Child & Family Support Specialist
St Louis, MO, US, 63108-2707
Since its founding in 1985, Queen of Peace Center (QOPC) has been providing family-centered behavioral healthcare for women, children, and families. As a member of the Federation of Catholic Charities, we serve the metropolitan and surrounding St. Louis area through four core programs: prevention, education, treatment, and housing.
OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Participate in the interdisciplinary team meeting in order to identify strengths and needs related to development of the individual’s rehabilitation plan.
• Contact clients who have unexcused absence from the program in order to re-engage the person and promote recovery efforts.
• Arrange and refer for services and resources and, when necessary, advocating obtaining the services and quality of services to which the person is entitled.
• Monitor service delivery by providers external to the program and ensuring communication and coordination of services.
• Locate and coordinate services and resources to resolve a crisis.
• Provide experiential training in life skills and resource acquisition.
• Provide information and education to an individual in accordance with the person’s rehabilitation plan.
OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED...
• Network with other agencies and services, including schools.
• Obtain additional services for the client/family, or discover services they are already receiving, in order to get vital collateral information pertinent to therapeutic work.
• Verify initial inquiry demographics, i.e. DOB, SSN, Medicaid #, etc.
• Create and update client’s files, input data into computer system as necessary.
• Act as a liaison between managed care company and client, if applicable.
• Plan for discharge.
• Bill a minimum of 30 hours per week.
• Transport clients in employee’s vehicle.
• Provide group education.
• Ability to lift 20 pounds.
• Assist client in establishing treatment goals.
• Must have Class E Missouri driver’s license.
• Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or closely related field or four (4) years relevant experience in human service delivery field. Valid Missouri Class E driver’s license, vehicle, and current automobile liability insurance is required. CSS must own or lease their own vehicle for use in transporting clients. (Automobile insurance coverage to include transporting clients in employee’s vehicle.) Good communication skills both oral and written; skills involving proper grammar, punctuation, and clarity. Ability to use computer for charting and familiar with Microsoft Windows.
Queen of Peace Center does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. Queen of Peace Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, and Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.