Community Support Specialist - Youth and Family

Excitement abounds at Heritage Behavioral Health Center!

We are a mission-driven Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic located in Decatur, Illinois who is dedicated to improving mental health and substance use care to individuals in a multi-county area. We recognize that all individuals at our organization have an impact on patient care - regardless of the position they hold.

Why join us?

• We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• We are expanding our primary care, mental health and substance use services to individuals in Central Illinois and beyond and are looking for dedicated staff to meet the needs of our clientele.
• Our salaries have been updated and are competitive at both the state and national levels with wonderful benefits.
• Full-time employees receive 56 paid days off during their 1^st year of employment (this includes every other Friday off PAID for your wellness needs). This increases to 61 days the 2^nd year and continues to increase with tenure.
• We have expanded our employee insurance benefit offerings and made them more affordable.

At Heritage, we believe in taking care of our staff's needs so that they can concentrate on taking care of the needs of the individuals we serve. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we treat them as such!

We are pleased to present the following position for your consideration:

Overview: Community Support Specialist - Youth and Family Support Services

This full-time position will join the Heritage Youth and Family Support Services team to provide support, engagement, and linkage to various resources for youth and families receiving treatment in our mental health programs. Services will be provided in array of settings including individual's home, community-settings, community agencies, schools, and Heritage.

Core Responsibilities Include:

1. Provide case management and community support services and manage a caseload.
2. Assist youth with developing and practicing coping skills to manage mental health, substance use, and/or health-related symptoms
3. Assistance with developing positive supportive activities, identifying and cultivating natural supports (relationships with family members, peers, wellness activities, support groups, or identifying/participating in positive social activities that support recovery).
4. Provide case management services (referral, linkage, and advocacy) in the home, community, and providers sites including (but not limited too): housing/shelter, food, seasonally appropriate clothing and other basic needs; entitlements and financial management; medical; socialization, vocation/education; and transportation.
5. Telephone and face-to-face engagement of youth and families who have been referred to community-based mental health treatment
6. Participate in a team-based approach to providing treatment, including collaboration with family, clinicians, nursing, healthcare providers, probation, and other partners invested in the youth's recovery

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

1. Ability to meet people where they are at in their recovery, non-judgmental, and ability to build rapport quickly;
2. Ability to work as in a team based environment;
3. Ability to tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and change;
4. Ability to navigate electronic health records;
5. Ability to respond to supervisors, person served, and other clinical staff providing services to the person served.

Education and Experience:

Candidates are required to have designation as a Mental Health Professional (MHP). A Mental Health Professional (MHP) is defined as 5 years supervised experience in behavioral health, Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS), or a Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work, or human services.

Valid drivers license, reliable means of transportation, and proof of current automobile insurance are required.

Salary Range:

Mental Health Professional: $23.00-$26.00 per hour - dependent on education and experience

Heritage also offers the following with this position:

1. Generous vacation, sick and personal leave
2. WELLNESS days - 26 days per year (every other Friday off paid)
3. Paid holidays - 9 in 2025
4. Partial Health Club/Fitness Reimbursement
5. Employee Assistance Program
6. Continuing education opportunities
7. Tuition assistance program
8. Agency provided life insurance and short-term disability policies
9. Retirement plans (401k and Roth)
10. Optional insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, flex spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care), and additional life insurance. (The health insurance benefit includes substantial agency contribution towards the cost.)
11. We are a National Health Service Corp site which gives staff access to the National Health Service Corp federal student loan forgiveness program (LCPC, LCSW, MD, APN, RN, CADC, LSW, and LPC individuals). For more information, visit www.hrsa.gov.