What are the responsibilities and job description for the CSA position at Gibson Center for Behavioral Change?
The Community Support Advocate is an unique position designed to advise and
support consumers, coordinate their rehabilitation plans with other agencies (including
private providers, physicians, Division of Family Services, courts, Vocational Rehabilitation,
Social Security, school systems, housing authorities, and others) ensuring access to and
availability of services to which consumers are entitled, acting as an advocate for the
consumer to satisfy his/her needs and maintain recovery and effective level of functioning.
This is a full-time, salaried, professional position.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
1. Recruit Medicaid and private insurance consumers through appropriate agencies
and/or assist consumers who should be eligible for Medicaid.
2. Deliver specific case management services as prescribed in the rehabilitation plan for
a specific assigned caseload.
3. Provide expert knowledge of all agency and community resources that can be utilized
to assist consumers in their continuing efforts to function.
4. Provide information and actively support and guide consumers’ efforts in making
applications for resources and receiving services.
5. Accompany consumers to offer tangible support in cases of reluctance to attend open
AA/NA meetings, other self-help meetings, stressful legal proceedings, and other life
tasks that may be difficult for consumers.
6. Routinely check on consumer progress with objectives, encourage participation in
necessary activities and completion of tasks according to the rehabilitation plan.
Follow up as needed. Conduct periodic re-evaluations.
7. Assist in formulation of rehabilitation plans.
8. Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, assessments, rehabilitation
plan reviews, discharge planning. Keep counselor and others informed of conflicts,
problems and progress. Assure continuity and coordination of services delivered to
individual consumers.
9. Participate in supervisory sessions, classes and other events necessary to perform
duties. Provide experimental training in life skills and resource acquisition.
10. Make home visits and travel in service area to coordinate efforts.
11. Perform other tasks as assigned.
12. Document in consumers’ records and complete billing documents according to
established time frames.
13. Produce assigned number of billable case management units each month.
14. May be required to transport consumers in personal vehicles.
15. Maintain appropriate level of insurance for transporting consumers in personal
vehicle.
16. Monitor delivery of services and perform necessary follow-up.
17. Discharge planning.
18. Provide case management as assigned for inpatient and other outpatient service
programs.