Community Support Specialist
St Louis, MO, US, 63108-2707
Job Summary
Community Support Specialist
REPORTS TO: Director of Residential Services
OUR MISSION
The mission of Queen of Peace Center is to provide family-centered care for women with substance-use disorders, their families, and at-risk youth through treatment, prevention and education and housing.
As demonstrated by the life of Jesus Christ, Queen of Peace Center works to build a future of peace for families.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Community Support consists of specific activities with or on behalf of a particular client in accordance with an individual rehabilitation plan to maximize the client’s adjustment and functioning within the community while achieving sobriety and sustaining recovery, maximizing the involvement of natural support systems, and promoting client independence and responsibility.
Job Responsibilities
1. Develop recovery goals and identify needs, strengths, skills, resources and
supports and teaching how to use these supports, identify barriers to recovery
2. Assist in the development of treatment plans
3. Assist clients in develop natural supports to achieve and maintain recovery
4. Help clients restore skills and resources that were negatively impacted by
substance use
5. Participate in the interdisciplinary team meeting in order to identify strengths and
needs related to development of the individual’s rehabilitation plan including but
not limited to:
a. Employment;
b. Education;
c. Housing;
d. Nutrition, meal preparation, meal planning and shopping
e. Lifestyle changes and healthy lifestyle education
and actively work with clients to complete treatment goals and objectives
6. Attend periodic meetings with designated team members and the client,
whenever feasible, in order to review and update the rehabilitation plan
7. Contact clients who have no showed within 72 hours in order to re-engage the
person and promote recovery efforts
8. Arrange and refer for services and resources and, when necessary advocating
obtaining the services and quality of services to which the person is entitled
9. Monitor service delivery by providers external to the program and ensuring
communication and coordination of services
10. Locate and coordinate services and resources to resolve a crisis
11. Provide experiential training in life skills and resource acquisition
12. Provide information and education to an individual in accordance with the
person’s rehabilitation plan
13. Plan for discharge
14. Consistently meet monthly billable expectations
15. Transport clients in employee’s vehicle
16. Provide group education
17. Ability to lift 20 pounds
18. Assist client in establishing treatment goals
19. Schedule includes one weeknight per week and one weekend coverage per
month
20. Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
1. Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or closely related field;
or
a. A combination of higher education and qualifying experience equaling four (4)
year; or
b. Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support degree from an
approved institution; or
c. Four (4) years of qualifying experience
2. Valid Class E (or other acceptable) driver’s license, vehicle, and current automobile
liability insurance
3. Current and annual TB and CPR
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $37,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Catholic Charities of St. Louis 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. Catholic Charities of St. Louis 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.