Community Support Specialist- ICORT
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Community Support Specialist

Job Code: 2025-PIKE-ICORT-CSS-05.12 County: Pike City: McComb FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time Education: Bachelor's Degree

Summary: A Community Support Specialist is needed for ICORT Team in McComb, MS. This position will provide case management services to adult participants on the ICORT Team. Some on-call duties required.

ICORT is a program that serves individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in the community. The Intensive Community Outreach and Recovery Team (I-CORT) is a recovery and resiliency-oriented, intensive, community-based rehabilitation and outreach service for adults with a severe and persistent mental illness. I-CORT is a team-oriented approach to mental health rehabilitation intervention and supports necessary to assist individuals in achieving and maintaining rehabilitative, resiliency, and recovery goals. I-CORT services are provided primarily in natural settings and are delivered face-to-face, by phone or video conference with the individual and their family/significant other as appropriate, to the primary well-being and benefit of the recipient. I-CORT assists in the setting and attaining of individually defined recovery/resiliency goals. I-CORT primary treatment objective is to assist in keeping the individuals receiving the service in the community in which they live avoiding placement in state-operated behavioral health programs.

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources offers a competitive benefits package including employer paid life insurance and LTD, along with optional Health, Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, and 403(b) plan.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral healthcare required
• Must have reliable transportation to provide community services
• Must have a valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving record
• Must be able to obtain DMH case management certification within 60 days of hire
• Must have auto insurance liability limits of 100,000/300,000/50,000 within 1 month of hire
• Behavioral healthcare experience preferred
• Excellent communications skills required

Responsibilities:

• Assists with medication monitoring and system navigation.
• Assists with outreach of program and case management.
• Demonstrates knowledge of diagnosis, signs and symptoms of relapse, medication information, and knowledge of community resources to explore all alternatives to hospitalization.
• Facilitates Person Centered Planning meetings.
• Provides advocacy, consultation, and educational services.
• Provides outpatient social services linkage, emergency intervention, and crisis intervention services.
• Provides services to clients through home or community visits.