Behavioral Health Prevocational Coordinator

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.

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.
• Buils 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 modifications 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 prevocational opportunities on behalf of residents who require vocational services.

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).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to manage and provide redirection of potential behaviors of residents in a safe and effective manner.
• Possesses superior interpersonal, human relations, and behavior management skills in addition to education and training in prevocational / job training areas.

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package, healthcare benefits and excellent career growth opportunities. Health Benefits for full-time employees offered 1st of the month following hire date. Benefits and incentive programs (including sign-on bonuses, if applicable) are subject to eligibility requirements and may change at any time. Sign-on bonus terms and amounts are subject to change and are based on the employee’s date of hire.