Community Support Specialist
at Behavioral Health Network, Inc.

Date Posted: 4/4/2024

Job Description

Share your commitment to individual empowerment and growth, human rights, and community integration!

Join our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Direct Care – Community-based Worker in the Developmental Services program at Behavioral Health Network!

What will you do?

  • Assists and monitors activities of daily living.
  • Encourages independence, competency, and decision-making.
  • Initiates, supports, and ensures quality of life through empowerment, safety awareness and respect and dignity.
  • Monitors overall health and well-being and assists with all aspects of medication treatment and administration as needed.
  • Provides crisis intervention and emergency services as needed.
  • Assists individuals served in maintaining and enhancing their social support network through opportunities to meet new friends, build stronger relationships with family members and guardians, attend religious services and join religious groups, and foster engagement in other community groups and organization and relationships.
  • Plans and provides opportunities for community activities.
  • Acts as primary implementer of strategies to meet ISP/PSTP goals.

Support Specialists at Behavioral Health Network have the following:

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Minimum of six months experience in human services preferred. Training is provided by BHN.
  • Must have valid driver's license and a reliable car available for all working hours that is able to be used to safely transport individuals in the community.
  • Must be committed to individual empowerment, growth, human rights and community integration.
  • Must have familiarity with the internet, word processing and email systems.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website at www.bhnworks.org and click on “Browse All Jobs” to apply!

BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

Job Snapshot

About Us

Your Career Starts Here!

Behavioral Health Network, Inc. (BHN) is a growing non-profit community behavioral health service agency that has been providing services to children, adult, families, and communities in Western Mass since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral healthcare. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in multiple settings within our communities.

Join the BHN team and enjoy excellent benefits!

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Long Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • 529 Education IRA Savings Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Voluntary Vision Plan
  • Voluntary Insurance Plans
  • Auto/Home Insurance Discounts
  • Legal Benefit
  • Tuition Assistance Programs
  • Time off benefits

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