Employment Specialist

The Edinburg Center
Bedford, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/12/2024
 
 
 
Employment Specialist
$26.47 per hour
Role Summary:
The Edinburg Center is seeking a Employment Specialist for our Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Services group.
 
What You Will Do:
The Employment Specialist will be responsible for developing, directing, and providing work-related services to persons with mental illnesses, utilizing an assertive outreach model as a member of a self-contained interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include assessing strengths and needs, and planning and implementing an on-going employment strategy to enable each person served to obtain and retain a job.
 
Who You Are:
BA/BS or MA/MSW and at least one year of experience in the field required, two years in the field preferred. At least 1 year of supervised experience in providing individualized job development and supported employment on behalf of persons with mental health issues preferred.  Individual Placement & Support (IPS) training/experience preferred.  Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) or Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) experience preferred.  Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation required.
 
Who We Are:
A dedicated team of professionals who have chosen to join an organization with a forty year history of serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, brain injury and autism in the community.  When we’re not at work, we love to hike, bike, craft, read, shop and sing opera, among many other things!  Our staff of 350 have range of interests and skills and we know you do too!  We know that The Edinburg Center will mean as much to you as it does to us!
 
At work, we are psychiatrists, social workers, clinicians, nurses, behavior specialists, peer specialists, board certified behavior analysts, direct service staff and employment specialists. 
 
What We Offer:
We offer an excellent benefits package for both full and part-time staff, including health and dental (must work a minimum of 30 hours) vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance as well as a 401(k)-retirement savings plan.  Paid time off benefits include vacation, personal, sick and holidays. To support ongoing professional development, we offer tuition reimbursement, conference, seminar, certification, and specialized training funding, as well as free clinical supervision for licensure.
 
We think the best benefit we offer is the chance to learn from each other and we hope you will be willing to teach us as well.
 
Be YOU!  We are committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
 
The Edinburg Center, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
 
Please apply by visiting us at http://www.edinburgcenter.org/careers

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