Vocational Specialist, ACT Team — Housing & Recovery Support

Community Access; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Community Access in the Bronx is seeking a Vocational Specialist as part of our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. You will meet participants in the community and provide holistic recovery services tailored to individual needs.

The role includes ongoing supportive counseling and service coordination for adults in shelters, with a focus on integrating person-centered goals and psycho-education both individually and in groups.

Qualifikationen

• Have an understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the philosophy and mission of Community Access.
• Commitment to person-centered treatment strategies, upholding participants’ rights, and self-determination in service provision.
• Licensed Master of Social Work, Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Masters degree in similar field.
• Knowledge of New York City and/or New York State vocational programs and services
• Knowledge of entitlements systems
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Able to show initiative and be responsible for follow-through.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Be skilled in conflict mediation/negotiation and have an assertive approach to problem solving.
• Excellent oral, writing, and listening skills.
• Computer proficiency, Microsoft Word, Excel. Comfort with learning new systems and paperless record keeping.
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking strongly preferred
• Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the New York State Justice Center
• Ability to utilize public transportation throughout the city for assigned tasks

Aufgaben

• Meet participants in the community and provide holistic recovery services tailored to stated needs.
• Provide ongoing supportive counseling and service coordination for homeless adults in Bronx shelters.
• Integrate person-centered goals with ACT team tasks and provide psycho-education individually and in groups.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, integrated services.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Conflict mediation

Bilingual Spanish

Microsoft Word

Excel

Ausbildung

Licensed Master of Social Work

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Masters degree in similar field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Community Access in the Bronx is seeking a Vocational Specialist as part of our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. You will meet participants in the community and provide holistic recovery services tailored to individual needs.

The role includes ongoing supportive counseling and service coordination for adults in shelters, with a focus on integrating person-centered goals and psycho-education both individually and in groups.