Community Rehabilitation Specialist

Schedule

Full-Time: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

SUMMARY

The Community Rehabilitation Specialist helps adults, children, and youth build the skills and supports they need to live, learn, work, and participate in the community. This position focuses on helping individuals identify employment and life goals, connect with supports, strengthen daily living and coping skills, and maintain progress toward recovery and greater independence. The role works closely with the treatment team, community partners, and the individual served to support person-centered care and successful community and employment integration.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and assist the Director and designees with relevant program responsibilities related to program and department needs. Narcan distribution, value-based initiatives, and attend trainings, meetings, community events and cross trainings as beneficial.
• Participate as a member of multidisciplinary teams in efforts to support increased patient engagement and adherence to appropriate and person-centered treatment.
• Convey information inter/intra agency; communicate professionally with team regarding changes and conflicts.
• Develop relationships with community stakeholders to enhance overall awareness, adopt harm reduction strategies, reduce stigma, facilitate efficient client care to support client community and employment integration.
• In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, use standardized assessment tools, engagement process, person centered planning and harm reduction methods to offer patients vocational rehabilitation services and document all efforts in the clinical record.
• Provide rehabilitation support and recovery-oriented services tailored to individuals (adults, children and youth) coping with substance use, psychiatric or emotional challenges and/or co-occurring mental health and substance use.
• Facilitate skill development and therapeutic interventions that promote self-management and reduce risk of recurrence of mental health or substance use episodes.
• Help clients improve daily living skills essential for successful functioning in home, school, work, and community settings
•  Design and implement recovery plans aimed at enhancing independence and quality of life
• Help individuals identify meaningful life goals and related objectives through a person-centered assessment process that focuses on their interests, strengths, needs, and personal goals.
• Monitor progress and adjust support strategies based on individual needs and goals
• Service Components may include but not limited to: coping skills training, development of social skills, wellness education (meal planning, healthy shopping and meal preparation, exercise options), daily living skills training and financial management.
• Document progress in the electronic health record and track and report all requested data as necessary
• Must maintain all laws and policies concerning corporate compliance, confidentiality, security, and client rights as specified in the employee manual, 42 CFR Part 2, and HIPAA.
• Exercise problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Performs other duties as assigned or that may develop.
• Management has the right to add or change the duties of this position at any time.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required: Posses a high school diploma or equivalent,  knowledge of, training in, or experience working with people who have mental health needs, substance use needs, co-occurring disorders, or serious emotional challenges, including children and youth. 

Preferred: Certification as a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP)

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must maintain valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.