Community Support Worker

Company Description

MBI Health Services, LLC. is a certified behavioral health agency servicing the D.C. Metropolitan Area. We provide a wide range of services and programs for both adults and children for the sake of helping each individuals gain back their confidence and security into their lives. It is our goal to embrace, advocate, and empower the minds and lives of men, women, and children.  Our highly experienced healthcare professionals provide premium services throughout the DC Metropolitan Area. We partner with several well-­known and highly regarded government healthcare agencies, such as the Department on Behavioral Health, the Department on Disability Services, and the National Institutes of Health.

Job Description

MBI is seeking dedicated individuals who want to help facilitate change and growth, to work with adults and children that have serious mental illness and disabilities as Community Support Workers/case managers.  Community Support Workers spend at least 70% of the time in the field teaching clients the skills required to manage their disorder and succeed their individual recovery goal.  Community Support Workers support individuals in attaining meaningful, sufficient lives through the growth of the skills necessary to live independently, acquire employment, complete their education/training and have vigorous social lives.

Responsibilities:

• Assist people in identifying personal recovery goals.
• Assist with community resources such as housing, food banks and medical care.            
• Provide psycho-educational and teaching symptom management skills to minimize the effects of symptoms of individual daily lives.
• Help people develop their personal support systems.

Qualifications

• Some college preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational, computer, and time management skills required
• Previous work in the mental health field and/or social services/social work, preferred
• Must pass background check

Additional Information

MBI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including market salaries, PTO, retirement contributions, employee perks, and more. Together, we can offer steps toward empowerment!