Community Support Specialist

Full Time
Gloucester, VA 23061
From $40,900 a year
Posted
Job description
Employee is responsible for providing training to enable individuals to achieve and maintain community stability in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment while also providing incentives and encouragement for clients to assume increasing responsibility for their lives. Work involves training of functional skills and appropriate behavior related to the client's health and safety, activities of daily living, community resources medication management and monitoring of health, nutrition and physical condition. Employee is assigned to locations within the CSB ten county catchment area. Assignments may be to individuals living in personal homes, with parents or family members. Employee must exercise considerable initiative and judgment in the effective and efficient administration of departmental programs. Individual must also exercise tact and courtesy in contact with staff, clients, families, public and service providers.

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Social Services, Psychology, or related field, and at least one year experience in a residential facility and in-home support that meet QMHP [Qualified Mental Health Provider] or PARA professional requirements; or any equivalent combination of education training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Must posses a valid Virginia Driver's License with driving record acceptable to agency insurance carrier. Must obtain a TB test with satisfactory results within 30 days of employment and annually as required by licensing authority.

Benefits include:
Anthem BCBS Health insurance including dental & vision

Retirement through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS)

Life Insurance

Staff development and in-service training

13 paid holidays

Over 3 weeks of PTO accrued first year

Verizon Wireless discount of 15% on service plans

For all positions at MPNN CSB,candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and presen tacceptable proof of vaccination by the date of hire as a condition of employment. MPNN CSB will consider requests for reasonable accommodations required under applicable law. To qualify as being fully vaccinate against COVID-19 there should be a two week period after receiving the second dose (or any government recommended booster shot)in a 2-dose COVID-19 vaccine series, or a two week period after receiving a single-dose (or any government recommended booster shot) in a single dose COVID-19 vaccine.

The agency of MPNN Community Services Board maintains a drug free workplace.Benefits listed are for full time qualifying employees. EOE

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