Case Assistant

PURPOSE:The Jewish Boards Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate high quality evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally competent person centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning to instill hope and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our OVERVIEW:The PROS Vocational Specialist carries out the services of the supported employment program by assisting participants in obtaining and maintaining competitive employment in integrated job settings. The services are provided using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model which emphasizes the individuals choice without requiring prerequisites or ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :Communicate and educate consumers families colleagues and community partners about the principles and procedures of supported initial and on-going vocational assessments identifying consumers interests strengths skills abilities and unique set of challenges towards the goal of matching them with consumers in job development job match networking and job search activities directed toward positions that are consistent with their needs and consumers obtain competitive employment in integrated job individualized follow along services in the community to assist consumers in sustaining jobs in the community; reach out to and engage potential education and support to employer as agreed upon by the consumer which may include negotiating job accommodations and follow along contact with the services to consumers individually and in outreach services as necessary to consumers when they appear to disengage from as part of the PROS service delivery team to coordinate and integrate vocational services into recovery and rehabilitation all necessary and analyze supported employment duties as EDUCATION PREFERREDs:Related social services and/or job development experienceGED/HS DiplomaBasic computer skillsPrior experience with electronic health recordsSpanish speakingCOMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:Use of an Electronic Health Record (EHR)Use of Outlook and related Microsoft Office ApplicationsVISUAL AND MANUAL DEXTERITY:The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programsManual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to travel independently using public transportationWORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT:The majority of services are provided in the community with less time spent in office-based workWhile the offices of the Jewish Board are accessible in accordance with the ADA the sites to which staff may need to travel may or may not beTo perform the essential functions of this job the candidate must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a notebook forms laptop mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 perform the essential functions of this job the candidate is routinely required to sit (60% of the time) and stand (20% of the time) and travel to and from appointments using public or private transportation options (20% of the time).Risks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered traveling around New York City.