+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is seeking an energetic | | | and motivated Community Support | | | Specialist to provide services to | | | both adults and youth in | | | Covington County. Position is | | | located in Collins, MS. The | | | Community Support Specialist | | | position plays an important role | | | in providing individualized | | | support and guidance to assist | | | with daily challenges for | | | individuals in Covington | | | County.  | | | | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties.  | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Bachelor's degree in | | | behavioral healthcare | | | required | | | - Reliable transportation to | | | provide community services | | | required | | | - Valid driver's license with | | | satisfactory driving record | | | required | | | - Must have auto insurance with | | | liability limits of | | | 100,000/300,000/50,000 w thin | | | 30 days of hire | | | - Must be eligible to obtain | | | DMH case management | | | certification within 90 days | | | of hire | | | - Excellent communications | | | skills required | | | - Case management experience | | | preferred | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Identifies strengths which | | | will aid in the individual in | | | their recovery and the | | | barriers that will challenge | | | the development of skills | | | necessary for independent | | | functioning in the community. | | | - Provides psychoeducation on | | | the identification and | | | self-management of prescribed | | | medication regimen and | | | communicates with the | | | prescribing provider. | | | - Assists the individual in | | | accessing needed services | | | such as medical, social, | | | educational, transportation, | | | housing, substance abuse, | | | personal care, employment, | | | and other services that may | | | be identified in the Recovery | | | Support Plan. | | | - Provides psychoeducation and | | | trains family, unpaid | | | caregivers, and/or others who | | | have a legitimate role in | | | addressing the needs of the | | | individual. | | | - Monitors and evaluates the | | | effectiveness of | | | interventions, as evidenced | | | by symptom reduction and | | | progress toward goals. | | | - Provides direct intervention | | | in deescalating situations to | | | prevent crisis. | | | - Documents all services | | | provided in the electronic | | | medical record by using | | | collaborative documentation. |