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Community Support Specialist Youth And Youth And Family Servies

Company

DuPage County Health Department
Address , Wheaton, 60187, Il
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary
Expires 2023-06-29
Posted at 1 year ago
Job Description
The DuPage County Health Department is proud to announce an opening for a Community Support Specialist, providing care for the Child and Adolescent population. If you enjoy working in a team atmosphere, collaborating across multiple programs and organizations and being a part of an evolving and dynamic organization, then this job is for you!
This position works out of our Addison location, involves working within the community and is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) benefited position. The regular schedule for this position includes working from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, but does require starting later in the morning and ending in the evening, two days per week.
Other opportunities exist within our Crisis division. Please visit our
website (https://www.dupagehealth.org/317/Career-Opportunities) for other opportunities and apply for any position you are interested in.
Can you say benefits? This position offers a full, DuPage County, benefit package which includes 11 paid holidays, 3 weeks of paid vacation per year and paid sick time. This is also a pension eligible position and and we are a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

An individual working in this position will:
  • Updates records in a timely manner within the electronic client record
  • Interviews and gathers information from clients and caregivers to provide appropriate resources
  • Provides individual and group interventions with a focus on education, skill building, problem solving and symptom stabilization for both clients and their families
  • Contributes collaboratively in team meetings to ensure appropriate levels of service delivery to clients
  • Maintains a caseload and provides case management, with approximately 60% of client services being provided in the community
  • Completes client assessments, treatment plans, and participates in client engagement activities
  • Participates in team meetings to assess client progress
  • Participates in emergency response activities as assigned
  • Maintains compliant case records including documentation of all client activity and adheres to productivity guidelines
  • Assists Adult clients and Child/Adolescent client and families by facilitating illness self-management skill building, identification and use of adaptive and compensatory skills, identification and use of natural resources, and use of community resources
  • Acts as client advocate and assists in obtaining financial assistance and accessing community resources

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field and one year of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of training and work experience.
Preferred candidate will be capable of projecting the warmth and sincerity needed to work effectively with clients; strong ability to work within a collaborative team approach; knowledge of harm reduction practices, stages of change and motivation enhancement treatment. Must possess a valid Illinois Driver's License.