Job Description:

Job Title: Youth Community Support Specialist

Location: Kansas City, MO

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:
Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a Youth Community Support Specialist, where you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and their families struggling with mental health challenges. As a vital part of our community, you will utilize evidence-based techniques to empower clients, fostering resilience and independence. Your ability to create personalized plans and connect with local resources is key to building strong foundations for long-term wellbeing. This role requires strong communication, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to helping others thrive.

In this role, you will provide community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults, ensuring their unique needs are met through tailored interventions. Collaborating with a network of professionals, you will facilitate a positive support system, helping clients unlock their potential.

This position offers…

• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide community-based mental health services through assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention implementation.
• Collaborate with clients, families, and stakeholders to craft and execute individualized treatment plans.
• Utilize a strengths-based approach that emphasizes empowerment and skill-building, and incorporate evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• Coordinate care effectively with service providers, including primary care physicians and community organizations.
• Maintain accurate records of client interactions and progress to ensure compliance with policies.
• Participate in staff development activities and contribute to the organization's quality improvement initiatives.
• Prepare for and facilitate PSR group sessions pertinent to client treatment goals.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related human services field;
  OR
• Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field with two years of related work experience;
  OR
• Any combination of four years of higher education and relevant work experience;
  OR
• Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support;
  OR
• Four years of qualifying experience working with individuals with mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must complete a successful background check including criminal record and driving record.
• Current driver’s license and acceptable driving record; must have reliable transportation to transport clients.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, or pull objects.
• Jobs involve sitting most of the time, with occasional walking or standing as needed.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Preferred Family Health Care is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.