Support Specialist
Behavioral Health Network, Inc.

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Help individuals integrate within the local Western Massachusetts community with BHN!

Become a part of our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Support Specialist in the Individual & Community Supports program at Behavioral Health Network!

The responsibilities of this position are as follows:

Provides direct services that supports growth, promotes independence and ensures safety of consumers in all settings.

• Assists and monitors activities of daily living.
• Encourages independence, competency and decision-making.
• Initiates, supports, and ensures quality of life through empowerment, safety awareness and respect and dignity.
• Monitors overall health and well-being, and assists with all aspects of medication treatment and administration.
• Provides crisis intervention and emergency services as needed.
• Assists in maintaining, enhancing and fostering social support networks and relationships.
• Plans and provides opportunities for community activities.
• Acts as a primary implementer of strategies to meet ISP/PSTP goals.

Provides indirect services that documents and supports the provision of direct services to consumers.

• Completes progress notes in a thorough and timely manner.
• Completes program specific forms and required, time-sensitive documents in a timely manner.
• Completes health and medication-related documents as individually indicated and in accordance with MAP regulations, and manages medical coordination.
• Updates and maintains clinical records.
• Provides safe and timely transportation in own vehicle.
• Attends in-services, meetings and trainings as assigned and scheduled, keeps mandatory trainings up to date and monitors employee training completion.
• Completes individually assigned program-specific responsibilities.
• Telephones supervisor hourly as scheduled during awake, overnight shifts to report the status of individuals served by the program and any other assigned tasks.
• Recognizes and reports program-specific safety and maintenance concerns and ensures property is safe and well maintained.
• Performs other tasks as requested by supervisor.

Funded by Department of Developmental Services (DDS), the Individual & Community Living Supports program at BHNprovides hourly supports to adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities living on their own in the community. The ultimate goal is to help the individual live on their own safely and be as productive in the community as their skills allow them to be.

Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.

Support Specialists at Behavioral Health Network have the following qualities:

• Commitment to empowerment and growth, human rights, and community integration of Individuals/persons served (required).
• Minimum of six months experience in human services (preferred).
• High school diploma or G.E.D. (required).
• Valid driver\'s license and a reliable car available for working hours (required).
• Training is provided by BHN.

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