Supported Employment Team Lead

We are hiring for:

Supported Employment Team Lead

Type:

Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

This position requires an energetic and organized person with proven knowledge, skills, and abilities in achieving quantitative placement goals, knowledge and experience preparing clients for employment, developing unsubsidized jobs with private and public employers, placing clients into jobs, and providing follow-up support services to assure job retention. Must demonstrate and apply knowledge about disabilities, including disability and privacy laws.  Ability to communicate effectively with clients and staff, exhibit effective customer service skills, promote client self-advocacy skills and counseling skills. This position provides and coordinates a wide range of supportive employment services. The program's practice model is based on the Individual Supportive Employment with Long-Term Vocational Supports as defined by the Department of Justice. Assist adults with a wide range of mental health issues and conditions in obtaining employment

Education, Licensure, and Experience required for the position include:
Bachelor’s degree in human services field from a college or university. 1 year of experience working with intellectually developmentally disabled persons, mental health, substance abuse, or a Minimum of 2 years’ experience in recruiting and job placement, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Physical requirements to perform essential functions of the job included:
Regularly required to lift 10 lbs. Must be able to lift a minimum of 15 lbs. Must be able to pull a minimum of 10 lbs. Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop. Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. Required to regularly stand and walk. Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level requiring to work on hands, knees, bending, standing and lifting. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. Must be able to talk and hear."

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

This position requires an energetic and organized person with proven knowledge, skills and abilities in achieving quantitative placement goals, knowledge and experience preparing clients for employment, developing unsubsidized jobs with private and public employers, placing clients into jobs, and providing follow-up support services to assure job retention.  The program's practice model is based on the Individual Supportive Employment with Long-Term Vocational Supports as defined by the Department of Justice. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Match job seeking clients and employers using a variety of professional job placement and job development skills.
• Provide follow along supports and retention services including on site job coaching to ensure client success and employer satisfaction.
• Assist clients in obtaining information about benefits and how they are impacted by the client’s employment.
• Establish a job matrix (accounts) to support employment interest expressed by clients served.
• Participate as a member of a supported employment team consisting of a clinical director, peer support staff and mental health professionals.
• Engage clients and assist them in identifying areas of employment interest.

Education/Experience:

• Prefer a Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and at least 1 year of experience working with intellectually developmentally disabled persons, mental health, substance abuse, , or a Minimum of 2 years’ experience in recruiting and job placement, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Applicant must be able to pass a pre-employment drug-screening exam, and possess a valid Driver’s License.
• Must demonstrate and apply knowledge about disabilities, including disabi