Job Description:

School-Based Support Specialist

Location: Kirksville, MO (Serving Kirksville ECLC, Kirksville Primary, and Ray Miller Elementary)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday – Friday (School-Based Hours)

Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day

As a School-Based Support Specialist, you’ll play a vital role in helping youth succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. In this position, you’ll provide hands-on support directly in the school setting while collaborating with families, educators, and community partners to promote resilience, recovery, and overall well-being.

What You'll Do

• Deliver individualized behavioral health interventions aligned with treatment goals in a school-based setting

• Support students in building coping skills, improving social-emotional functioning, and developing daily life skills

• Partner with schools, families, and community providers to ensure coordinated, high-quality care

• Manage a caseload while maintaining timely, accurate, and compliant documentation

• Provide crisis intervention, follow-up support, and outreach when needed

• Conduct home visits to strengthen engagement with youth and families

• Assist with quality assurance efforts, data tracking, and program compliance

• Participate in supervision, ongoing training, and professional development opportunities

• Adapt to evolving student needs while supporting program goals through collaboration and flexibility

Why Join Us? (Benefits & Perks)

• 29 Days of PTO (Generous paid time off to support work-life balance)

• HRSA Loan Repayment Eligibility (for qualifying roles)

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and more

• 403(b) Retirement Plan with up to 5% match

• Company-Paid Basic Life Insurance

• Emergency Medical Leave Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – healthcare & dependent care

• Health & Wellness Programs

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Employee Discount Program

• Mileage Reimbursement (as applicable)

What You Bring

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Understanding of case management, rehabilitation, and treatment planning in behavioral health

• Knowledge of challenges impacting youth with mental health and/or substance use needs

• Ability to build trusting relationships with students, families, schools, and community partners

• Strong communication skills, including documentation and de-escalation techniques

• Ability to manage time effectively and coordinate services across multiple systems

• Comfort using electronic health records and standard office technology

• Strong initiative with a commitment to high-quality, person-centered care

• Ability to respond calmly and appropriately in crisis situations

Education & Experience Requirements

Qualified candidates must meet one of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, behavioral health, or a related field; OR

• Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field plus 2 years of relevant behavioral health experience; OR

• Any 4-year combination of higher education and 2 years of qualifying experience; OR

• Associate’s degree in Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support; OR

• 4 years of full-time qualifying experience

Qualifying Experience Includes:

• Providing individual or group services focused on recovery and resiliency

• Teaching coping and life skills

• Supporting success in school, community, or employment settings

• Implementing treatment plan objectives

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Preferred Family Health Care is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.