Community Support Specialist II/Mental Health Case Manager/Assessment Writer

New Horizons Community Support Services, Inc. has an established reputation for excellence in serving adults with behavioral health diagnoses for over 40 years and is certified by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and accredited by CARF.

Position Overview:

New Horizons has an immediate full time opening for a Community Support Specialist II/Qualified Mental Health Professional to provide case management, rehabilitation services, and assessment services to adults with serious mental illness. Challenging work with a variety of responsibilities.

Hours: Full-Time, Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm; Participate in the on-call rotation.

Training: Must obtain CPI, CPR, First Aid (will train)

Benefits: Full-Time benefits include, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance. Paid holidays, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a 403(b) retirement plan.

Must complete application and submit resume at www.mo-newhorizons.com . EOE.

Job duties include but not limited to:

Provide interventions to assist consumers with identifying and meeting their goals, learning new skills, and improving their coping and symptom management skills.

Assist consumers to develop interpersonal/family/community relationships and independent living skills to improve home, school, family, and work environments.

Ensure follow through with recommended health care, to include scheduling appointments, finding financial resources, and arranging transportation when consumers are unable to perform these tasks independently in order to decrease hospitalizations and improve overall wellness.

Provide clinical expertise to complete screenings, psychosocial assessments, and crisis prevention planning/interventions.

Develop, implement, and update treatment plans that identify specific, individualized, and measurable wellness and recovery goals, objectives, and interventions in collaboration with the consumer, family/support system and/or other involved professionals.

Clearly document clinical interventions in progress notes.

Implement and abide by company policy.