Full Time Employment Specialist

Our PROS program • Westchester, NY

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About The Position

The Employment Specialist (ES) is a key member of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team in a group-based, recovery-oriented PROS program. The program helps people with significant mental health challenges create meaningful lives in the community. The ES leads efforts to help participants develop and learn skills that support their employment and educational goals.

Through individual and group interventions, the ES assesses clients’ strengths and job readiness and helps them develop individualized recovery plans. The ES also assists the Program Director and team in enhancing vocational services, builds supportive relationships with current employers through phone contact and off-site visits, and develops a network of potential community-based employers and volunteer opportunities.

The ES oversees and uses online portals for tracking employment services, including NYESS and IPS, and documents services in the program’s electronic health record. Other related responsibilities may be assigned based on program needs and the Program Director’s direction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field.
• Excellent written, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Prior experience in a behavioral health setting with a specialty in vocational training.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to help participants develop skills supporting their employment and educational goals.
• Assess clients’ strengths and job readiness through individual and group interventions.
• Help clients develop relevant individualized recovery plans.
• Assist the Program Director and team members in enhancing and improving vocational services.
• Develop positive, supportive relationships with current employers through phone contact and off-site visits.
• Develop a network of potential community-based employers and volunteer opportunities for program participants.
• Oversee and use online portals, including NYESS and IPS, to track the implementation of employment services.
• Document services in the program’s electronic health record.
• Perform other related responsibilities as determined by program needs and the Program Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time