Education and Employment Specialist

4 days ago


New York, United States CASES Full time
Job Description

CASES is a pioneering agency in New York City, working at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and involvement in the criminal justice system. Our mission is to enhance public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create community success opportunities.

The Behavioral Health division offers a continuum of services for justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness. The Nathaniel Clinic is an OMH-licensed MHOTRS clinic providing outpatient mental health services to adolescents and adults, focusing on care for those involved in the criminal legal system.

The Supported Education & Employment Specialist will work as part of a small multidisciplinary team, providing coordinated and assertive treatment in the earliest stages of illness. Supported Education & Employment Specialists are fully integrated into providing mental health services. Individual Placement Support is an evidence-based approach to assisting individuals with mental illness to obtain rapid, competitive employment and mainstream educational opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage participants and establish trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of education or competitive employment in community job settings.
  • Work closely with family members or loved ones to educate them on how to support the young person with work/school goals.
  • Help family or loved ones navigate employment and educational systems, identify resources that can be helpful to them, and/or provide other support to families as needed to help the young person with their recovery.
  • Provide job development and job search services directed toward positions that are individualized to the interests and uniqueness of the people on their situation and the situation of their support system, following the principles and procedures of the individual placement and support approach to supported employment.
  • Link transitioning participants to services that can support work and school goals post-discharge from OnTrackNY.
  • Spend 65% or more of scheduled work hours in the community.
  • Conduct a minimum of 4 (IPS is 6) employer contacts per week.
  • Provide individualized support to assist participants in maintaining employment or education.
  • Arrange access to entitlements counseling for the individual and/or family.

Requirements:

  • BA in a mental health-related field, social services, or business.

Preferred but not required:

  • Training and experience working with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness.
  • Experience providing employment or education services.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, vacation and paid time off, 12 paid holidays per year, retirement 403b with competitive matching, employee referral program, and more.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, actively recruiting individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.



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