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.
