What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employment Specialist position at The University of Vermont Medical Center?
Your role at BHSN:
As an Employment Specialist at BHSN, you will provide individual and group rehabilitation interventions designed to teach skills and offer support to adults with mental illness.
What’s in it for you?
- Generous benefits, including personalized health coverage, paid time off, and holiday pay
- Working within our community, making a real impact, working alongside passionate colleagues
- Accessible leadership team, coaching for your growth, and ample training opportunities
- With BHSN University, we provide our team members with continuous learning, mentorship, and internal education opportunities to encourage our team to continue discovering and innovating
- As a rapidly growing organization, there are endless opportunities to grow within the organization
- Community discounts, loan forgiveness & more
What your day might look like:
- Provides interventions aimed at supporting employment and developing readiness, in either group or individual modalities, as directed by PROS supervisory staff;
- Provides engaging interventions for individual recipients both at the program site and/or within the community as appropriate;
- Responsible for submitting accurate and timely records of service interventions in accordance with regulatory and Agency requirements;
- Participates in the development, writing and timely completion of required documentation in accordance with state/federal regulations and Agency policies and procedures;
- Coordinates and collaborates with rehabilitation team;
- Provides safe transport to recipients as directed;
- Provides needed services in such a manner as to insure quality, outcomes and billing compliance.
Your skills and qualifications:
- 1 to 2 years experience in mental health or rehabilitation environment preferred with AA degree or a BA/BS degree in a human services related field essential;
- Valid NYS driver’s license and reliable transportation required;
- Evening and/or weekend hours may be required to meet the needs of program consumers; local travel possible
- Must be able to sit, stand and move around as necessary to provide services in a variety of program settings, i.e. indoors, outdoors, off-site.
EEO Statement: BHSN is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in its hiring and employment practices, so that every team member can feel like they belong and be their authentic self to thrive in their personal and professional lives. In order to do that, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
