Vocational specialist job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking Vocational Specialist to join our team at our program in New Orleans, LA.
Earn $16.10 + $4,050 mileage stipend

Position Details

Provides ongoing supports, crisis intervention, job counseling. Conducts an ongoing process of vocational assessments of each consumer's strengths, capabilities, current adjustment, work skills, and particular needs by gathering data from the consumer, the treatment team, the case record, the family members, and employers. Links consumers with outside agencies, private vendors, businesses, and job sites. Negotiates job positions and advocates for consumers in those positions.

BENEFITS

Merakey offers Medical, Dental, Vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans, Work/Life balance, flexible schedules, cell phone discount plan, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement and much more!

To fill out an on-line application: www.merakey.org/careers


ABOUT MERAKEY

Merakey is a leading developmental, behavioral health, and education non-profit provider with a fifty-year history. We offer a breadth of integrated services to individuals and communities across the country. Our belief that every individual has the right to achieve growth, dignity, and fulfillment guides all of our decisions. At Merakey, we care about each other and are committed to providing the very best care to those we serve. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.
* Two years' experience in human services, education, or other helping profession.
* Some marketing experience preferred.
* Experience and ability working in a team environment (IPS model).
* Must have valid driver's license and vehicle

You could be the one who changes everything for our 26 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: Manage and oversee the development and oversight of vocational rehabilitation and employment support programs and services, and business development services. Ensure providers are delivering quality, vocational rehabilitation services with fidelity to SAMHSA evidence-based guidelines in supported employment to participants. Serve as the interagency liaison with ADES/RSA and facilitate collaborative meetings between RSA and community providers.

• Develop and manage a continuum of vocational employment and business development services to assist members, including adults with serious mental illness and transition age youth to achieve their employment goals

• Promote, develop, and support the expansion of Employment Programs provided through Peer Run Organizations

• Monitor provider fidelity to DBHS Covered Behavioral Health Services Guide and SAMHSA Evidence Based Practice Guidelines for Supported Employment

• Collaborate with the Quality Management department to establish mechanisms to identify, track, report, and respond to outcome measures (including member self-report measures) related to employment, increased quality of life and process measures

• Develop stretch-goals, promote and monitor achievement of employment goals, demonstrating progressive improvement in the percentage of gainfully employed adults

• Oversee the partnership between Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). Vocational Rehabilitation Staff and RBHA contracted provider agencies to obtain fidelity of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Collaborative Protocol

• Act as interagency liaison between the RBHA and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and monitor providers in the delivery of supported employment services to dually-served individuals

• Develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders, System Partners, and local community agencies, coalitions, and committees such as the Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Agency, ADES/DDD, local Workforce Investment Boards and Chambers of Commerce

• Collaborate with State, County, and local agencies to coordinate services that improve health outcomes and reduce the cost of care

• Support provider program development efforts related to the delivery of psychosocial rehabilitation services including the preparation and implementation of written policies and procedures related to collaboration with ADES/RSA, network provider delivery of psychosocial rehabilitation services, adherence to SAMHSA Evidence Based Practices guidelines and fidelity scales

• Audit for continued compliance with policies and procedures, including on-site provider monitoring, fidelity monitoring, training, and technical assistance

• Offer provider education related to Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program and enables providers to become registered Employment Networks
Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field. 6+ years of experience delivering vocational, employment (supported and competitive employment) and rehabilitation programs or services in a Behavioral Health Managed Care setting. Experience developing and implementing best practice models in the field of vocational, employment, psychiatric rehabilitation, and consumer-operated businesses.

Licenses/Certifications: Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Credential (CPRP) through the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) preferred.

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package: Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules and dress flexibility, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents, 401(k) and stock purchase plans, Tuition reimbursement and best-in-class training and development.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

**TITLE:** Employment and Vocational Specialist (Education/Employment Specialist)

**LOCATION:** Newark, Delaware

**REQNUMBER:** 1354852

Where New Paths Begin

Recovery is possible with OhioGuidestone. A leader in the field of behavioral health with a history dating back to 1864, we address the needs of the whole person, helping them reset their paths, reclaim their autonomy and restore their purpose. OhioGuidestone connects individuals with the resources needed to achieve lifelong success, providing community counseling, substance use disorder treatment, workforce development training, early childhood mental health services, psychiatric care and more.

OhioGuidestone is seeking a passionate and excited individual to provide vocation behavioral health services to clients in Summit County. Vocational Specialists provide case management and qualified mental health services to clients needing assistance with housing, benefits, and/or adult probation and those with serious and persistent mental illness needing behavioral interventions and stabilization.

$2,000 BONUS - 1/2 paid after 30 days of employment, another 1/2 after six months!

What does it mean tp work for OhioGuidestone?

Essential Functions:
Develop and maintain a service relationship with youth and family
Consult with an ODMH Mental Health Assessment, develops a service/treatment plan
Provides Ohio Department of Mental Health Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS)
Provides parents with information on disciplining, behavior management, household management and communication and relationship enhancement when needed; teaches youth social skills
Provides crisis intervention and mediation as necessary
Coordinates, makes referrals, or arranges for appropriate community resources when needed, acts as an advocate if necessary
Teaches family how to utilize the systems
Ensures that children are in the proper educational setting
Maintains ongoing contacts (phone, meetings, conferences) with other professionals involved, including collateral contacts with community resources/services
Attends all court hearings
Organization and maintenance of documentation of written client information and case notes
Record keeping and copying of necessary information, dissemination to appropriate individuals within the agency and any outside agencies based on departmental requirements
Participates in staff training, supervisory staff meetings & program consultation
Coordinate and provide service and support to their assigned clients and families or care givers in the home and school environment
Provide school personnel and parents with information on disciplining, behavior management, household management, communication and relationship enhancement
Consult with school personnel and participate in team meetings as necessary
Meet with school personnel to establish parameters of school based mental health services and meet with school personnel on an as needed basis or as requested throughout the school year
Inform appropriate school personnel of clients being served maintaining confidentiality
Educate school personnel on various mental health conditions/diagnoses and assist with effective classroom intervention/strategies
Maintains regular and reliable attendance
Performance/Physical Requirements:
Work is performed in the homes of clients and several community agencies. This involves extensive driving.
English reading and writing skills required
Interacts verbally with coworkers, representatives from outside agencies, and families
Attention to detail and confidentiality required
Works flexible hours
Requires typing and computer competency, including Windows applications for moderate levels of typing case notes and other paperwork
Qualifications:
Must have a High School Diploma and at least 3 years of related experience,
Associate's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field is preferred
Must have a valid Ohio Drivers License, proof of valid Auto Insurance, and a safe driving record

At OhioGuidestone we care about the health and safety of our employees. OhioGuidestone requires applicants to complete a pre-employment screening process upon receipt of an offer of employment. We require and cover the cost of a fingerprint background screening, physical, Tuberculosis test, and drug screen after an employment offer is made. Any employment offer is contingent upon receipt of all satisfactory pre-employment screenings.
Committed to creating a more diverse community, we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. EEO/M/F/H/V#IND1

Education
Required
Diploma or better
Preferred
Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field
Associates or better in Social Work or related field
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
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