Job Description:
Job Title: Community Support Specialist
Location: Farmington, MO
Department: Recovery Services
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary:
Are you passionate about helping others and making a real impact in your community? Join our compassionate and collaborative team as a Community Support Specialist and empower individuals to achieve stability, independence, and long-term wellbeing. This role is perfect for someone who is driven by purpose, values connection, and is skilled at building relationships. If you're empathetic, organized, and energized by meaningful work, this is your opportunity to make a difference every day.
As a Community Support Specialist, you will work with children, adolescents, and adults in their communities to create personalized plans and provide evidence-based support. Using strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches, you will help clients build the skills needed for lasting resilience. You’ll collaborate closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, and community resources to ensure coordinated care.
Enjoy life in Farmington, Missouri – a welcoming community surrounded by natural beauty, parks, and small-town charm, yet close enough to St. Louis for easy access to city amenities. Live, work, and thrive in a place where your professional purpose can match your personal lifestyle.
This position offers…
· Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
· Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
· Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
· Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
· Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more
Key Responsibilities:
· Deliver community-based mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults through assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention
· Develop and implement individualized treatment plans with clients, families, and stakeholders
· Apply evidence-based techniques such as Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed strategies
· Facilitate behavioral interventions using interpersonal and group dynamics, operant conditioning, and cognitive processing
· Coordinate care with other service providers including physicians, therapists, schools, and agencies
· Facilitate and prepare PSR group sessions aligned with treatment plan goals
· Maintain accurate, timely documentation of services provided
· Participate in team-based care and support coordination with case managers, therapists, and staff
· Build positive relationships with clients, families, teachers, counselors, and key stakeholders
· Engage in professional development and quality improvement activities
· Provide ACT, ACT TAY, or IMPART services if applicable
Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:
There are several ways in which you may qualify for this position including: Education, certification, or experience. Please scroll down carefully for more information:
Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields of study: Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Education, Criminal Justice, Family Studies, Counseling, Recreational Therapy, Human Services, Human Development, Child Development, Gerontology, Behavioral Science, Rehabilitation Counseling
OR...
Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support degree from an approved institution
OR....
Work experience in a related human services field may substitute for educational requirements. *Related fields may include direct support such as case management, residential support, developmentally disabled support, vocational rehabilitation, and more. Four years of qualifying experience minimum or a combination of education and experience equaling four years required.
OR....
Qualified Addictions Professional (QAP) - CADC, CRADC, CRAADC, CCJP, RADC-P, RADC, CCDP, CCDP-D
Additional Qualifications:
· Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to operate a company-owned vehicle
· Must be at least twenty-three (23) years of age to operate a company-owned fifteen (15) passenger van
· Must have reliable means of transportation to transport clients in personal vehicle
· Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance required
· Adequate written communication skills to complete documentation accurately and timely
· Skilled in case management and community support interventions
· Must attain any required training to meet DMH standards
· Ability to effectively engage with clients and their families
· Ability to coordinate services from a variety of community resources
· Must be self-motivated, organized, and responsive to supervision
· Must successfully complete background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect, and fingerprinting
Physical Requirements
· Sedentary work – lifting up to 10 pounds occasionally and/or a negligible amount frequently
· Frequent use of hands, fingers, and arms for typing or writing
· Primarily seated work with occasional walking or standing
Position Perks & Benefits:
Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life
Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness
Brightli is on a Mission:
A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.
As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.