Employment Liaison

About the role

This position is responsible for providing psychosocial, rehabilitation and recovery-oriented services for adults. Specifically, this role supports participants in obtaining and maintaining employment, and provides guidance and direction for clients as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Engages members and establishes trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of competitive employment in community job settings with other workers who do not necessarily have disabilities.
• Affords assistance and advocacy for our clients in meeting their expressed goals while living in the community.
• Supports additional areas such as medication management, housing, counseling, and advocacy as needed.
• Conducts a minimum of six employer contacts per week to learn business needs and describe member's strengths relevant to the position.
• Provides individualized follow-along supports to assist members in maintaining employment.
• Writes job support plans with members, incorporating input from the mental health team and adjusts the plan according to member needs and preferences.
• Provides education and support to employers as agreed upon by members, which may include job development and job search activities, negotiating job accommodations and follow-along contact by the employment specialist with the employer.
• Attends weekly meetings with the treatment team and communicates individually with team members between meetings in order to coordinate and integrate vocational services into mental health treatment.
• Participates in County Employment Collaborative meetings and brings information gathered back to the team.
• Provides prompt intervention in the event of a crisis by notifying leadership and engaging first responders where indicated.
• Completes necessary paperwork to maintain record keeping for all necessary tracking of services provided to members and guests, and other program outcome information.
• Provides effective and accurate information in briefing peers and colleagues.

Requirements

• Education: A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is through graduation from a four (4) year college or university with Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field and four years varied experience as a provider of mental health services or Associate Arts Degree and six years of full time/equivalent (FTE) direct care experience in a behavioral health setting. At least two of the six years must be post AA experience.
• Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements: California driver’s license & current vehicle insurance/registration. Reliable means of transportation capable of passing vehicle safety inspection if more than five years old excluding all modes of two-wheeled transport inclusive of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles.