Community Support Specialist
Outreach
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- Pay
- $23 to $28
- an hour
- Location
- Brentwood, NY
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 9
- 11 days ago
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About the company
Outreach
Non-profit organization management · 201 to 500 employees
What you'll do
- Coordinate care and participate in discharge planning
- Provide assessment and referral to needed services
- Provide clinical intervention addressing barriers to services
- Advocate for clients to obtain needed services
- Coordinate case management with mandating agencies
- Provide home visits to assist in assessment and treatment engagement
- Conduct outreach and coordinate with other service providers
- Provide group, family, and individual counseling
What you need
- Provide assessment and referral to needed services that will support treatment goals and prevent untimely discharge from treatment.
- Provides clinical intervention, addressing barriers to obtaining needed services.
- Advocates on behalf of clients to obtain needed services.
- Coordinates case management of clients with requirements of juvenile justice, foster care, probation, or other mandating agencies.
- Provides home visits to assist in assessment and engagement in treatment, and to identify barriers to family self-sufficiency.
- Conducts outreach, develops working linkages and coordinates with other service providers to assist with client needs.
- Attends and participates in staff, service provider and community meetings, as needed.
- Completes al needed documentation of services and contacts in a timely manner.
- Maintains communication and teamwork with clinical staff to integrate and enhance clinical services.
- Conducts toxicology tests, as needed.
- Liaison to district school providing a seamless transition and support after residential treatment.
- Exercise due diligence in the delivery of quality care in line with agency Medicaid Compliance Plan, and systems of accountability.
- Insure communication through the compliance officer and/or the supervisory structure of any violation of non-compliance with the agency’s Medicaid Compliance Plan, and personnel policy and procedure.
- Community management of therapeutic milieu.
- Group, family, and individual counseling.
- Discharge planning.
- Treatment planning, progress notes, probation reports, and other related documentation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Key skills
CASAC-TCASACLMSWLMHCAVATAR electronic health recordsBilingual English/Spanishmarketingcollaboration with diverse groups
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Position: Community Support Specialist
The Community Support Specialist is responsible for coordinating care and participating in discharge planning.
Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
This position is based at Outreach House 2 for Adolescents located at 400 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY
Essential Duties:
Provide assessment and referral to needed services that will support treatment goals and prevent untimely discharge from treatment.
Provides clinical intervention, addressing barriers to obtaining needed services.
Advocates on behalf of clients to obtain needed services.
Coordinates case management of clients with requirements of juvenile justice, foster care, probation, or other mandating agencies.
Provides home visits to assist in assessment and engagement in treatment, and to identify barriers to family self-sufficiency.
Conducts outreach, develops working linkages and coordinates with other service providers to assist with client needs.
Attends and participates in staff, service provider and community meetings, as needed.
Completes al needed documentation of services and contacts in a timely manner.
Maintains communication and teamwork with clinical staff to integrate and enhance clinical services.
Conducts toxicology tests, as needed.
Liaison to district school providing a seamless transition and support after residential treatment.
Exercise due diligence in the delivery of quality care in line with agency Medicaid Compliance Plan, and systems of accountability.
Insure communication through the compliance officer and/or the supervisory structure of any violation of non-compliance with the agency’s Medicaid Compliance Plan, and personnel policy and procedure.
Community management of therapeutic milieu.
Group, family, and individual counseling.
Discharge planning.
Treatment planning, progress notes, probation reports, and other related documentation.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
CASAC-T, CASAC, LMSW, or LMHC preferred.
Experience working in residential treatment preferred.
Experience working with adolescents and their families.
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in marketing a plus.
Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
Experience with AVATAR electronic health records a plus.