Vocational Counselor - Job Placement Specialist I-II

Vocational Counselor - Job Placement Specialist I-II

Pay $52000.00 / year

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Vocational Counselor – Job Placement Specialist I-II

WellPower provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do.

WellPower values and is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to ending bias and discrimination in our community and ensuring equity within all aspects of our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Our Vocational Counselors have public relations and community organization skills. Demonstrated ability in program development. Have good computer skills & the ability to work with consumers with severe and persistent mental illness. The ability to give, receive and analyze information, formulate work plans, prepare written materials and articulate goals and action plans. Must understand people from all walks of life and be able to communicate effectively with them while being strength based.

Job Placement Specialist : are responsible for vocational rehabilitation activities which support consumers who want work adjustment training, job search and placement, and skill training for volunteer assignments, work experiences, part-time or full-time employment. Coordinate employment services, including development of community jobs, working with employers to ensure quality job placements, working with outside agencies and partnering to benefit the employment program. Cooperatively work with treatment sites to establish mutual outcomes for the people we serve.

Responsibilities & Duties :

• Responsible for development of competitive community jobs and skill-building activities needed to attain employment.
• Provide consistent vocational assessments to assist the people that we serve, to be successful in a job / jobs.
• Employment Specialist duties as required to identify appropriate programs and eligibility, as to ensure access for the people that we serve.
• Work closely with employers to coach people that we serve and provide appropriate interventions.
• Research and develop community contacts that help with appropriate job placements.
• Complete data / reporting pertaining to program measurements.
• Coordinate with clinical departments and therapist regarding vocational objectives.
• Find employment for a diverse population with a serious and persistent mental illness.
• Work in the community 60% of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications :

Certifications : Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner or willingness to obtain certification within one year.

WORKING CONDITIONS : May require occasional evening or weekend hours. Must have valid drivers license to drive to consumer work sites, employer sites.

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire (i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment.

About the company

The Mental Health Center of Denver is a place for recovery, resilience and well-being, recognized nationally as a model for community behavioral healthcare.

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