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Supported Education & Employment Specialist at New York State Psychiatry Institute

Supported Education & Employment Specialist

New York State Psychiatry Institute · New York, NY, USA

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Supported Education & Employment Specialist

New York State Psychiatry Institute · New York, NY, USA

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About the Role

RFMH is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Supported Education Employment Specialist (SEES) for the Washington Heights Community Service (WHCS) OnTrackNY team. OnTrackNY is a Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) treatment program serving teens and young adults experiencing early psychosis. The SEES is a full-time, on-site position supporting participants in meeting their goals for school and work.

Responsibilities

  • Engage participants and establish trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of school or employment
  • Provide job development and job search services based on participants' interests
  • Spend significant time in the community meeting participants at home, workplace, school, coffee shop, library, etc.
  • Meet with school personnel and potential employers
  • Use online applications and resources to assist participants with creating or updating resumes and job searching
  • Arrange access to entitlements counseling for participants and their families
  • Collaborate closely with team members and participate in weekly team meetings
  • Ensure timely documentation of all services provided
  • Collect information and track data related to participants' engagement with school and work
  • Complete other tasks as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • One year of experience providing employment or education services
  • One year of experience working with adolescents and/or adults diagnosed with mental illness
  • Bilingual English/Spanish

Location

  • 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • On-site

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

  • $64,102-$77,037

Benefits

  • Excellent Benefits Package

About the Company

  • The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.
  • RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities.
  • RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations.
  • The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York.
  • Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.

Equal Opportunity

  • Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply.
  • RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
  • Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.