Youth Community Support Specialist

Job Description:

Job Title: Youth Community Support Specialist

Location: Kansas City, MO

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:
Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a Youth Community Support Specialist, where you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and their families struggling with mental health challenges. As a vital part of our community, you will utilize evidence-based techniques to empower clients, fostering resilience and independence. Your ability to create personalized plans and connect with local resources is key to building strong foundations for long-term wellbeing. This role requires strong communication, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to helping others thrive.

In this role, you will provide community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults, ensuring their unique needs are met through tailored interventions. Collaborating with a network of professionals, you will facilitate a positive support system, helping clients unlock their potential.

This position offers…

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide community-based mental health services through assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation.
• Collaborate with clients, families, and stakeholders to craft and execute individualized treatment plans.
• Utilize a strengths-based approach that emphasizes empowerment and skill-building, and incorporate evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• Coordinate care effectively with service providers, including primary care physicians and community organizations.
• Maintain accurate records of client interactions and progress to ensure compliance with policies.
• Participate in staff development activities and contribute to the organization's quality improvement initiatives.
• Prepare for and facilitate PSR group sessions pertinent to client treatment goals.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related human services field;
  OR
• Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field with two years of related work experience;
  OR
• Any combination of four years of higher education and relevant work experience;
  OR
• Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support;
  OR
• Four years of qualifying experience working with individuals with mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must complete a successful background check including criminal record and driving record.
• Current driver’s license and acceptable driving record; must have reliable transportation to transport clients.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, or pull objects.
• Jobs involve sitting most of the time, with occasional walking or standing as needed.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers b