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Unique opportunity to support vulnerable members of the Troy community. As an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Specialist, you will play a key role in helping individuals engaged with the PROS program explore, secure, and maintain meaningful employment.

Position may be eligible for a $2,500 sign-on bonus.

Key Responsibilities

+ Collaborate actively with the PROS team and other Unity House programs to plan, develop, and implement individualized employment services.

+ Spend approximately half of your scheduled work time meeting participants in community settings such as their homes, coffee shops, libraries, and other locations.

+ Support participants’ educational goals, including accompanying them to GED programs, colleges, and other learning opportunities.

+ Provide direct assistance with job searches, applications, and interview preparation.

+ Assist with resume writing, completing job applications, and scheduling or participating in interviews.

+ Offer follow-along job coaching to help individuals maintain successful employment.

+ Complete case documentation in compliance with funding sources and Unity House requirements, ensuring timely and accurate records.

+ Maintain proper standards for case record management, including NYESS activity documentation within our electronic health records system.

+ Promote a work environment rooted in diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Requirements

+ High school diploma or GED required.

+ At least six (6) months of personal or professional experience in human services supporting individuals with severe mental illness.

+ Experience providing employment services to people with barriers to employment is preferred.

+ Valid and clean NYS driver license required.

+ Reliable transportation that can be used daily for work.

+ Ability to travel independently— or with reasonable accommodations—throughout the community, including outreach with local employers.

+ Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

+ Competence in producing reports and using standard computer software.

Benefits

Unity House offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

+ 13 paid days off in your first year (increasing annually) for full-time employees

+ 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave

+ 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays

+ Major medical leave

+ Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

+ 403(b) contributions after one year

+ Gym, tuition, and cell phone discounts

+ 50% reduced childcare tuition at A Child’s Place

Join an agency that truly cares about its employees and the community!

Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.

As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

Join us in making life better for people living with mental illness