Come join Bridgeway...make a difference in someone's life!The services of a Community Support Specialist are for consumers with serious mental illness residing at 24-hour supervised, intermittent support residential setting, and independent/community living settings. Assist with referrals for residential, adults with recent crisis events, special targeted populations and community services as it relates in the individualized treatment plan. To learn more about this position, please read the summarized list of duties below.
- Assesses consumer's overall functioning, identifying problems, needs, skill strengths and deficits, and assumes a lead role in the consumer centered planning process developing implementation strategies.
- Implements selected aspects of the plan including skill building, counseling, advocacy, and building community, family, and natural supports.
- Ensures linkages to community service providers, entitlement programs and housing alternatives.
- Advocates for individual's basic need, development of natural resources, and personal independence through teaching self-advocacy skills.
Bachelor's degree in the human services field required. Prefer one year of direct care experience working with persons with disabilities. Must be able to achieve QIDP status to work with persons with developmental disabilities. Must have (MHP) status to work with persons with mental illness. Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license, proof of insurance, and be insurable. Employment with Bridgeway is conditional upon completion of all background checks.Bridgeway is an Equal Opportunity EmployerIt is the objective of Bridgeway to make Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) a reality for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, race, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability or unfavorable discharge from military services and to prevent sexual harassment in employment.