IPS Employment Specialist: Community Job Coach & Placements

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health; Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in the United States seeks an Employment Specialist to provide employment services to ACT consumers, including job development and coaching. The role includes scouting in the community and delivering counseling while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The position focuses on reducing barriers to employment, building employer partnerships, and arranging rapid job placements, with responsibilities spanning case management, documentation in the EHR,

Qualifikationen

• BA degree in a mental health discipline or related field.
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in a social service agency.
• Knowledge of community resources available to the population served.

Aufgaben

• Provides employment services to consumers.
• Participates in assessment and treatment planning for consumers, particularly surrounding employment goals and needs.
• Provide individual and group counseling focusing on reducing functional barriers to employment and enhancing skill development.
• Maintain case records including completing progress notes and treatment plans.
• Ensure all relevant case related information is input into case files.
• Participates in morning meetings with the ACT team to discuss consumers.
• Develop program linkages and support services for consumers.
• Network and develop jobs in the community, building partnerships with potential employers.
• Facilitate rapid job placement.
• Participate in trainings and other required assignments with the Center for Practice Innovation (CPI).
• Enter consumers who express interest in employment in the New York State Employment Services System (NYESS).
• Maintain up-to-date employment records in the agency's EHR and relevant regulatory systems/portals.
• Provide ongoing employment supports following job placement.

Kenntnisse

Employment services

Job development

Counseling

Case management

Employer networking

Ausbildung

BA degree in mental health

Tools

EHR systems

NYESS

Jobbeschreibung

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in the United States seeks an Employment Specialist to provide employment services to ACT consumers, including job development and coaching. The role includes scouting in the community and delivering counseling while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The position focuses on reducing barriers to employment, building employer partnerships, and arranging rapid job placements, with responsibilities spanning case management, documentation in the EHR,