, dental, vision Insurance. LTD, 401K, PTO, Holidays

Professional Field

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professional badgeNursing
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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Medication Management

Age Groups

Preteens/Tweens (11-13)
Adolescents/Teenagers (14-19)
Adults

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT
Medication Management/Compliance
Pharmacotherapy

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)

Settings

In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Schools
Home Health/In-home

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