Employment Specialist - Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS)

Riverside Community Care • Dedham, MA

50d

About The Position

ACCS Integrated Teams provide clinical interventions and peer and family support to facilitate engagement, support functioning and maximize symptom stabilization and self-management of individuals and to assist individuals in developing skills, establishing natural supports and resources to live successfully in the community.

Requirements

• Principles of the IPS/Supported Employment model
• Ability to approach all service users as having the potential to work
• Engage individuals in job placement and support
• Coordinate with the Team to assist with readiness and associated skills development
• Educate individuals, team members, and others about employment and education opportunities
• Provide guidance about benefits management in the context of employment and education
• Represent the agency in discussions with employers
• Advocate within the community for the expansion of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible, comprehensive employment supports following principles of the IPS/Supported Employment model.
• Work with individuals, approaching all service users as having the potential to work, and will engage them in job placement and support, coordinating with the Team, as needed, to assist with readiness and associated skills development.
• Educate individuals, team members, and others about employment and education opportunities and provide guidance about benefits management in the context of employment and education.
• Represent the agency in discussions with employers and will advocate within the community for the expansion of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed