Employment Specialist

Community Access Inc • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Employment Specialist provides person-centered employment support including job preparation and search, job development, placement, and job retention coaching to ACE participants. Through a customized array of services delivered both on site and in the field the Employment Specialist develops connections to community employers and provides support and skill development toward success and satisfaction in the participant’s chosen field of employment.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) – bachelor’s degree, preferred.
• Peer identity, i.e. lived experience of mental health concerns (past or present), preferred.
• 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.
• 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
• Howie The Harp Peer Training Program graduate, preferred
• Training/group facilitation experience, preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of benefits, entitlements, or work incentives, preferred
• 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 following through.
• Ability to maintain confidential information, as related to position.

Nice To Haves

• bachelor’s degree
• Peer identity, i.e. lived experience of mental health concerns (past or present)
• At least three years of experience working in mental health services, preferably employment, peer support, or rehabilitation setting
• Howie The Harp Peer Training Program graduate
• Training/group facilitation experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of benefits, entitlements, or work incentives

What This Job Offers

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