Youth Community Support Worker

We are seeking a Youth Community Support Worker to join our team. 

Salary Range: $44,000 - $51,000

Your role will provide community-based services to assigned caseload, utilizing independent judgment and decision making regarding appropriate treatment needed. You will work with 8 other team member and report to the Clinical Manager. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Provide Crisis intervention to consumers’ experiencing a psychiatric or substance related crisis and assess and determine the intervention needed including the need for hospitalization or residential treatment
• Maintain ongoing contact with hospitalized clients including participation in staffing and discharge planning so that consumers can successfully reintegrate into their living environment.
• Complete progress notes in AVATAR within 72 hours of service provided that clearly reflect interventions provided and necessity of those interventions
• Evaluate client needs, risk factors, care plan, client progress, and compliance with DMH standards.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Our ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of relevant work experience and the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Human Service or related field) A bachelor’s degree in human behavioral science which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter hours either in development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques, such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development.
• Master’s degree (highly preferred) in social work, human services, drug and alcohol, education, counseling, psychology, or criminal justice, or related field (approved by the agency).
• Must be able to provide direct service to clients.
• At least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical, and drug screening
• A valid driver’s license, proof of current vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation.

WHO WE ARE:

Cornerstones of Care is a mental and behavioral health nonprofit certified in trauma-informed care that provides evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and support services to help children and families improve their safety and health by making positive changes in their lives. Each year, our team empowers children and families in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond through three key service areas:

• Youth & Family Support – We help youth gain independence through social and living support programs while empowering families with the skills and resources they need to become resilient and successful.
• Foster Care & Adoption – We reunify and unite families while recruiting and providing support to foster parents and youth in foster care.
• Education & Community Trainings – We help students achieve academic success while giving educators the tools to create safe learning environments to improve their students’ behaviors and offer innovative learning opportunities to build and improve knowledge in the community.

CORNERSTONES OF CARE’S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
• Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
• Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
• Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
• Democracy - helping