Employment Specialist - 1320 (Personal Services)
Join our team as: Employment Specialist supporting young adults with accomplishing their vocational and educational goals.Rising Oaks is a transitional housing program for young adults who have either emancipated from the foster care system or are participating in extended foster care. Along with 30 studio apartments set in a safe and welcoming community, Rising Oaks provides a comprehensive continuum of developmentally appropriate, culturally competent, co-located and integrated services in collaboration with Alameda County Social Services Agency. Services include case management, life skills training, health and wellness services, educational support, career development, individual and family therapy, support groups, housing and transportation assistance, and access to community resources. Rising Oaks works in partnership with youth to identify and build upon their strengths and to lay the foundation from which they can launch successfully into their adult lives.
What You Will Do
Our employment services are based on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment and serve individuals with serious mental illness and /or behavioral health conditions find work at regular jobs of their choosing. The Employment Specialist also provides supported education services related to employment. Services include Job development with employers, job search with participants, job retention to support participants with maintaining their job and educational support. In addition to providing employment and education services the Employment Specialist is part of a mental health rehabilitation team, promotes employment as a critical part of recovery within the agency and contributes to meeting fidelity to the IPS model. The Employment Specialist works collaboratively with participants to identify areas of education and/or employment interests, develop their soft skills to improve interpersonal interactions at work and in the community and work-related skills such as resume building, applying for jobs, mock interviewing and dressing for success!
Shifts Available
Full Time - Hourly; Mon-Fri/8am-5pm
Amazing Benefits:
21 PTO Days per year
9 Nationally Observed Holidays
401k matching up to 6%
Affordable monthly health care premiums:
What You Bring to The Table (requirements):
Required:
1. B.A. Degree from accredited college or university or equivalent years of related workexperience.
2. Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families andcommunities.
3. Demonstrated understanding of the developmental milestones of children, youth, oryoung adults to provide to provide care, treatment and services.
4. Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families and communities.
5. Demonstrated ability to utilize de-escalation techniques that align with the trauma informedcare model as part of intervention strategy for working with participants in crisis who areresponding to triggers/stressors and/or demonstrating early indicators of distress.
6. Valid California Drivers License is required with a clean driving record or ability toobtain within 10 days after hire.
7. Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft OfficeSuite.
8. Must have access to dependable transportation and personal car insurance, meetingminimum liability coverage required for position
Preferred:
1. A minimum of two (2) years post-college experience working with or providing mentalhealth counseling to teens or transition age youth living with mental illness,
developmental/intellectual disability, and/or severe emotional disturbance, often with
unstable housing situations.
2. Experience delivering career development, job development, or vocational services.
3. One or more years of experience working with socioeconomically and culturally diversepopulations.
4. Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
5. Knowledge of employment, educational, and healthcare resources in Alameda or ContraCosta County.
6. Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the community.
7. M.A. Degree in relevant field.
Our Mission:
"Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness."
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