Vocational Specialist ACT - NY Staffing : Job Details

$1250 sign on bonus Unity House of Troy is seeking a dynamic and recovery-oriented Vocational Specialist to join our multidisciplinary ACT Team. The Vocational Specialist provides individualized support to help people with serious mental illness achieve their employment and educational goals. This role is integral in promoting recovery, skill development, and community integration through person-centered support.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct vocational assessments and develop career profiles.
• Assist individuals with job readiness, securing employment, and maintaining educational/vocational pursuits.
• Collaborate with the ACT Team to integrate employment goals into comprehensive service plans.
• Provide coaching and skill-building for success in work and school settings.
• Build relationships with employers and vocational agencies; educate them about mental health accommodations and supports.
• Provide trauma informed care to all individuals.
• Maintain electronic health record and timely documentation of all services provided including service planning, progress, notes, and all other documentation as needed.
• Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.
• Assist with other support services as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in human service related field.
• One year of experience or training in supported employment, IPS, or psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Strong understanding of how mental health symptoms impact functioning in workplace or academic settings.
• Must have a reliable form of transportation, Valid NYS driver's license.

Benefits:

• Generous time off benefits including 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year)
• 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
• 10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Major medical leave
• Non-profit school loan forgiveness
• Medical/dental/vision/life insurance, and 403b contributions after one year

Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception. Join us in making lives better for people living with mental illness.