What are the responsibilities and job description for the Career Specialist position at COMMUNITY ACCESS INC?
Job Details
Description
Community Access, Inc. (CA), founded in 1974, is a progressive not-for-profit organization that expands opportunities for people living with mental health concerns to recover from trauma and discrimination through affordable housing, training, advocacy, and healing-focused services. We are built upon the simple truth that people are experts in their own lives. Our programs are spread across 25 locations and include over 1200 units of supportive housing in three boroughs, the Howie the Harp Advocacy Center, East Village Access—a PROS program, Peer-driven Crisis Respite Center, Adult Home Initiative and Assertive Community Treatment (ACT).
Department Overview
The mission of East Village Access is to provide empowering opportunities to people with psychiatric disabilities to realize their goals, build relationships and work towards self-sufficiency. East Village Access recognizes that each member has specific talents, skills and abilities. All program services are intended to assist participants realize their full potential and embrace broader opportunities in the greater community. The purpose of the program is to assist individuals recovering from the disabling effects of mental illness through the coordination of rehabilitation, treatment and support services that are participant focused and goal oriented.
Position: Career Specialist
Work Location: East Village Access (EVA), New York, NY
Wage: $26.87
Benefits:3-weeks’ vacation time, 5 personal days, 12 sick days and 11paid holidays, summer flex hours, work anniversary, comprehensive medical and dental plans, Health and Wellness Reimbursement, Paid Family leave, Short-Term disability insurance, 403B Employee Retirement Plan with Employer match.
Position Overview
The Career Specialist must actively engage and motivate participants to utilize a customized array of services to develop personal potential for attaining life career goals. PROS program staff must be flexible and committed to mental health recovery. Some of the essential job functions include developing individual recovery plans with participants that reflect person-centered planning principles; developing, modifying and delivering employment related and education-related curriculum, and providing the needed access to skills and supports to both get and keep competitive employment or educational options.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field preferred – work experience within field may be substituted for degree.
- Two years’ experience working with mental health consumers, formerly homeless and persons with histories of drug/alcohol use, preferred.
- Two years’ experience in employment-related position offering job development, placement, coaching other employment-related supports.
- Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the Office of Mental Health (OMH).
- Available to work on Saturdays and holidays, occasionally.
- Ability to utilize various computer programs, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel and AWARDS or similar electronic client database system.
Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should apply on www.communityaccess.org/jobs.
Community Access is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V.
Women, People of Color and Members of the LGBT community are strongly encouraged to apply. CA is committed to the hiring of at least 51% consumer staff. www.communityaccess.org
Salary : $26 - $27
