Vocational Specialist

Brown Medicine

4d•$22 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Program Manager, the Vocational Specialist provides empirically based vocational services, including assessment, skill building, psychoeducation, case management, and care coordination. The role serves as a vocational-services subject matter expert and member of a multidisciplinary team, primarily providing services in community settings to adults with severe and/or persistent mental illness. Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence in their everyday interactions with patients, customers, and one another.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; a degree in a related field is preferred.
Knowledge of human development and behavioral health conditions.
Knowledge of community resources, especially those related to employment.
Valid driver’s license and use of a vehicle to travel during work hours to perform job functions.
Personal vehicle in working order with valid registration and auto insurance meeting agency minimums; must qualify under agency driving-record requirements.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team to coordinate care for youth and young adults with intensive behavioral health needs.
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, verbally and in writing, with clients, family members, supervisors, agency staff, community professionals, and other community members.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish, Portuguese, or another critical language for the region.
Degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Establish positive, trusting rapport with clients.
Provide vocational interventions such as needs assessment, resource navigation, skill building, psychoeducation, and care coordination.
Engage clients in setting and working toward education- and employment-related goals.
Use a recovery-oriented framework in goal setting and interventions.
Use strategies from Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) and other evidence-based practices.
Assertively engage clients and build their motivation to participate in treatment services.
Provide most services in community settings, which may include homes, businesses, or outdoor spaces.
Transport clients in a personal vehicle when clinically appropriate.
Complete detailed, accurate, and timely electronic medical record documentation for all services, following established protocols.
Continuously assess clients’ functional status and progress toward treatment goals, and ensure changes are integrated into treatment plans.
Assist clients in obtaining and using insurance and other benefits, medical care, employment, housing, and social support networks.
Help clients build activities of daily living (ADL) skills to increase and stabilize functioning.
Conduct screenings and assessments within scope and develop interventions for assessed needs.
Provide psychoeducation to clients and family members on vocational strengths and needs, mental illness, substance use, community resources, and other topics to support treatment-plan adherence and client functioning.
Participate in supervision, team conferencing, department meetings, and agency meetings.
Coordinate and monitor treatment services for assigned cases.
Participate in treatment planning with clients and the interdisciplinary team, and ensure treatment plans are updated and implemented according to established protocols.
Assist with discharge planning and coordination with other treatment providers.
Use data tools to ensure screenings and documentation are completed correctly and on time according to established protocols.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed.