One year of full-time experience working with individuals who receive services for treatment of a mental health disorder and/or co-occurring disorder is required.
The department-led or approved training program must be completed within six months of hire.
The role must meet the requirements for comprehensive community support services established in 908 KAR 2:250.
Responsibilities
Conduct activities necessary to allow an individual to live with maximum independence in community-integrated housing.
Ensure successful community living through skill training, cueing, or supervision identified in the recipient's treatment plan.
Remind recipients to take medications and monitor medication symptoms and side effects.
Teach parenting skills, community resource access and utilization, emotional regulation skills, coping skills, shopping, transportation, and financial management.
Develop and enhance recipients' interpersonal skills.
Title: Community Support Associate (multiple openings)
Location: Kentucky River Community Care/Wolfe County Outpatient & Schools
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Credentials Required: High School/GED
Special skills/knowledge required: Have one (1) year full-time experience working with individuals who receive services for treatment of a Mental Health Disorder and/or co-occurring disorder.
MUST COMPLETE WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF HIRE THE DEPARTMENT-LED OR APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAM.
Primary Functions:
Conduct activities necessary to allow an individual to live with maximum independence in community-integrated housing;
Ensure successful community living through the utilization of skill training, cueing, or supervision as identified in the recipient's treatment plan;
Include: reminding a recipient to take medications and monitoring symptoms and side effects of medications; teaching parenting skills, teaching community resource access and utilization, teaching emotional regulation skills, teaching coping skills, teaching how to shop, teaching about transportation, teaching financial management, or developing and enhancing interpersonal skills
Meet the requirements for comprehensive community support services established in 908 KAR 2:250.
Shift/Days & Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Funding: billable - Medicaid
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