Community Support Specialist - Part-Time - Deaf Services
ReDiscover7 days ago
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Summary
ReDiscover is seeking a Community Support Specialist - Part-Time - Deaf Services to join their Connections Program in Lees Summit, MO. The role involves providing support to deaf clients enrolled in the Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (CPRP).
About the Role
As a Community Support Specialist, you will maintain and interact with a caseload of clients, facilitate their achievement of long-range outcomes, engage difficult-to-serve clients, help remove barriers to participation in community programs, document client interactions, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective client care.
About You
Required:
- Availability to work 20 hours a week with a flexible schedule.
- 4-year degree or 4 years of equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
- A valid automobile driver’s license and appropriate automobile insurance.
- Fluency in American Sign Language.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with deaf culture.
- At least two (2) years clinical experience in a direct service provision to children and adolescents in a mental health setting.
- Working knowledge of mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Knowledge of community resources and health and social service systems in the Kansas City metro area.
- Excellent customer service skills with a recovery focus.
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
- Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as GSuite.
ReDiscover
What We Do: ReDiscover, a nonprofit community mental health center, provides comprehensive programs and services for men, women and children whose lives have been affected by mental illness and/or substance use disorders. We help a broad range of individuals and families, including those with limited financial means or without insurance. Our Mission: To deliver mental health and substance use disorder services to help individuals and families achieve healthier and more productive lives. Our Vision: To be a comprehensive community resource for mental health and substance use disorder issues, responsive and affordable to all who need it, providing the highest quality of care.
Lees Summit, MO