Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist - CCBHC

Horizon Career • Buffalo, NY

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves providing ongoing rehabilitation support through outreach, telehealth, and face-to-face interactions to help individuals identify recovery barriers, strengthen supports, and develop practical skills for independence and community integration. The specialist will assist individuals in achieving treatment, wellness, and recovery goals through skill-building, encouraging engagement in behavioral health services, healthy lifestyle practices, and self-advocacy. Serving as a key member of the Open Access team, the role includes engaging individuals at service entry, conducting initial needs assessments, and ensuring timely connection to appropriate supports. Additionally, the specialist will help individuals achieve educational goals by exploring opportunities and facilitating referrals, and support vocational and employment goals through guidance and connections to relevant services. Coordination of community linkages and progress monitoring, along with active participation in multidisciplinary case conferences and treatment team meetings, are also key aspects of the position.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree and 6 months of relevant experience required. Relevant experience includes previous work in a behavioral health setting in a patient facing role
• Associates degree and 1 year of relevant experience required. Relevant experience includes previous work in a behavioral health setting in a patient facing role
• High School Diploma/equivalent and 2 years of relevant experience required. Relevant experience includes previous work in a behavioral health setting in a patient facing role
• Requires a valid NYS driver’s license and reliable transportation to travel locally on a regular basis.

Nice To Haves

• Individuals with lived experience preferred.
• Experience working within Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and willingness to learn new software applications preferred.
• Familiarity with reporting and entry level data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing rehabilitation support through outreach calls, telehealth services, and face-to-face interactions, helping individuals identify barriers to recovery, strengthen existing supports, and develop practical skills that promote independence and community integration.
• Assist individuals in achieving treatment, wellness, and recovery goals through skill-building interventions, encouraging engagement in behavioral health services, healthy lifestyle practices, self-advocacy, and other activities that support long-term success and overall well-being.
• Serve as a key member of the Open Access team, engaging individuals at the point of entry into services, conducting initial needs assessments, and helping ensure timely connection to appropriate clinical, rehabilitation, and community-based supports.
• Assist individuals in identifying and achieving educational goals, including exploring educational opportunities, facilitating referrals to training programs, colleges, GED services, and other learning resources, while providing ongoing encouragement and follow-up support.
• Support individuals in exploring and achieving vocational and employment goals, providing guidance with career planning, resume development, interview preparation, and job readiness skills while connecting them to vocational rehabilitation services, workforce development programs, and meaningful employment opportunities within the community.
• Coordinate community linkages and monitor progress, maintaining regular follow-up with individuals and service providers to ensure successful engagement with educational, vocational, and supportive services and to address barriers as they arise.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary case conferences and treatment team meetings, collaborating with providers, care managers, and community partners to develop person-centered plans that support recovery, independence, and overall well-being.

Benefits

• 401(k) AND profit-sharing programs
• Student Loan Assistance
• 10% discount on tuition through a partnership with Capella University for employees and their families
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED