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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is seeking an energetic | | | and motivated Community Support | | | Specialist to work with adults | | | who have a serious mental illness | | | in Harrison County. Position is | | | located in Gulfport, MS. The | | | Community Support Specialist | | | position plays an important role | | | in providing individualized | | | support and guidance to assist | | | with daily challenges for adults | | | in Harrison County.  The ideal | | | candidate would have previous | | | behavioral health experience and | | | the ability to work independently | | | to find resources for the | | | consumers served. | | | | | | Position is Monday-Friday, | | | 8:00am - 5:00 pm with no on-call | | | duties required with this | | | position. | | | Reliable transportation is | | | required.  | | | | | | 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, Jeff Davis, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, | | | Pear River, Perry, Pike, Stone, | | | Walthall and Wayne | | | | | | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources offers a competitive | | | benefits package including | | | employer paid life insurance and | | | LTD, along with optional H alth, | | | Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, and | | | 403(b) plan along with a generous | | | leave policy.   | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | 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 have auto insurance | | | liability limits of | | | 100,000/300,000/50,000 within | | | 1 month of hire | | | - 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 |