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• Employment Specialist- Green Mountain Workforce

This position focuses on building and strengthening vocational services and opportunities for consumers in collaboration with the WCMHS CSP treatment teams, HireAbility, and AHS funded employment specialists. As part of the agency vocational team, this position interfaces with community members and employers to promote vocational opportunities for consumers within the program.

Job Duties:

+ Be part of an agency-supported treatment team

+ Coordinate and facilitate consumers’ placement into competitive community based, flexible employment

+ Attend team meetings and engage with consumers and agency staff to promote integration of supported employment within this system.

+ Provide assessment, job development, benefits counseling, and follow-up services to a flexible caseload of consumers

Qualifications:

+ BA and 2 years of experience in human services OR equivalent training and education.

+ Clean driving record

+ Access to a safe, reliable, and insured vehicle

Knowledge, skills, and competencies:

+ Excellent communication skills

+ Ability to work well in a team

+ Ability to maintain organized records with appropriate detail in a software platform

+ Ability to use Microsoft software

Work Environment:

+ This position includes transporting consumers using your own vehicle, sometimes in variable weather conditions

+ Frequent change in environment between locations and work site types

Compensation and benefits:

This 37.5 hour position starts at $20.05 and includes comprehensive benefits including paid time off, employer-sponsored health, dental, life, and disability insurances; a 403(b) retirement plan with generous employer match; and educational benefits such as tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment.

To apply:

We encourage applicants to apply via the WCMHS website Careers (https://www.wcmhs.org/careers)  page. Applications (resume and cover letter) may also be emailed to [email protected] or mailed via USPS mail to WCMHS Human Resources, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601. WCMHS strives to make our application process accessible to all. If you need language assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us at [email protected] or 802-229-1399.

About the agency:

For more than 50 years, Washington County Mental Health Services (WCMHS) has served the Washington County community and the Orange County towns of Orange, Washington and Williamstown. WCMHS provides education, support, and treatment of individuals and families living with mental health challenges, substance use issues, and developmental and intellectual disabilities. Providing accessible, high-quality services in the community, schools, and health care settings, we work toward positive outcomes for wellness with collaborative, inclusive, and compassionate care. Washington County Mental Health Services is “Where Hope and Support Come Together.”

Washington County Mental Health Services is an equal opportunity employer. Grounded in our understanding that diversity makes us stronger, we are committed to inclusion in our workplace and services. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and consider applications for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, health care coverage status, military status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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