NYAPRS Note: See below for two employment opportunities in NYC for people wanting to work in a peer-informed environment.
Coordinator of Employment and Career Services @ Howie The Harp Advocacy Center
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Coordinator of Employment and Career Services to work at Howie The Harp Advocacy Center, located at 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., New York, NY. This is a full-time position with an annual salary in the low $50’s plus an excellent benefits package.
Program Description
The Howie The Harp Advocacy Center, a peer run program, offers an array of services that help individuals with mental health concerns find meaningful, permanent employment and develop careers in human services.
All of the Center’s programs are based on the core value that self-help and peer support are among the most effective methods for people who seek to recover from mental illness. Through the Peer Training Program, Assisted Competitive Employment Program (ACE), and other initiatives, the Center offers a wide range of services including training, internship experience, job placement and support, and continuing education services. Graduates are entitled to ongoing access to placement and support services.
Overview
The Coordinator of Employment and Career Services oversees the provision of all pre-and post-employment support services provided to participants by Career Coaches. The Coordinator ensures that supports are delivered responsively, effectively and efficiently, and that trainees who complete the classroom program obtain and complete internships and are successfully placed in a competitive job in human services. The Coordinator also ensures that all support services are accurately documented in a data management system (AWARDS) in a consistent and timely manner.
Essential Job Functions
- Recruit, hire, and provide supervision to assigned staff so that agency and program goals are communicated effectively, job performance is continuously evaluated and appropriate training is given.
- Coordinate and manage the assignment of participants to Career Coaches, ensuring equitable and effective use of staff resources.
- Oversee the provision of individual and group based support to trainees, participants on internship and individuals receiving support while employed, at the Center and off-site.
- Ensure that job development, placement and support services are effective and responsive to individual needs; work with Career Coaches to resolve barriers to trainee course completion, employment and job tenure.
- In collaboration with staff, Career Coaches, coordinate the identification and development of internship sites and permanent placement opportunities for all programs; assist with job development efforts.
- Oversee establishment of effective ongoing relationships with employers; coordinate contact with internship and work placement sites, ensuring timely and appropriate communication and documentation of all outreach and communication.
- Oversee intake process for the ACE Program and ensure contractual outcomes are met.
- Ensure the relevance and completion of participant assessments and plans for service and employment.
- Ensure the timely transition of participants between programs per contractual guidelines and requirements, e.g. F/PST, internship, VR/TTW, job placement and receipt of ongoing support.
- Provide supervision and support to discrete project staff including Riker?s Island and Bedford Hills.
- Coordinate the completion and collection of monthly reporting to VR, SSA (TTW), and other entities.
- Assist the Director in overseeing the accurate and timely completion and submission of all internal documentation including participant-related data such as progress notes and employment-related outcomes in AWARDS.
- Assist the Director in completing, submitting and meeting external reports in compliance with funding and contracting entities and internal audit standards and expectations.
- Assist the Director in ensuring the overall attainment of contractual obligations, outcomes and expectations.
- Assist the Director in maximizing revenue streams through VR, TTW, OMH and other relevant funding opportunities.
- Assist the Director in developing and utilizing Quality Assurance systems.
- Attend/conduct workshops, trainings and community events as needed.
- Attend and participate in supervision, meetings and training sessions, as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
- Have an understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the philosophy and mission of Community Access.
- Recipient/survivor of mental health services (past or present), required.
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) – Bachelor’s degree, preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work as part of a team.
- Attentive to details in documentation and data collection, reporting and analysis.
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience, preferred.
- Two (2) years of job development experience, preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience providing benefits, entitlements or work incentives support, preferred.
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience in working with persons with mental health conditions, required.
- Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the New York State Justice Center.
- Ability to organize, multitask and prioritize work.
- Possess strong understanding and practice of recovery, wellness and employment services.
- Advanced analytical and innovative problem solving abilities.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to utilize various computer programs, specifically Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Be creative and flexible.
- Show initiative and be responsible for follow through.
- Ability to maintain confidential information, as related to position.
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January 5, 2015
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Behavioral Health Interventionists (2 open positions)
Salary Grade 15
Salary: $43,082 – Plus Location Pay $3,026
The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene has openings for two (2) full-time Behavioral Health Interventionists at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH). The NYC DOHMH is one of the world’s oldest and largest public health agencies. It has a single mission: to protect and promote the health of all New Yorkers. Substance abuse intervention delivered in NYC DOHMH Sexually Transmitted Disease Control health clinics, operated by NYC DOHMH Bureau of STD Control, will be the primary focus of this position. The interventionists will deliver substance use screening, brief motivational interventions, and develop appropriate referral plans for patients with increased risk factors for sexually transmitted disease including, but not limited to, alcohol and other drug use, and other related mental and behavioral health issues. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a health or human services related area and at least 2 years experience delivering behavioral health interventions related to substance use and/or risky sexual behaviors
OR
At least one year college level education and at least 5 years experience delivering behavioral health interventions related to substance use and/or risky sexual behaviors.
AND: Fluency in Spanish language, spoken and written
Preferred: Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC); Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling or Social Work (MHC, MSW)
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Screening individuals, and providing brief interventions and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for patients at risk for developing or presenting with a substance use disorder at the STD clinic site.
- Functioning as a member of a case management team.
- Collecting and recording information in an electronic medical record.
- Working directly with the other counseling staff to identify patients at risk for substance abuse or dependency or other risk factors for HIV/STDs
- Administering any survey instruments required to collect patient data; entering data into appropriate databases or other data repositories
- Assisting with special administrative tasks and projects whenever necessary to facilitate better patient care and/or program evaluation.
- Participating in training and professional development to develop competencies in areas related to patient care (e.g. interviewing/counseling, motivational interviewing, Screening Briefing Intervention Referral Treatment).
Locations: SG-15 positions will be filled at the following clinic locations: 1) Morrisania, Bronx: 1309 Fulton Ave, Bronx NY 10456; 2) The second position will split time between Chelsea Manhattan clinic, 303 9th Avenue, New York, NY, 10037 and Corona Queens clinic, at 34-33 Junction Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Hours: The position located in Morrisania, Bronx is a Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm FT position;
The position located in Chelsea, Manhattan and Corona Queens is a Tues-Saturday FT 8:30am-4:30pm position, and may require some early evening hours 1-2 days/week.
To Apply: Submit a resume and cover letter by January 26, 2015, on our website at http://corporate.rfmh.org click on Employment Opportunities. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.
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. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.