Employment Specialist

Corona, NY 11372

Up to $2,500 Sign-on Bonus

When you join the CCBQ Team, you will have an impact on the lives of many. For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Personalized Recovery Oriented Services is a mental health recovery and rehabilitation program that helps adults pursue and maintain meaningful life goals. Through group and individual work, participants learn skills to negotiate challenges in work, living, learning or social environments.

Why you will enjoy being part of our team:

1. Competitive Salaries and Benefits
2. High Quality Supervision
3. Opportunities for Advancement

STATEMENT OF THE JOB

Under the direction of the Clinical Manager for Behavioral Health, the Employment Specialist has responsibility for direct services to participants in the Personal Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) outpatient program. Responsibilities also include conducting phone referrals, initial interviews in preparation for other required assessments for enrollment, crisis intervention, conduct classes/ groups/ activities and off-site services and activities under the CRS and ORS service component.

• Responsible for direct services to participants in the Personal Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) outpatient program.
• Functioning as part of the treatment team to maintain mandated levels of service.
• Conducting phone referrals, initial interviews in preparation for other required assessments for enrollment, crisis intervention, conduct classes/ groups/ activities and off-site services and activities under the CRS and ORS service component.
• Providing opportunities for learning and developing skills to improve levels of independence, benefits education and training, & assessments for rehab readiness and placement.
• Assisting with employment related tasks including conducting mock interviews, providing job development, supportive employment, & integration in the community and traveling independently.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant Human Services field of study.
• One or more years of experience preferred.
• Ability to evaluate and intervene in crisis situations.
• Excellent oral & written communication, time management, organizational, & computer skills required. Must be comfortable with public speaking.
• Ability to meet with residents and/or staff throughout facilities.
• Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Creole/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English speaking preferred.
• Able to lift up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to travel throughout the five boroughs from site to site.

BENEFITS

We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:

• Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
• Medical,
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings with Agency Match
• Transit
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.

For more information on our organization, please visit our website at www.ccbq.org EOE/AA.