What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vocational Specialist position at Vibrant Emotional Health?
Join Vibrant Emotional Health and work with people who are passionate and dedicated to changing lives. You’ll be part of an environment built on collaboration and mutual respect, with the knowledge that your efforts are helping to improve access to care, provide support, and empower people to achieve lives of emotional well-being and meaning.To learn more about Vibrant Emotional Health’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values click here.Vibrant Emotional Health is currently looking to fill the following positions. Vibrant Emotional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).Position : Vocational SpecialistLocation : Bronx, NYJob Id : 2393# of Openings : 1Job Title : Vocational SpecialistDepartment : Adolescent Career Development CenterReports to : Clinical SupervisorLocation : Hybrid-FixedSchedule : Full Time Monday-FridaySalary Range : $52,000-$60,000Formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC), Vibrant Emotional Health’s groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 50 years. Through our state-of-the-art technology-enabled services, community wellness programs, and advocacy and education work, we are building a society in which emotional wellness can be a reality for everyone.Position Overview : Provide direct contact vocational rehabilitation services to youth in an Office of Mental Health Residential Treatment Facility.Facilitates the acquisition of specific soft skills conducted individually or in small groups.Facilitates a set of individualized activities consistent with the youth’s career goals and locally available employment.Provide interventions that can be used to provide the individual youth assistance and support on or off-the-job in activities on a short-term or long-term basis.Duties / Responsibilities : Research industry and labor market trends, internet sources, newspapers, job boards, and conduct cold calls to identify job leads. Maintain a database of jobs, hiring events, job fairs and an inventory of current and potential employers.Coordinate union apprenticeships, internships and other employment opportunities quarterly. Match youth with employment sites that are within the youth’s capabilities and employment interests.Shadow youth on a regular basis or until they are comfortable within the work environment and assist with negotiating accommodations in the workplace, where needed. Maintain frequent communication with employers in order to provide necessary supports, assess job performance and ensure continued development in accordance with the consistency of the youth’s disclosure plan.Provide direct services to youth and adolescents including vocational counseling, report generation and progress noting.Maintain job development log and job placement / retention log.Develop long and short-term vocational goals for participants.Knowledge of employer expectations of employee performance and workplace behaviors.Meet weekly with supervisor to discuss issues and concerns and provide suggestions; carry out all tasks and additional assignments as delegated by supervisor.Participate in and attend meetings / seminars / trainings geared towards improvement of self and agency as a whole.Maintain confidentiality at all times.Required Skills / Abilities : Decision Making : Identify multi-faceted problems affecting achievement of individual goals and provide solutions.Decisions have minor organizational impact that may require consultation with internal and external stakeholders regarding issues, possible solutions and implementation of alternatives.Analyze and interpret issues, realign responsibilities, commit resources and propose alternative solutions.Implement solutions for minor projects after approval; held accountable if no action is taken.Multi-factor decision-making requiring research and analysis, subject to supervisory guidance.Scope of Responsibility / Accountability : Manage programs / projects, create and implement work plans and objectives.Monitor and evaluate interim results and develop contingency plans if objectives are off track.Performance is reviewed by director level and above.This job operates in a professional office environment.This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.Physical Demands : The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.This position requires frequent travel to provide services to youth in various locations.Required Qualifications : Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.At least 2 years of vocational experience providing employment / vocational services and / or similar services to young adults.Vibrant Emotional Health is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vibrant will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact People Operations.Excellent comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, supplemental income insurance, pre-tax transit / parking, pre-tax FSA for medical and dependent care, and 401K available. 4 weeks’ vacation, plum benefits, etc.Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. Vibrant will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.Vibrant Emotional Health is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Vibrant does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page and all communications from the Vibrant recruiting team and / or hiring managers will be from an @vibrant.org email address.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $52,000 - $60,000
