Employment Specialist (IPS) - Community Support Program

The Bridge Inc. • New York, NY

1d • $40,000 - $45,000

About The Position

Join our Team as a IPS Employment Specialist, where you'll play a pivotal role in empowering consumers to achieve meaningful employment. You'll assess employment preferences, provide benefits counseling, and support job readiness through coaching and resource connections. Networking with local employers and maintaining client relationships will be key, with at least 65% of services delivered in the community—conducting visits in residences, shelters, and other community settings. This field-based position covers 3 ACT teams in either the Bronx or Manhattan, offering a dynamic opportunity to impact lives through sustainable employment solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 3 years’ experience providing direct services to individuals with a serious mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders, and co-morbid medical conditions in a community-based setting with at least 2 years of experience providing Employment Services.
• High degree of computer literacy is necessary including competence with EHR.
• Demonstrated expertise in recovery-oriented, evidenced-based practice.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated experience with diverse adults receiving mental health treatment, including delivery of treatment to individuals with serious mental illness, functional impairments, and psychosocial needs (homelessness, justice involvement, poverty, unemployment)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the IPS model is highly desired.
• Highly organized and self-motivated.
• Bilingual Spanish is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) model to identify consumers who have a vocational goal, assess consumers' vocational preferences and readiness, support consumers in finding and maintaining employment, provide benefits counseling;
• Develop networks and relationships with local employers for job development;
• Collaborate with consumers’ support networks as needed to promote progress and success in their vocational goals.
• Use motivational interviewing, recovery, and trauma-informed approaches when delivering services.
• Complete foundational and ongoing training as required by the Office of Mental Health and The Bridge.
• Provide at least 65% percent of services in the community, including but not limited to conducting client visits in their residences, shelters, and community locations while networking with local employers for job development.
• Attend and participate in daily team meetings with ACT team members to discuss clients’ clinical and case management issues and needs.
• Complete documentation required by the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) licensing guidelines, NYS Medicaid billing guidelines (when services are Medicaid reimbursable) as well as per The Bridge ACT Policy and Procedures.
• Utilize best and evidence-based approaches to treatment consistent with The Bridge’s’ organizational culture; health/mental health integration, rehabilitation, and recovery, and understanding the impact of trauma on treatment engagement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees