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. Productivity requirement of one hour face to face contact per shift.
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; Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree from 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 field other than a helping profession must have a minimum of two years of professional experience in 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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychology, or criminal justice
- If Bachelor's is in a non-helping field, minimum two years professional experience in community behavioral healthcare
- Certification as a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (may substitute for one year of experience)
- Experience implementing Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) principles and interventions
- Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and update individual habilitation plans and therapeutic rehabilitative skill development
- Ability to coordinate/manage mental and physical health services and provide crisis intervention as needed
- Maintain appointment schedule and meet productivity: one hour face-to-face contact per shift
- Availability to work full-time Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
What We Do
Legacy Treatment Services is a nonprofit behavioral health organization based in New Jersey. It is dedicated to improving the lives of children, adults, and families struggling with behavioral health issues through a range of clinical treatment and support services, including mental health services, addiction counseling, and medication management.
