Job description

Community Support Associate

PURPOSE: To design and implement services required to facilitate comprehensive community support services to individuals with a primary behavioral health or co-occurring disorder.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Train, coach and support clients or their caregivers in the accomplishment of daily living skills such as housekeeping, cooking, personal grooming, accessing transportation, budgeting, paying bills and maintaining an independent residence.
• Assist clients with accessing financial, housing and other public services, and in emergency situations.
• Assist clients in meeting their needs for food, shelter and clothing.
• Assist clients in accessing and utilizing a variety of community agencies and resources to provide ongoing social, educational, vocational and recreational support and activities.
• Accompany clients to activities in the community.
• Follow up with clients regarding health and service appointments, completion of forms, returning forms or receipts and other similar activities.
• Participate in Treatment Team meetings and assist clients in developing their goals and objectives for their Person Centered Plan.
• Participate in monitoring client and family satisfaction with supports, services and programs.
• Maintain a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the field.
• Serve as a point of contact for crisis situations as needed.
• Ensure compliance with Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities and Agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain and submit all required records, documents and reports on a timely basis.
• Create and maintain files for each client on caseload.
• All other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A community support associate shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older; have a high school diploma, or general equivalency diploma (GED), or qualifying documentation from a comparable educational entity; have one (1) year of full-time experience working with individuals who receive services for treatment of a 1) Behavioral health disorder or 2) co-occurring disorder and successfully complete within six (6) months of hire the department-led or approved training program described in Section 3 of 908 KAR 2:250. Must have a valid Kentucky driver’s license.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of and personal experience with public mental health services. Strong reading comprehension, verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrates the ability to communicate with others in a professional manner.

For more information about this position, please contact Jessica Briggs at 859-368-8897 or Kathy Goble, Human Resources Director at 606-886-8572.

All persons seeking employment at MCCC must complete and submit an Application for Employment and a Criminal Records Check form. To download an employment application, visit www.mtcomp.org/careers

Completed forms may be emailed, faxed, or mailed/delivered to Kathy Goble, Human Resources Director at Central Office, Prestonsburg, KY.

Fax: Attention Kathy Goble, 606-886-4433

Mail/Deliver: Mountain Comprehensive Care Center | ATTN: Human Resources | 104 South Front Avenue | Prestonsburg, KY 41653

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: One location

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