Easterseals MORC
Center Line or Clinton Township
Individual Placement and Support Specialist - Macomb
Job details
- Location
- Center Line or Clinton Township
- Work type
- Onsite
- Posted
- 3 days ago
- Apply on
- recruiting.ultipro.com
About this role
- Is helpful to others in the agency in getting work done, setting a tone of cooperation, models caring and cooperation behavior, shares resources and volunteers to help others succeed.
- Provides coaching to team staff to build competencies that are necessary to effectively provide supported employment services including strength based interactions, person centered planning, Stage of Change, Motivational Interviewing, Co-occurring principles and interventions and practice protocols.
- Assesses and evaluates the vocational needs of adult clients with severe and persistent mental illness and continues caseload contact to develop goals. Assists clients in developing appropriate program plans to meet identified needs.
- Completes referral forms, clinical and legal documentation necessary to obtain community based services for clients. Maintains a record of client contact for agency documentation, team presentations, reviews and staff meetings.
- Provides vocational case management services for support, rehabilitation and/or crisis intervention purposes. Monitors and evaluates vocational situations and settings to determine consistency of treatment and progress. Coordinates with the clinical team to monitor that medications are being taken, transportation needs are met and other basic needs are provided for.
- Acts as a liaison with the community to establish a support network to meet client vocational needs and to provide community education. Advocates for new services when needed.
- Seeks out and develops vocational resources (that may include relationships with local employers) in the community to meet the needs of assigned clients for competitive employment.
- May provide specialized training programs, community placement and other post-institutional follow up services to clients.
- Travels extensively to various locations within Macomb County to assess and evaluate the needs of clients and develop program goals.
- Attends local job fairs to network with local employers in order to assist consumers to obtain and retain competitive employment
- Participates in support group functions.
- Coordinates consumer job fairs and with outside vocational programs and agencies.
- Demonstrates knowledge of principles of trauma informed care.
- Willingness to support and assist consumers with trauma related issues.