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About the Role
The Employment Specialist provides comprehensive vocational support to young adults through employer engagement, job development, career coaching, and workplace retention strategies. This position facilitates individualized employment and career readiness services while fostering social, emotional, and independent living skills to enhance youth employment outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a network of employer partnerships and internship sites.
- Identify and assess local labor markets, contacting at least three new employers per quarter.
- Promote benefits of hiring youth with mental health or physical challenges, including tax incentives.
- Coordinate union apprenticeships, internships, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
- Maintain a job bank with hiring events, fairs, and employment leads.
- Conduct assessments and match youth to appropriate employment based on skills and interests.
- Provide job coaching, workplace shadowing, and retention strategies.
- Offer support for on-the-job accommodations and disclosure planning.
- Facilitate career development workshops and “Career Club” sessions.
- Guide financial literacy, benefits planning, and soft skills training.
- Maintain accurate and timely case records, vocational plans, progress notes, and reports.
- Enter all activities and youth progress into the AWARDS database.
- Report all incidents within 24 hours and ensure compliance with Vibrant and DOHMH standards.
- Meet weekly with supervisors and attend professional development sessions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in vocational or employment services for youth.
- Knowledge of labor market trends and employer expectations.
- Experience with evidence-based practices and job coaching models.
- Ability to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
- Frequent use of computers, phones, and standard office equipment.
- Occasional in-person travel to employer sites and community events.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in person and virtually.
Skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Bilingual/bicultural preferred
- Ability to evaluate information
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently
- Youth engagement
- Vocational counseling
- Conflict resolution
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Google Suite
- Proficient in other digital tools
- Composed under pressure
- Organized
- Able to manage multiple priorities
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Part-time
- 21 hours per week
Experience Level
- 2 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or related field required
- Master’s preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $29.23- 32.97/hour
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Supplemental income insurance
- Employer paid disability insurance
- Employer paid life insurance
- Pre-tax FSA for medical and dependent care
- 401K available
About the Company
- Vibrant Emotional Health’s groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 50 years. Through our state-of-the-art technology-enabled services, community wellness programs, and advocacy and education work, we are building a society in which emotional wellness can be a reality for everyone.
Equal Opportunity
- Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.