Job Description

Vocational and CORE Specialist

JOB POSTING

Title: Vocational and CORE Specialist

Reports to:  CORE and Vocational Supervisor

Office: New Windsor, NY

Job Objectives:

As a Vocational and CORE Specialist, service providers are essential in empowering individuals by delivering high-quality support services across Orange County. This role includes the provision of Vocational Services, Psychosocial Rehabilitative Services, and Family Support Services to participants enrolled in MHA’s Vocational and Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) programs. Providers are expected to foster an inclusive, supportive environment that aligns with MHA’s Cultural Equity Policy and the principles of WELCOME Orange.

Direct supervision of stated positions and oversight of stated programs are periodically re-evaluated and may change subject to the discretion of the Executive Director.

Qualifications:

Education : Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, human services, or related field (required)

Experience :

• Minimum of two years' experience providing services to individuals with a serious mental illness or substance use disorder.
• Experience providing employment support, education support or vocational assistance a plus.
• Experience using motivational interviewing and trauma informed practices.
• Experience navigating an Electronic Health Record.
• Bilingual Spanish / English highly preferred.

Responsibilities:

Service Delivery:

• Provide Vocational and CORE services to a caseload of up to 40 individuals.
• Conduct weekly Hudson House Vocation/Education Group sessions.
• Conduct Vocational and CORE groups as needed.
• Support and restore social and interpersonal skills necessary for independent community living, with a focus on employment or educational goals.
• Enhance social skills, including engagement, conversation, and listening skills, while building support networks.
• Increase community awareness through the identification and pursuit of interests, resources, and natural support.
• Provide individual psychoeducation and skill-building to promote personal autonomy, such as stress management, symptom control, relapse trigger identification, and pursuing leisure interests.

Pre-Vocational Concepts:

• Teach pre-vocational concepts such as work compliance, attendance, task completion, problem-solving, and safety.
• Coordinate activities supporting job attainment and retention.
• Provide learning and work experiences that strengthen soft skills.

Health and Wellness:

• Support comfortable interactions with healthcare professionals.
• Establish positive health routines and practices.
• Assist in improving health wellness and personal self-care activities, including meal planning, healthy shopping, meal preparation, grooming, managing finances, and other aspects of independent living.

Community Engagement:

• Establish and maintain linkages with appropriate community agencies and service providers, including Care Management agencies, county clinics, and SPOA (Single Point of Access).
• Connect with referral sources for CORE Services to ensure a collaborative and comprehensive approach.
• Actively participate in team meetings and contribute to other assigned tasks.

Documentation and Record Keeping:

• Complete monthly billing for the caseload.
• Conduct monthly data collection and report information accurately.
• Maintain all client records electronically through Foothold Technology and Electronic Record Keeping.
• Organize and maintain all client files according to program policies and procedures .

Other Duties:

• In the spirit of teamwork, answer MHA’s main office phone as needed.
• Participate in MHA’s committees as needed.
• The duties outlined above are intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions, and the essential requirements for this job's performance. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Terms of employment/benefits:

• Non-Exempt.
• Forty (40) hours per week.
• Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave according to MHA policy.

Salary Description

**Please send letter of intent and resume to:

Human Resources

Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc. at [email protected]

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