North Suffolk is looking for Community Support Specialists to join our team! As a Community Support Specialist you will participate in the engagement, assessment, and treatment planning process for persons served. You will work with a dedicated team of staff to address the needs and goals of the persons served in both out in the community and in group living environments. The team provides person-centered interventions and treatment plans in the areas of housing, risk mitigation, transportation, skill-building, money management, and medication administration to support persons served to live a self-directed life. Positions available in Boston, East Boston, and Chelsea. What you'll do: • Engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness, achieve symptom stabilization and self-management, and develop and/or restore skills impacted by mental illness. • Gather information about community agencies to assist in the provision of services. • Provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize. • Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities. • Carry out the assigned interventions and action steps of the treatment plan, through the provision of direct support and rehabilitation services (in conjunction with professional staff). • Collaborate with Housing Coordinators to help each person in finding a safe and affordable place to live – apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, furnishing and decorating. • Participate in medication administration per MAP and DMH policies and protocol. What you’ll need: • Education: • High School Diploma/GED equivalent required. • Bachelors Degree highly preferred • Experience: • In lieu of college degree, at least one year experience with population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder • Bilingual Spanish and American Sign Language skills desired but not required - please indicate language capability in application • Skills: • Must be MAP and CPR/First Aid certified within five months of hire (training provided) • Massachusetts Drivers License required Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits • Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year • Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program • Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution • Employer Paid Life Insurance • 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching • Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance • Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Access to Credit Union Banking • Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific) • Employee Referral Bonus Program • Discounted Movie Tickets • Comprehensive Training Program • Internal Advancement Opportunities