Supported Education and Employment Specialist

Job Title: Supported Education and Employment Specialist

Grade: 17

Salary: $31,422.50-37,763

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a part-time Supported Education and Employment Specialist position. he Audubon/OnTrackNY Step-Up Program is a multi-disciplinary program for young-adults with a primary psychotic disorder transitioning from the OnTrackNY coordinated specialty care program to the Audubon Clinic. The Step-Up Program is based at the Audubon Clinic, part of the Washington Heights Community Service within the NYS Psychiatric Institute/ Columbia Department of Psychiatry, a premier research, clinical, and academic center. The program aims to support these young adults in their recovery and provides comprehensive mental health care, case management support, peer support, education/employment support, and on-site medical and nursing services.

The Supported Education Employment Specialist is a part-time, on-site position supporting participants in meeting their goals for school and work. The approach to care is hopeful, recovery-oriented, collaborative and engaging to young people. The Supported Education Employment Specialist will report to the Step-Up Program Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engaging participants and establishing trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of education or competitive employment
• Collaborating with other team members to deliver SEE support within the context of the model (e.g. helping participants explore their interests, practicing skills that can help them get a job, etc.)
• Providing job development and job search services based on participants' interests; providing support with applying to, returning to or staying in school, including liaising with high school, colleges and other educational institutions
• Arranging access to entitlements counseling for participants and their families
• Spending significant time in the community (e.g. meeting participants at home, workplace, school, coffee shop, library)
• Meeting with school personnel and potential employers
• Collaborating closely with team members and participating in the team meeting
• Ensuring timely and accurate documentation of all services provided
• Completing required data reporting for program evaluation
• Completing other tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least (1) year of experience providing employment or education services.
• At least (1) year of experience working with adolescents and/or adults diagnosed with mental illness.
• Computer proficiency, including one year of experience using Microsoft Word and one year of experience with or willingness to learn Microsoft Outlook
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.