Supported Employment Specialist

Cumberland River Behavioral Health Inc • Williamsburg, KY

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Supported Employment Specialist role involves providing direct support and supervision to individuals at their job sites and in other necessary areas. This position requires effective communication with various staff members involved in the individual's care, such as Case Managers, Behavior Specialists, and Therapists. A key aspect of the role is building a trusting relationship with the individual, being honest, and providing behavioral support in accordance with behavior plans. The specialist will be responsible for observing and documenting unusual behaviors, administering medications (including knowing side effects and reporting errors), and recognizing and reporting incidents, abuse, neglect, or exploitation according to legal responsibilities. The role also emphasizes teamwork, accurate and timely documentation (including billing), advocating for individual rights, and demonstrating effective communication, initiative, confidentiality, dependability, punctuality, patience, and understanding. The specialist must always know the individual's whereabouts and use positive, non-stigmatizing language while respecting all co-workers and individuals.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Submit to and pass a criminal record check and a drug screen test.
• Have a valid social security card or valid work permit for non US citizens.
• Have a valid driver’s license with no moving violations.
• Oral and Written Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Ability to exercise good judgment, tact, diplomacy and compassion when problem solving, handling conflict or in a crisis situation.
• Ability to complete record keeping in a timely fashion.
• Ability to get along with diverse personalities and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work well with people of all races, backgrounds and needs.
• Ability to work as part of a comprehensive community mental health team and to positively represent the agency in the community.
• Physically able to reach, push, pull, stoop, stand, walk and lift up to 20 pounds.
• Possess a valid Driver’s License, maintain a safe driving record, and maintain the required minimum vehicle insurance amount for the State of Kentucky, if required for job performance.
• Complete training requirements within time frames per SCL waiver and DMR Standards and Procedures.
• Comply with agency policies and procedures.
• Read, adhere to, and promote the DDID vision statement.
• A TB Risk Assessment must be completed and received by Personnel within 7 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• At least 21 years of age and 1 year experience in providing services to person with DD/ID is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision at the job site.
• Provide training/education at the job site and in other areas as needed.
• Communication with all staff involved with the individual (Case Manager, Behavior Specialist, Therapist, etc.)
• Be honest with the individual.
• Respect the individual/initiate a bonding process.
• Provide behavioral support/and be familiar with the behavior plan.
• Look/listen for unusual behaviors/data collection.
• Medication administration.
• Know the side effects of medications.
• Proper reporting/documenting of medication errors.
• Recognize an incident, document correctly, and complete form properly.
• Prevent/report abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation.
• Follow the legal responsibility of reporting any form of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), neglect, and/or exploitation.
• Be a team player/form a team with co-workers.
• Complete all paperwork/documentation, including billing, accurately and timely.
• Advocate for the individual’s rights.
• Know the people you’re working with.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Show initiative for all tasks.
• Ensure CONFIDENTIALITY.
• Be dependable/and punctual.
• Be patient and understanding.
• Know where the individual is at all times.
• Use positive/non-stigmatizing language.
• Respect all co-workers and individuals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable the individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Reasonable accommodations must be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level