Vocational Specialist - Egg Harbor Twp, United States - AtlantiCare

Description

The Vocational Specialist leads the PACT staff in providing assistance with each consumer's individual needs for job development, job-seeking skills, and on the job assessment, referral to training, and support, so that consumers will acquire and maintain appropriate job and social skills necessary to get and keep employment.

• Provides individual supportive counseling to assist consumer to identify and cope with the symptoms of mental illness that may interfere with his/her work performance.
• Provides on the job crises intervention
• Provides work-related supportive services (assistance with grooming and personal hygiene, securing appropriate clothing, wake -up calls, and transportation.
• Completes an assessment of consumer work skills
• Makes recommendations to the treatment plan regarding vocational goals
• Ensures implementation of treatment plan and monitoring of progress toward vocational goals
• Markets vocational services to area businesses
• Participates, with other team members and consumers/family/others as appropriate, in the completion and updating of treatment plans for each consumer within established time frames or as indicated by consumer need.
• Documents all consumer interactions, including sessions with consumers/families/others as appropriate within established time frames.
• Completes progress notes accurately, addressing treatment goals, major treatment issues and changes in mental status.
• Writes in a professional and competent manner.
• Proficient in the knowledge and skills described in the core competency curriculum for each assigned age/disability group.
• Develops an adequate professional working relationship with all referral sources and relevant agencies.
• Assists with case management and intra/interagency coordination of services for consumers.
• Responds to consumer defined crises 24 hrs per day, 365 days per year, providing crisis intervention and consultation to consumers, their families and others
• Monitors medication intake by assessing symptoms, side effects and medication compliance, reporting to team.
• Works cooperatively with staff and supervisor.
• Seeks supervision in a professional manner and documents supervision.
• Demonstrates a willingness to serve on professional committees, attend staff meetings, attend in-services, etc.
• Effectively facilitates social and recreational activities.
• Effectively facilitates psychoeducational groups.
• Assists in the interviewing process for job applicants.
• Spends time in consumer's residence and community in order to realize goals of the consumer's treatment plan
• Maintains a NJ driver's license.
• Practices safe and courteous driving habits.
• Engages in supportive counseling and provides education in daily living skills.
• Transports consumers as needed.
• Performs on-call responsibilities as assigned.
• Documentation must be completed within one (1) calendar day of service delivery
• Productivity goals shall meet % as designated by department

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position.