What are the responsibilities and job description for the HTH Career Coach position at Community Access Inc?
Founded in 1974, Community Access continues to uphold and operate as a pioneer of supportive housing and social services in NYC for people with mental health concerns. We proudly lead advocacy efforts that rally our community to promote human rights, social justice, and economic opportunities for all. 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, Peer-driven Crisis Respite Center, Adult Home Initiative, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and the Intensive Mobile Team (IMT).
Department Overview
Howie The Harp Advocacy Center trains and supports individuals with mental health concerns find meaningful, permanent employment and develop careers in human services. The Center is run by professionals who have personally received mental health services. All of the Center's programs are based on the core value that self-help, personal responsibility and peer support are among the most effective methods for people who seek to recover from mental illness through employment.
Position Overview
The HTH Career Coach provides personalized guidance in the form of support, job development and placement, skill, and resource development, to HTH participants, to promote success and satisfaction as a trainee in the classroom, on an internship, and while engaging and sustaining permanent employment. The HTH Career Coach functions as primary support to participants, pre- and post-employment, providing ongoing individualized support at the level of intensity and frequency required. Responsibilities include assessing participants’ strengths, barriers and needs to obtain permanent satisfying employment. Produce job appropriate analyses, coaching, and customized training as well as career advancement supports. Plan and deliver individual and group-based support including work readiness and job search skill development (e.g., resume preparation, applications, and interviewing) to program participants. Identify and develop internship and employment opportunities for participants.
Job Qualifications/Requirements
- A commitment to upholding the philosophy, mission, and values of Community Access and Howie The Harp Advocacy Center, required
- Peer identity, i.e. lived experience of mental health concerns (past or present), required
- Ability to create and foster empathic, professional and respectful relationships between yourself and other people, required
- Strong computer, organizational, and documentation skills, required
- At least three years of experience working in mental health services, preferably employment, peer support, or rehabilitation setting, required
- Possess and maintain a NYS OMH Peer Specialist certification or be willing to obtain one within six months of employment, required
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent, required (bachelor’s degree preferred)
- Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the Office of Mental Health (OMH), required
- Howie The Harp Peer Training Program graduate, preferred
- Training/group facilitation experience, preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of benefits, entitlements, or work incentives, preferred
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.
We are dedicated to a workforce where at least 51% of our employees identify as having a personal
experience using mental health services.www.communityaccess.org
