Community Support Specialist

The duties of the Community Support Specialist include contributing to the development, implementation, monitoring, and updating of consumers’ individual habilitation plans; therapeutic rehabilitative skill development; implementation of Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) principles and interventions; coordinating and managing services, both mental health and physical health; crisis intervention, as needed. Provision/coordination of services aimed at active rehabilitation and support services to achieve restoration of functioning and the achievement of community integration; maintaining own appointment schedule and meeting work productivity requirements; other duties as assigned by management staff. 

Community Support Services offers a variety of supports to help Burlington County adults with a serious mental illness remain living successfully in the community. Services include case management, housing assistance, supportive counseling, advocacy, service linkages, illness management, peer support, life skills, education/employment assistance, transportation and 24-hour on-call support. 

Enhanced Community Support Services is also available for adults being released from state psychiatric hospitals. This program offers a higher level of support and case management. 

This is a Full Time Benefited position with the following benefits:
3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year
Medical, vision, dental and life insurance
403(b) employee participation and employer match 
9 Agency-paid holidays
Training opportunities provided throughout the year
Retention bonus offered every 6 months, $1.3k for full time staff
Tuition Reimbursement 

Hours: 
Full Time
7:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a helping profession, such as social work, human services, counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, psychology, or criminal justice.

Bachelor’s Degree in a field other than a helping profession must have a minimum of two years of professional experience in a community behavioral healthcare setting. Certification as a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner may be substituted for one year of experience.

Liguori Solutions is a third-party recruiting agency sourcing on behalf of Legacy Treatment Services.