Community Support Specialist - Friends in Action Clubhouse - Farmington, MO.

FRIENDS IN ACTION CLUBHOUSE

Friends in Action is a community center that offers people who have mental illness hope and opportunities to achieve their full potential. More than simply a program or a social service, a Clubhouse is a community of people who are working together to achieve a common goal.

Friends in Action Clubhouse is located near the BJC Behavioral Health Southeast site and the Friendship House apartments at 657 Walton Drive in Farmington. -  

• Shift information: Flexible Day Shift, at least one evening a month (11-7), one weekend day every 4 months, 2 of the 6 major holidays
• Clients: Adults within the CPR program who join Friends in Action Clubhouse
• Location: Onsite at the Friends in Action Clubhouse.  Our EWH (evening, weekend, holiday program) may be offsite at a park, in the community shopping/out to eat, at a parade, etc.
• Who will this person interact with on a regular basis? All Clubhouse members daily who attend, we have about 35-50 members a day at the Clubhouse.
• MUST HAVE skills for this position: self-starter, ability to lead a large group, ability to move from task to task, ability to guide/cheerlead a Clubhouse member to get that person started on a task and then move on to the next member, then back to the first member.   This open position is for the Business Unit so would prefer computer skills including Excel, Publisher, etc.

• May be eligible for loan repayment assistance from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).

  The link to the program is to apply is through March 31.