Community Support Specialist

The Community Support Specialist provides support to individuals to maintain living in an independent setting by coaching, prompting, and training them to learn skills necessary to maintain or achieve independence, create an opportunity to achieve goals, and to foster community inclusion.

Requirements

• Assists clinical staff in administering and documenting therapeutic activities as trained per the individual plan of service.
• Safely transports and accompanies individuals to and from community needs according to the individual plan of service.
• Attends and participates in staff/team meetings.
• Advocates and ensures that Recipient Rights are respected and protected.
• Observes and documents individuals’ behaviors involving interaction with others, physical health, communication, feeding patterns, toileting, etc. to facilitate assessment and development of treatment goals, if required.
• Provides verbal, nonverbal, behavioral, or physical interventions according to Northpointe training.
• Interacts with individuals and involves them in activities that are a part of their daily routine, adapting them as necessary so the individual can participate to the fullest extent.
• Provides prompts and cueing with bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing according to plan of service.
• Records data into the individuals’ electronic medical record.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals, coworkers, and the community at all times.
• Provides prompts and cueing with housekeeping and/or routine maintenance in order to maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Maintains a safe driving record.