Prevocational Worker

Bobit Business Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Dominic's Family Services in New York seeks a dedicated Prevocational Services Specialist to support youths aged 14+ with serious emotional disturbance. The role focuses on building work readiness through individualized and group sessions, aiming to prepare participants for paid or volunteer work and career exploration.

Responsibilities include delivering sessions, teaching job habits, safety, and attendance per the curriculum; facilitating plan reviews; and remaining flexible with hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus two years’ experience working with children or youths with emotional disturbances.
• Associate’s degree plus three years’ related work experience with emotionally disturbed children.
• Two years’ experience with transitional age youth or young adults is required.

Responsibilities

• Service delivered in a one-to-one session or in a group setting.
• Teach concepts such as compliance, attendance, task completion, problem solving, and safety based on a youth-focused curriculum.
• Assist with facilitating appropriate work habits, exploring career options and learning job production requirements.
• Work flexible hours when required.
• Attend and participate in service plan reviews and treatment meetings when appropriate.
• Perform all reasonable tasks assigned by the program Supervisor and/or Administrators.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

Job description

Saint Dominic's Family Servicesis an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster.

Job Summary: Prevocational services are individually designed to prepare a youth, age 14 or older with serious emotional disturbance, to engage in paid work, volunteer work or career exploration. Prevocational services are not job-specific, but rather are geared toward facilitating success in any work environment for children whose disabilities do not permit them access to other prevocational services.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Service delivered in a one-to-one session or in a group setting
  
• Teach concepts such as compliance, attendance, task completion, problem solving, and safety based on a specific curriculum related to youth with emotional challenges
  
• Assist with facilitating appropriate work habits, acceptable job behaviors, exploring career options and learning job production requirements
  
• Work flexible hours when required
  
• Attend and participate in service plan reviews as well as treatment meetings when appropriate
  
• Perform all reasonable tasks assigned by the program Supervisor and or Administrators.
  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree plus two (2) years experience working with children or children with severely emotionally disturbed children, OR;
  
• Associate’s degree plus three (3) years of related work experience with severely emotionally disturbed children.
  
• Two (2) years’ experience working with transitional age youth or young adults a must.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties for this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate clearly and effectively. The employee is required to stand; use mobility, handle, or feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds.