Behavioral Health Prevocational Coordinator

Horizon Health and Subacute, Fresno CA  

Behavioral Health Prevocational Coordinator $25- $30 per hour 

Horizon Health and Subacute, a Generations Healthcare facility located in Fresno, CA, is searching for a Behavioral Health Prevocational Coordinator to join our team. This is a wonderful opportunity to provide career and job training skills for conserved adults with moderate to severe mental illnesses in an inpatient residential program. This unique opportunity allows the Prevocational Coordinator the ability to educate residents on a variety of interviewing and workforce topics, including cultivating their skills and knowledge, preparing and motivating them for the responsibilities and practice of work. If you are passionate about helping people with disabilities meet their full potential, then this is the right place for you. 

Position Overview: 

The Behavioral Health Prevocational Coordinator provides prevocational skills, instruction, and engaging activities to conserved adults with moderate to severe mental illness including job skills training, job support, career planning, and consultation requiring vocational training to foster independence and confidence in job-related tasks. 

Education and Experience: 

• Preferred: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or related field
• Previous experience working with children or adults with developmental disabilities and/or severe mental illness.
• Possesses a valid driver’s license with a clear and acceptable driving record (may need to drive and operate facility provided van to transport residents to and from appointments or other outings).

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Maintains the prevocational training program, consistent with STP regulations, policies & procedures, and company philosophy.
• Establishes and maintains job placement opportunities for assigned residents in our Behavioral Health/Special Treatment Program
• Builds strong relationships with residents and Rehab team to implement prevocational program.
• Responsible for managing, securing, and scheduling resident work training placements.
• Encourages residents to meet acceptable standards of work performance.
• Trains individuals on each aspect of the job and all skills necessary to perform the job; discusses and implements job modification with employers if necessary.
• Works with public and district transportation sources on coordination and scheduling of transporting to and from job sites.
• Conducts individual prevocational evaluations, prepares interpretations of those findings, and provides recommendations which will lead to meaningful job training experiences for the resident.
• Creates and implements engaging prevocational social functions such as simulated job fairs and career days.
• Establishes and maintains professional contacts with various businesses to develop and maintain volunteer opportunities for residents to learn essential job functions.
• Provides a comprehensive set of prevoca