Job Developer
1 week ago
Job Developer I
Job Code: JBD - 106
Revised: June 18, 2025
Starting Salary: $14.57 hourly; $30,301 annually
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Overview
We are an agency committed to innovative behavioral health services in trauma-informed care that promote healing and recovery to instill a sense of empowerment and foster a lifelong sense of resilience.
General Description
The purpose of this job is to collaborate with other providers to increase job placements in surrounding areas, engage employers, and educate employment specialists, mental health professionals, recovery coaches, Mental Health (MH) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment centers and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) teams within the local service area. The Job Developer shall practice principles of job development and shall focus on the provision of services to individuals who have a history of receiving MAT and have a desire to obtain competitive employment, or who have a co-occurring mental illness or other SUD.
This position works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.
Duties and Responsibilities
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.
- Provide services to individuals using the IPS model.
- Responsible for the provision of individualized assistance to each person in choosing and obtaining employment in integrated work sites in regular community jobs.
- Collaborate with SUD and MAT providers within local services are to identify individuals with a history of OUD's, a history or receiving MAT, or who have a co-occurring mental illness or both.
- Implement SE and IPS job development strategies.
- Provide individual support based upon each person's preferences, strengths, work history, and current living situation.
- Address specific steps in the process, including searching for job leads and completing job applications.
- Complete career profiles with clients and provide referrals to potential job leads.
- Participate in community engagement and support to foster relationships with potential employers.
- Ensure all required trainings are completed as outlined by HHSC, including IPS training, suicide prevention, MAT advocate training, and Motivational Interviewing.
- Facilitate exploration of job opportunities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Associate's degree preferred in Health or Human Services, Social Services, Rehabilitation, Emergency Management or related field or equivalent, high school diploma accepted supplemented by two (2) years of experience as a chemical dependency or mental health counselor or closely related field; or possession of any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Experience with trauma-informed services; cognitive behavioral therapies, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT); and motivational therapies including the use of incentives, preferred.
Required Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of trauma-informed theories, principles, and practices (including multi-faceted understanding of concepts such as community trauma, intergenerational and historical trauma, parallel processes, and universal precautions), preferred.
Physical Demands
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
- Involves routine and frequent exposure to:
- Bright/dim light; Dusts and pollen.
- Extreme heat and/or cold; Wet or humid conditions.
- Extreme noise levels, Animals/wildlife.
- Vibration; Fumes and/or noxious odors.
- Traffic; Moving machinery.
- Electrical shock; Heights.
- Radiation; Disease/pathogens.
- Toxic/caustic chemicals; Explosives; Violence.
- Other extreme hazards not listed above.
- Must possess and maintain a valid state Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.
- Must be able to pass a TB, criminal background and drug screen.
Emergence Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires Emergence Health Network to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.
Other Job Characteristics
- Staffing requirements, including criteria that staff have diverse disciplinary backgrounds, have necessary State required license and accreditation, and are culturally and linguistically trained to serve the needs of the clinic's patient population.
- Credentialed, certified, and licensed professionals with adequate training in person-centered, family centered, trauma informed, culturally-competent and recovery-oriented care.
- Responsible for adhering to the EHN common purpose and service framework to continuously provide exceptional care to all constituents.
Note: This Class Description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Emergence Health Network and an employee and is subject to change by the Emergence Health Network as its needs change.
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