Company Information
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Company Name: North Suffolk Mental Health Association
Website: https://northsuffolk.org/

Job Information
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Job Title: Deaf Community Support Specialist- ASL
Job Type: Permanent
Start Date: 08/17/2020
Start Date: ASAP
Job Description:
As a Community Support Specialist you will participate in the engagement,
assessment, and treatment planning process as well as work with a dedicated
team of staff to provide interventions to address needs and goals of the
persons served.  This position provides direct services to people in
community and group living environment settings in the areas of housing, risk
mitigation, transportation, skill-building, money management, medication
administration and other areas based on the person centered treatment plan.
Services are provided based on Recovery tenets and are aimed to promote
overall health and well-being of persons served.

Expectations of the Role:
*Engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness,
achieve symptom stabilization and self-management, develop and/or restore
skills impacted by mental illness and live a self-directed life.
*Gather information about community agencies to assist in the provision of
services.
*Provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize.
*Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities.
*Carries out the assigned interventions and action steps of the treatment
plan, through the provision of direct support and rehabilitation services to
people on an individual, group, and family basis (in conjunction with
professional staff) in the office and in community settings.
*Experience in coordinating collaborative care within teams
*Collaborate with Housing Coordinators to help each person in finding a safe
and affordable place to live – apartment hunting, finding a roommate,
landlord negotiations, cleaning, furnishing and decorating
*Ensure that people have adequate financial support
*Participate in medication administration per MAP and DMH policies and
protocol.
*Help each person to access reliable transportation



Requirements:
What you’ll need:
Education:  High School Diploma/GED equivalent required.  Bachelors Degree
highly preferred
Experience:  In lieu of college degree, at least one year experience with
population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use
disorder
Skills:  Must be MAP and CPR/First Aid certified within five months of hire
(training provided)  Massachusetts Drivers License required. American Sign
Language fluent required.




Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Cover Letter

Application Information
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Apply online at:: https://northsuffolk.org/