Behavioral Health Vocational Specialist

TERRO; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

Sick Time

Holidays

EAP available

Job summary

Terros Health is seeking an Employment Specialist to deliver clinical therapeutic vocational services to adults with substance-use disorders, serious mental illness, and dual diagnoses at the 51st Ave Recovery Health Center in Phoenix. You will coordinate community and clinic-based employment services, build employer relationships, and guide clients toward stable employment.

The role includes full-time hours, day shift, and benefits; experience in vocational rehabilitation within behavioral

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED and three years of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience in a behavioral health setting; OR
• An associate’s degree in a behavioral health field and one year of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in the behavioral health field and one year of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience; OR
• A non-behavioral health field bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience.

Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments with behavioral health recipients to evaluate the nature of their presenting problems in order to determine employment related service plan goals.
• Evaluates and updates employment related service plans as appropriate.
• Works directly with behavioral health recipients to obtain and maintain community employment. Monitors, evaluates, and documents behavioral health recipient's progress.
• Provides employment support services according to established contractual guidelines and educations behavioral health recipients regarding entitlement programs.
• Provides individual and group skill development and training to enhance independent living and community integration such as resume writing, interview skills, job search skills, personal hygiene, problem solving, public transportation training and personal finance management skills.
• Seeks employment opportunities by developing relationships with community employers to identify individual placements to meet the needs of behavioral health recipients currently in services.

Skills

Vocational rehab experience

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED + 3 years VR experience

Associate’s degree + 1 year VR experience

Bachelor’s degree + 1 year VR experience

Non-behavioral field bachelor’s + 1 year VR experience

Job description

Terros Health is seeking an Employment Specialist to deliver clinical therapeutic vocational services to adults with substance-use disorders, serious mental illness, and dual diagnoses at the 51st Ave Recovery Health Center in Phoenix. You will coordinate community and clinic-based employment services, build employer relationships, and guide clients toward stable employment.

The role includes full-time hours, day shift, and benefits; experience in vocational rehabilitation within behavioral