Senior Vocational Specialist

Position: Senior Vocational Specialist

Program: Supportive Housing for Families

Location: Middletown (Roscommon Office)

Salary: $26.06/hour

Schedule: FT/40 hours/1^st shift/Monday-Friday

Program Summary:

The Supportive Housing for Families program is a child welfare program providing intensive case management vocational supports and temporary housing subsidies to families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness in order to support the achievement of family reunification and/or prevent the removal of children.

Position Summary:

The Senior Vocational Specialist plays a key role in supporting vocational programming for families in supportive housing. Working closely with the Manager Vocational Services this position supports coordination of vocational services data tracking and reporting and documentation compliance. The Senior Vocational Specialist collaborates with internal teams and community partners to help ensure high-quality trauma-informed vocational services that support participant stability skill development and employment readiness.

Working within our Family & Child Services the Senior Vocational Specialist works with the Supportive Housing for Families staff to provide services to stabilize and reunite families experiencing complex issues such as substance use behavioral health matters and homelessness.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree and 3 years of related experience
• Valid Drivers License
• Regular and predictable attendance is required

Orientation:

If selected for employment with The Connection newly hired employees will be required to attend a two (2) day mandatory New Hire Orientation at our Roscommon office located in Middletown.

Benefits:

• Medical dental vision benefits are offered along with other additional voluntary coverages with full time employment
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contribution
• Company paid short and long term disability and life insurance with full time employment
• Paid time off (vacation personal and sick) with full time employment
• 12 paid holidays

The Connection is a statewide human services and community development agency that provides unique solutions to the problems of homelessness mental illness substance use improving child welfare and community justice rehabilitation. For additional information visit.