• CCBHC Employment Specialist

    Access: Supports For Living (Middletown, NY)


    CCBHC Employment Specialist

     

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    Salary: $55,000

     

    CCBHC Employment Specialist

     

    The Employment Specialist is a key member of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) team, responsible for promoting recovery and community integration through individualized and group-based employment support in a social club setting. This role supports participants by helping them to prepare for and pursue meaningful employment.

    Key Responsibilities

    + Engage social club members in conversations about work, interests, and goals related to employment.

    + Conduct informal and structured employment readiness activities (e.g., interest inventories, resume workshops, mock interviews).

    + Provide support with job applications and preparation for interviews.

    + Accompany clients into the community for job development activities, such as attending interviews, completing applications, visiting potential worksites, or connecting with employers

    + Offer benefits counseling (in coordination with benefits advisors) to help individuals explore how employment may impact public benefits.

    + Develop and lead group activities related to employment awareness, work skills, and career exploration.

    + Coordinate with CCBHC team to integrate employment-focused topics into social club programming.

    + Contribute to a positive, recovery-oriented club environment that promotes hope, dignity, and personal empowerment.

    + Track client participation, progress, and outcomes using designated electronic health record (EHR) systems.

    + Participate in case reviews, team meetings, and interdisciplinary planning with CCBHC staff.

    + Maintain accurate, timely documentation of services in accordance with CCBHC and agency guidelines.

    Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, social work or related field, or 3-5 years of

     

    experience with supported employment, or vocational rehabilitation

     

    + At least one year of experience supporting individuals with mental health or co-occurring conditions

    + Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage clients in a strengths-based person-centered manner

    + Comfort working in an informal, non-clinical environment with a flexible, client-directed approach

    + Proficiency in Microsoft office and ability to learn EHR systems

    + Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

     

    Access offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage; an array of voluntary benefits (term life, whole life, identity theft protection and pet insurance); Healthcare and Daycare Flexible Spending Accounts; employer paid Short Term Disability, LTD and AD&D; a matching 403(b) retirement plan, generous paid time off, paid holidays, accelerated holiday pay and tuition assistance.

     

    Access: Supports for Living Inc. is in the business of doing good. We have a mission: To help people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible. Here, you’ll be a valued part of an innovative team that touches the lives of more than 10,000 people each year across the Hudson Valley in programs supporting people to pursue the life they imagine. At Access, we believe in work with a purpose.

     

    ALL POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, FINGERPRINTING AND MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT CHECK.

     

    Access: Supports For Living is an EEO employer

     

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