Career Coach, HTH

Community Access • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Career Coach provides personalized employment related support including job/internship preparation and search, job development, placement, and job retention coaching to HTH participants. Through a customized array of services delivered both on site and in the field the Career Coach provides support and skill development toward success and satisfaction as a trainee in the HTH classroom, on an internship, and while engaging and sustaining employment.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Peer identity, i.e. lived experience of mental health concerns (past or present), required
• Ability to create and foster empathic, professional and respectful relationships between yourself and other people, required
• Strong computer, organizational, and documentation skills, required
• At least three years of experience working in mental health services, preferably employment, peer support, or rehabilitation setting, preferred.
• Possess and maintain a NYS OMH Peer Specialist certification or be willing to obtain one within six months of employment, required.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to network and develop jobs and internship sites, required.
• A commitment to upholding the philosophy, mission, and values of Community Access and Howie The Harp Advocacy Center, required
• Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the NYS Justice Center.
• Ability to maintain confidential information, as related to position.
• Ability to utilize various computer programs, specifically, cloud-based data management programs, and Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Be creative and flexible.
• Show initiative and be responsible for follow through.
• Ability to maintain confidential information, as related to position.

Nice To Haves

• bachelor’s degree, preferred
• Howie The Harp Peer Training Program graduate, preferred
• Training/group facilitation experience, preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of benefits, entitlements, or work incentives, preferred
• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Progress Notes, Assessments, and Service Plans completed within required timeframes, including documenting all contacts within 48 hours of meeting.
• All assigned participants have at least one monthly meeting.
• 60% of assigned participants complete the classroom training.
• 70% of assigned participants who completed the classroom training will complete an internship.
• 80% of participants who complete the internship will obtain employment.
• 50% of participants who obtain employment will retain their positions for at least 90 days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees