Community Support Specialist - Portland, United States - Wellness Health Careers

Description

Do you enjoy living in smaller rural communities? Love having a big city outside your door? Bring your career to a community mental health provider while helping people live their best lives

We are hiring IMMEDIATELY a Community Support Specialist to join one of our community mental health providers

Salary: $45K - $60K

SUMMARY:Provides direct client services to individuals diagnosed with serious mental illnesses and/or addiction issues who reside in the agency residential facilities.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise/monitor client activities.
• Prepare, distribute, and document medications accurately.
• Provide support staff respite coverage as needed at various facilities.
• Maintain a safe physical environment.
• Light/heavy housekeeping.
• Cooking.
• Inventory control.
• Report writing/completion of required paperwork.
• Driving duties may include client transport, facility shopping, recreational outings, medication distribution.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma/equivalency preferred.
• One-year experience working with serious mentally ill.
• A combination of education/experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties outlined for this position may be considered.

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"Careers and companies flourish when staff, clients, and candidates truly believe in the mission, know the role they play, and humbly reflect, evaluate, and act for the best interest of the communities served"

About Wellness Health Careers:

Founded in 2017, our team offers recruitment solutions along with a successful reputation recruiting within the fields of Healthcare, IT, Executive Management, Finance and more while specializing in mental and behavioral health.

Offering permanent placement services, we work to create a mutually beneficial relationship understanding that the success of your hiring needs is with our team understanding staffing shortages, funding gaps, company culture, and the best skill fit for your organization. We work hard to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and reliable team when assisting you with your staffing needs.

Other services we offer: Candidate Satisfaction Surveys, Referral Bonus Programs, Customer Internship Programs knowledge, Quarterly Recruitment Round Table Discussions, Recruitment training sessions with HR teams when requested, Offer Quarterly HR meetings with our customers, and we maintain a steady stream of candidates for pipeline use with future job requisitions.