Supported Employment Specialist
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Ecker Center for Behavioral Health
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Full Time |
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US - Illinois - Elgin |
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Description
At Ecker Center for Behavioral Health, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which our employee team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. At Ecker, we firmly believe in the significance and positive impact of our work, demonstrating dedication and a compassionate approach, where treatment is carefully planned and customized for each client based on their individual needs and strengths. Our collective ethos extends to caring for the well-being of each of our team members. Together, our staff is fostering a warm and inclusive organizational culture that embraces individual perspectives, encouraging active participation, and open feedback to facilitate ongoing improvement. As a trusted behavioral health organization committed to providing care in the community since 1955, we offer an array of comprehensive services for youth, adolescents, and adultsPrimary Responsibilities
•Carries out supportive employment services by helping individuals obtain and sustain employment that is consistent with their vocational goals and recovery
•Manages caseload of up to 25
•Provides vocational services and carry out all phases of vocational service
•Utilizes a strengths-based approach when serving clients by recognizing each person’s skills, experiences, and values that support employment
•Employs a recovery-based orientation including the belief that people learn from their experiences, develop new skills, and achieve life goals over time
•Engages clients and establishes trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of competitive employment in integrated job settings
•Assesses individuals’ vocational functioning on ongoing basis
•Assist clients in getting supports to continue their education or attaining credentials
•Following supportive employment principles and procedures, helps individuals in job development and rapid job search activities directed toward positions that are competitive, permanent, and consistent with individuals’ needs and interests
•Provides individualized, time-unlimited, follow-along services to help individuals sustain employment.
•Writes person-specific plans that are congruent with each person’s goals and includes specific steps that will be taken to meet those goals
•Based on agreement with clients, provides education and support to employers, which may include negotiating job accommodations and follow-along contact with employers
•Provides outreach services to clients, as necessary, when they appear to disengage from supportive employment services
•Coordinates and collaborates with other vocational agencies in providing job opportunities and assistance as needed for the individual
•Draws up individual employment plans with clients, case managers, and other treatment team providers and updates the plan regularly
•Assists with transporting clients to related meetings, interviews, or appointments
•Spends at least 60 percent of direct service time in the community to engage and support clients, family members, and employers
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Skills
•Bachelor’s degree in human service field or five years of Mental Health experience
•Experience working with individuals with serious mental health needs and/or co-occurring mental health and substance use needs
•Experience with vocational services and knowledge of the work world are preferred
•Willingness to work a flexible schedule that might include some evenings and weekends to accomplish responsibilities
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Notes
Ecker Center for Behavioral Health offers a hearty benefit package that is highly competitive to the market
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Contact Details
Name: Faisal Khan
Ph: 8476950484
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