+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is seeking an energetic | | | and motivated Community Support | | | Specialist to work with adults | | | and children who have a serious | | | mental illness in Walthall | | | County. Position is located in | | | Tylertown, MS. The Community | | | Support Specialist position | | | plays an important role in | | | providing individualized support | | | and guidance to assist with daily | | | challenges for adults in Forrest | | | County. No on-call duties | | | required with this position. The | | | ideal candidate would have | | | previous behavioral health | | | experience and the ability to | | | work independently to find | | | resources for the consumers | | | served. | | | | | | | | | 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,Covington, | | | Forrest, Franklin, Greene, | | | Hancock, Harrison, Jefferson | | | Davis,Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Wayne andWalthall | | | Counties.  | | | | | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +----------------------------- -----+-----------------------------------+ | - Bachelor's degree in | | | behavioral healthcare | | | required | | | - Must have reliable | | | transportation to provide | | | community services | | | - Must have a valid driver's | | | license with a satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Must be able to obtain a DMH | | | case management certification | | | within 90 days of hire | | | - Excellent communications | | | skills required | | | - Experience working with SMI | | | population preferred | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Identifies strengths which | | | will aid in the individual in | | | their recovery and the | | | barriers that will challenge | | | the development of skills | | | necessary for independent | | | functioning in the community. | | | - Provides psychoeducation on | | | the identification and | | | self-management of prescribed | | | medication regimen and | | | communicates with the | | | prescribing provider. | | | - Assists the individual in | | | accessing needed services | | | such as medical, social, | | | educational, transportation, | | | housing, substance abuse, | | | personal care, employment, | | | and other services that may | | | be identified in the Recovery | | | Support Plan. | | | - Provides psychoeducation and | | | trains family, unpaid | | | caregivers, and/or others who | | | have a legitimate role in | | | addressing the needs of the | | | individual. | | | - Monitors and evaluates the | | | effectiveness of | | | interventions, as evidenced | | | by symptom reduction and | | | progress toward goals. |