+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is seeking an energetic | | | and motivated Community Support | | | Specialist to work with children | | | and adolescents and adult in | | | Perry County. Position is located | | | in Richton, MS. The Community | | | Support Specialist position plays | | | an important role in providing | | | individualized support and | | | guidance to assist with daily | | | challenges for youth in Perry | | | 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 within | | | 30 days of hire | | | - Must be eligible to obtain | | | DMH case management | | | certification within 90 days | | | of hire | | | - Excellent communications | | | skills required | | | - Experience working with | | | children and adolescents | | | preferred | | | - Case management experience | | | preferred | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Conducts meetings with | | | family. | | | - Provides advocacy, | | | consultation and educational | | | services to PBMHR consumers. | | | - Provides outpatient social | | | services linkage, emergency | | | intervention and crisis | | | intervention services. | | | - Provides services for the | | | family through home, school, | | | or other community visits. | | | - Documents all services | | | provided through electronic | | | medical records by using | | | collaborative documentation. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+