Community Living Support (CLS)

Company Overview:

The BodySpeaks LLC is a mission-driven wellness organization dedicated to supporting children at risk through holistic, evidence-based therapeutic services . Our team empowers children to build resilience, develop healthy coping skills, and explore self-expression through recreational therapy, art, music, nutrition, and comprehensive life support (CLS) services . We provide a compassionate, collaborative environment for professionals passionate about making a meaningful impact.

Job Description:

Community Living Supports (CLS) to facilitate a YES Waiver Participant's independence and integration into the community, while providing assistance to the family caregiver in the disability - related care of that participant. CLS provides a curriculum-based skills training to a participant for skills that are affected by the Participant's serious emotional disturbance (SED), as identified in the Wraparound Plan. Training can be related to activities of daily living, such as personal hygiene, household chores, and socialization. CLS may also promote communication, relationship-building skills, and integration into community activities. The support must be targeted at enabling the Participant to attain or maintain his or her maximum potential. These supports may serve to reinforce skills or lessons taught in school, therapy, or other settings. In addition to training skills for participants, CLS may also provide skills training to the family caregiver, depending upon the Participant's age, the nature of the SED, the role of medications, and the self-administration of medications, if applicable. Instructions on basic parenting skills and other forms of guidance can be provided to the participants primary caregivers to assist in coping with and managing the participants SED.

Qualifications:

Community Living Supports (CLS) services must be provided by a credentialed Qualified Mental Health Professional - Community Services (QMHP-CS) or QMHP-CS equivalent defined as an individual who: has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum number of hours that is equivalent to a major, in accordance with 26 TAC §301.331, in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention; or is a registered nurse (RN); or has completed an alternative credentialing process identified by HHSC; or has a master's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum number of hours that is equivalent to a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention; and has had a criminal history and background check.

Compensation & Requirements:

Pay based on direct client contact hours . No mileage reimbursement. Subcontractors must file a 1099 Training Provided General and professional liability insurance required . Flexible scheduling—after-school and weekend services.

Pay:

$35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Work Location:

In person