Vocational Specialist

GHI Gateway Healthcare•Pawtucket, RI

3d•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 subject matter expert on vocational services and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Services are provided primarily in community settings to adults with severe and/or persistent mental illness. The position requires travel during work hours, including transporting clients in a personal vehicle when clinically appropriate. Brown University Health employees are expected to model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence in interactions with patients, customers, and colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Knowledge of human development and behavioral health conditions.
Knowledge of community resources, particularly those related to employment.
Valid driver's license and use of a vehicle to travel during work hours to perform the major functions of the job.
Personal vehicle in working order with valid registration and auto insurance meeting agency minimums; must be able to qualify under agency requirements for driving record.
Ability to work collaboratively with 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

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

Responsibilities

Establish positive, trusting rapport with clients.
Provide vocational interventions, including needs assessment, resource navigation, skill building, psychoeducation, and care coordination.
Engage clients in setting and working toward education and employment goals using a recovery-oriented framework.
Use strategies from Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) and other evidence-based practices.
Assertively engage clients and build motivation for participation 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 in accordance with established protocols.
Assess clients' functional status and progress toward treatment goals, and integrate changes 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 identified needs.
Provide psychoeducation to clients and family members about vocational strengths and needs, mental illness, substance use, community resources, and related topics to support treatment adherence and functioning.
Participate in supervision, team conferences, and department and agency meetings.
Coordinate and monitor treatment services for assigned cases, including treatment planning with clients and the interdisciplinary team and ensuring 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 accurately and on time.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed.