Employment Specialist - Community Based

Seacoast Mental Health Center; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Seacoast Mental Health Center is seeking a full-time Employment Specialist to support individuals with severe mental illness through job placement and community engagement. This rewarding role offers a chance to make a significant impact in the lives of clients while working within a highly rated organization in terms of consumer satisfaction.

Benefits

Paid time off

Health insurance plans

Dental plans

Retirement account match

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid driver's license and maintain a clean driving record.
• Empathy and passion for supporting individuals with mental illness are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect Evidence Based Supported Employment services.
• Engage in community outreach and education to employers.
• Document services and conduct periodic chart reviews.

Skills

Understanding of human behavior

Knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation

Engagement in job development activities

Ability to document and assess vocational needs

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology/social work

Tools

CPR and First Aid Training

Job description

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Salary - $49,354.50

Interested in a rewarding job and a supportive culture and being part of an organization that rates the highest in the state for consumer satisfaction? Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. has openings for a Full-Time Employment Specialist.

Seeking Full-Time Employment Specialist

Salary - $49,354.50

Interested in a rewarding job and a supportive culture and being part of an organization that rates the highest in the state for consumer satisfaction? Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. has openings for a Full-Time Employment Specialist.

The rising demand for mental health and substance use disorder services offers immediate employment opportunities to make a difference in a strong, stable organization.

If you like making a difference in your community and are passionate about working in a nonprofit organization, Seacoast Mental Health Center is an excellent choice!

We have an immediate opening for an Employment Specialist. The Employment Specialist will provide direct, indirect, Evidence Based Supported Employment, services to eligible adults with severe and persistent mental illness and their families. Employment Services are most effective when provided in the community, and as such most of the Employment Specialist's time is spent with clients out of the office.

Employment Specialists will engage in job development activities that include provision of community outreach and education to existing and prospective employers.

The Employment Specialist must be able to make an accurate vocational assessment, and document these needs and goals into a coherent employment plan. Employment Specialists must also document each contact with, or on behalf of, a client, do periodic chart reviews and treatment plan addendums in a timely fashion.

The Employment Specialist will provide, plan and monitor services in a manner that preserves the client's dignity and builds on the client's independent functioning. A central part of this work is building and structuring a "natural" support system with family, coworkers on the job site, friends, neighbors, organizations, and other groups or individuals who wish to be involved and helpful.

Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in psychology/social work. Employment Specialists should demonstrate a good understanding of human behavior, mental illness, psychiatric rehabilitation, treatment, recover, family systems and the social, rehabilitation and health care systems.

The Employment Specialist must hold a valid driver's license and be able to demonstrate a "clean" driving record. CPR and First Aid Training is recommended.

Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. offers a generous compensation package including paid time off, health and dental plans, retirement account match, etc. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value the diversity of our community.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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