• Job Description

  Req#: 166388

  Job Details

  Job Location: Housing Apt Office - Raytown, MO

  Position Type: Full Time

  Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

  Salary Range: Undisclosed

  Job Shift: 1st Shift

  ReDiscover is seeking a Housing Outreach Liaison to add to our Transitional Living Program !

  WHO WE ARE

  ReDiscover has been known for over 50 years as a non-profit community mental health center in southeastern Jackson County, Missouri with a mission of delivering efficient and cost-effective treatment for the people we serve. Our diverse team of over 700 employees is “Passionate About People” as we support our community, specifically those whose lives have been affected by a mental illness or substance use. With over 29 programs across 20 different locations in Lee’s Summit, Raytown, and Kansas City, ReDiscover offers a wide variety of career opportunities for individuals like you looking to make a difference throughout the area!

  WHAT WE DO

  Our Transitional Living Program is designed to inspire and motivate young adults to accomplish their individualized independent living hopes and dreams. With the use of life coaches and community support specialists, they are able to navigate living independently in their own one bedroom apartment within the community. We put an emphasis on the young adults' strengths and what their success looks like long term. We provide intensive daily support, case management, life coaching, medication management, resources & entitlements, employment & educational supports, in a client centered strengths based supportive atmosphere.

  At ReDiscover, while every day is different, a typical day may include the following roles and responsibilities:

  • Outreaches to individuals not currently engaged in services who are in a housing crisis or experiencing homelessness.
  • Refers and transport individuals, as needed, to initial appointments to establish services for employment, behavioral health, substance use, physical health, or other mainstream benefits.
  • Attends local Continuum of Care meetings related to coordinated entry/case conferencing.
  • Receives referrals from Continuum of Care programs to assist individuals with housing stability.
  • Recruits landlords and build rapport by directly contacting potential landlords to provide information and make referrals to their units. Follow up with landlords about referrals and problems.
  • Safeguards Protected Health Information (written and electronically) and maintains confidentiality. This may include providing written documentation, scanning and/or uploading records into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. This may also include requesting and/or releasing client information or medical records.

  
  

  We are focused on your development and will spend time helping you continue to grow as a Community Support Specialist. However, here are some that you will need prior to starting with ReDiscover:

  • 4-year degree in a social science field or 4 years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
  • A valid automobile driver’s license, appropriate automobile insurance, and a safe, reliable, registered automobile available for use during work
  • Working knowledge of mental illness and substance use disorders
  • Excellent customer service skills with a recovery focus
  • Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as GSuite

• About the company

  A nonprofit community mental health center that provides comprehensive programs and services for men, women and children whose lives have been affected by mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

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