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Employment Specialist - Community Based

Seacoast Mental Health Center

Portsmouth, NHFull-timeNo compensation foundTracked 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Portsmouth, NH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

Seacoast Mental Health Center is hiring an Employment Specialist - Community Based. The Employment Specialist provides direct and indirect Evidence Based Supported Employment services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness and their families. This role involves community outreach, vocational assessment, and developing employment plans. The specialist builds natural support systems for clients and documents all client interactions and treatment plans.

Key focus areas include Provide direct and indirect Evidence Based Supported Employment services, Engage in job development activities, and Provide community outreach and education to employers.

Successful candidates bring Valid Driver's License. Important skills include Evidence Based Supported Employment, Job Development, Community Outreach, Teaching, Vocational Assessment, and Document Needs And Goals. Preferred (not required): Understanding Of Human Behavior, Understanding Of Mental Illness, Understanding Of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and Understanding Of Treatment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Evidence Based Supported EmploymentJob DevelopmentCommunity OutreachTeachingVocational AssessmentDocument Needs and GoalsCoherent Employment PlanDocument Client ContactPeriodic Chart ReviewsTreatment Plan AddendumsPreserve Client DignityBuild Independent FunctioningBuilding and Structuring Natural Support SystemUnderstanding of Human BehaviorUnderstanding of Mental IllnessUnderstanding of Psychiatric RehabilitationUnderstanding of TreatmentUnderstanding of RecoveryUnderstanding of Family SystemsUnderstanding of Social SystemsUnderstanding of Rehabilitation SystemsUnderstanding of Health Care Systems

Qualifications

Valid Driver's LicenseClean Driving RecordBachelor's Degree in Psychology/Social WorkCPR TrainingFirst Aid Training

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance

Full job description

Seeking Full-Time Employment Specialist

Interested in a rewarding job and a supportive culture and being part of an organization that rates the highest in the state for consumer satisfaction? Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. has openings for a Full-Time Employment Specialist.

The rising demand for mental health and substance use disorder services offers immediate employment opportunities to make a difference in a strong, stable organization.

If you like making a difference in your community and are passionate about working in a nonprofit organization, Seacoast Mental Health Center is an excellent choice!

We have an immediate opening for an Employment Specialist. The Employment Specialist will provide direct, indirect, Evidence Based Supported Employment, services to eligible adults with severe and persistent mental illness and their families. Employment Services are most effective when provided in the community, and as such most of the Employment Specialist's time is spent with clients out of the office.

Employment Specialists will engage in job development activities that include provision of community outreach and education to existing and prospective employers.

The Employment Specialist must be able to make an accurate vocational assessment, and document these needs and goals into a coherent employment plan. Employment Specialists must also document each contact with, or on behalf of, a client, do periodic chart reviews and treatment plan addendums in a timely fashion.

The Employment Specialist will provide, plan and monitor services in a manner that preserves the client's dignity and builds on the client's independent functioning. A central part of this work is building and structuring a "natural" support system with family, coworkers on the job site, friends, neighbors, organizations, and other groups or individuals who wish to be involved and helpful.

Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in psychology/social work. Employment Specialists should demonstrate a good understanding of human behavior, mental illness, psychiatric rehabilitation, treatment, recover, family systems and the social, rehabilitation and health care systems.

The Employment Specialist must hold a valid driver's license and be able to demonstrate a "clean" driving record. CPR and First Aid Training is recommended.

Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. offers a generous compensation package including paid time off, health and dental plans, retirement account match, etc. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value the diversity of our community.

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