Job Developer/Job Coach
- $57,200 Yearly
- Vision , Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Life Insurance , Retirement
- Full-Time
Position: Job Developer/Job Coach
Function: Supports adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) enrolled in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) with engagement in employment in fidelity to the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model. At least 65% of the work week is spent in the field in the community.
Reports to: Education & Employment Specialist
Deployed to: Bronx ACT Team
Tasks:
- Provides employment readiness needs assessments and develops individualized plans congruent with participant needs, preferences, goals and readiness
- Conducts rapid job search for participants
- Carries out systemic job development and partnering with employers in the community
- Develops employment opportunities for participants by establishing linkages and relationships with potential employers in the community
- Provides ongoing support and coaching to assist participants engaged in employment or employment readiness activities to improve behaviors, interpersonal skills, and work ethics necessary to maintain employment
- Works with employers to facilitate reasonable accommodation for participants according to participant need
- Assists individuals in understanding and managing changes to their benefits and entitlements based on their employment income
- Assures monitoring and documentation of participant progress by developing and maintaining tracking and progress reports
- Enters data into the NYS Employment Services System (NYSESS) and Child and Adult Integrated Reporting System (CAIRS)
- Attends training as assigned including participation in trainings and technical assistance related to IPS
- Actively participates in the Center for Practice Innovations IPS Learning Collaborative
- Collaborates as an active member of the ACT team in promoting employment related goals and objectives for participants
- Duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with significant experience in work services (e.g. soft skill development, job coaching, job development, placement support) for people with SMI. Strong organizational and written and oral communication skills. Capable of taking an assignment from concept to completion with minimal supervision. Ability to travel in NYC utilizing public transportation. Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
Salary: $57,200 plus generous benefits.
Email a resume, cover letter and contact information for 3 professional references to:
Ileana Torres
Education & Employment Specialist
Email: ITorres@acmhnyc.org
ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and is a leader in the provision of outreach and engagement, care management, rehabilitation, crisis support, and supportive housing. ACMH is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and seeks to promote actionable change to create an intentional culture of equity at individual, interpersonal and institutional levels.
For more information, visit our website: https://www.acmhnyc.org
ACMH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment decisions based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, veteran status or citizenship status.
For more information, visit our website: www.acmhnyc.org
ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and is a leader in the provision of outreach and engagement, care management, rehabilitation, crisis support, and supportive housing. ACMH is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and seeks to promote actionable change to create an intentional culture of equity at individual, interpersonal and institutional levels. For more information, visit our website: www.acmhnyc.org
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