Vocational Support Specialist - West Plains, United States - Burrell Behavioral Health

Description

Job Description:

Job Title: Vocational Support Specialist

Location: West Plains, MissouriEmployment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

Are you a passionate and dedicated professional looking to make a positive impact in the lives of individuals with disabilities or barriers to employment, education, and/or independent living? Do you want to work in a supportive and dynamic environment where you can grow your skills and advance your career? Join our team as a Vocational Support Specialist

As a Vocational Support Specialist, you'll provide on/off site training and support for clients during skill development, career planning, and employment retention. Our ideal candidate is passionate about vocational support, has experience in rehabilitation, employment services, case management, social services or other applicable experience, and strong communication and collaboration skills.

West Plains, Missouri offers a high quality of life, [Insert Additional Perks of Location]. Join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities or barriers and advancing your career

Position Perks & Benefits:

• Paid time off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay
• Mileage reimbursement - company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Top-notch training - initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
• Career mobility - advancement opportunities/promoting from within
• Welcoming, warm, supportive - a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide on/off site training and support for clients during skill development, career planning, and employment retention
• Conduct instructional activities related to soft, work, and independent living skills
• Locate competitive job sites in the community, contact employers, and conduct job site analyses
• Complete necessary reports and paperwork, as assigned
• Treat all clients, referral sources, stakeholders, and team members with dignity and respect
• Adhere to all confidentiality, CARF, and contractual standards during provision of services
• Maintain flexibility in work availability including evenings, weekends and overnight shifts
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of disabilities and potential assistive technology/accommodations
• Compile and review vocational, medical, psychological and educational information
• Contribute to and/or develop individualized service plans with clients
• Conduct activities identified within clients' individualized service plans
• Coordinate paid, work-based learning experiences with participants
• Transport clients to carry out goals and objectives identified in their individualized service plan
• Monitor and report on progress toward individualized service plan goals
• Ensure authorizations for services are current and services provided fall within date ranges of authorizations
• Track and report units of service relative to clients' authorizations
• Instruct and facilitate clients' pre-vocational/vocational, social and independent living skill development
• Develop strategies, lessons and/or curriculum necessary to facilitate skill development
• Establish community-based sites for carrying out skill development and career planning activities
• Assist clients to determine what they learned about themselves regarding strengths, needs, abilities and preferences
• Provide onsite job supports to assist clients with learning and performing their job duties
• Implement a variety of job support techniques to accommodate learning styles and unique needs of clients
• Serve as a liaison between employers, clients and co-workers
• Educate employers regarding benefits of hiring persons with disabilities and facilitate job accommodations
• Provide off site job supports such as coordinating additional services, benefits and financial planning/reporting, transportation/bus training and other essential supports
• Facilitate long-term employment success by implementing on site/off site job supports
• Respond to crisis situations that may occur with clients at their worksite
• Maintain frequent contact with referral sources for the purpose of discussing shared clients and identifying potential referrals
• Teach and reinforce job seeking and job retention skills with clients
• Create employer relationships and provide customer service to all employers
• Serve as an advocate for clients with employers, referral sources and other stakeholders
• Promote the organization, services and clients in a professional manner

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or equivalent certificate is required; an associate's or bachelor's degree in an applicable field from an accredited institution is preferred
• Experience in rehabilitation, employment services, case management, social services or other applicable experience is preferred

Additional Qualifications:

• Strong customer service skills
• Skilled computer knowledge (Word, Excel, internet platforms, other electronic media)
• Ability to communicate effectively and accurately in verbal and written form
• Understanding of supporting individuals with disabilities and/or barriers to employment, education, and/or independent living

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Supported Living and Employment Services is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

About Brightli

Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.

Brightli's top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell), Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), and Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMO). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.

Brightli Snapshot

• 200 locations
• 4 states
• 19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates
• 5k+ employees