Vocational Aide
Vocational Aide
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Job Description
Title: Vocational Aide
State Role Title:
Hiring Range: Minimum Salary: $45835/year - Salary Commensurate with Relevant Years of Experience
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location:Southwestern VA Mtl Hlth Inst
Agency Website:
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
To provide Psychiatric Rehabilitation/Recovery group work and individualized therapeutic activities with Wellness emphasis for individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental emotional and behavioral illnesses intellectual disabilities developmental delays and/or substance abuse disorders.
KSAs:
Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate well with treatment team members.
Ability to work under supervision guidance and direction.
Demonstrated ability to document clinical information.
Demonstrates good organizational skills.
Demonstrated skills of multi-tasking resourceful and capable of working under pressure.
Demonstrate familiarity with concepts such as life skills training employment skills
consumer skills use of community resources and health / safety skills.
Demonstrate the ability to co-facilitate a group and one to one intervention as related to
employment skills life skills and vocational training.
Demonstrate appropriate boundaries between an aide and resident relationship within a
vocational setting.
Demonstrate the basic knowledge of a Vocational program and its purpose.
Ability to document appropriately.
Ability to provide appropriate feedback on individual vocational readiness goals.
Minimum Qualifications
Professional work experience with adults with serious mental illness and/or other disabilities.
Additional Considerations
May need a Valid Drivers license.
May need experience working with Medicaid and Medicare services.
May need experience with implementing vocational programs.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute (SWVMHI) only accepts online applications via PAGEUP. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed e-mailed or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your PAGEUP account for the status of your application and this position. For classified positions postings will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.
SWVMHI is an Equal Opportunity Employer located in Marion VA. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race sex color national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status political affiliation genetics or disability.
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities or call DARS at or DBVI at .
A fingerprint-based criminal history check a Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services check and drug testing is required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1 the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers persons who have been convicted of specific (barrier) crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending (barrier) charges (Go to the code sections to see barrier crimes and related information).
Contact Information
Name: Rebecca Richardson
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
