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Vocational Spec. -Case Mgr - Paid
Summary
Title:Vocational Spec. -Case Mgr - Paid
ID:1250
Department:Assertive Community Treatment
Location:N/A
Description
As a paid member of the Assertive Community Treatment team (ACT), assist severely and persistently mentally ill clients in an outpatient community setting. Provide vocational and benefit services while promoting client independence, informed choice, and self-determination.
  • Provide a full range of supported employment services including engagement, vocational assessment, job development, job placement, and job coaching.
  • Provide individual vocational support to enable clients to identify vocational strengths, establish related goals, and recognize symptoms of mental illness that interfere with work.
  • Assist clients in applying for and maintaining mainstream benefits such as General Assistance, Food Stamps, SSDI.
  • Teach and assist with job-seeking efforts such as resume writing and interviewing skills.
  • Provide ongoing assessment, problem solving, side-by-side services, skill teaching, support, environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living. 
  • Provide on-call crisis intervention.
  • Participate in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings.
  • Complete documentation based on ACT requirements.
  • Visit clients in their homes.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in vocational rehabilitation, counseling or a related field is required with at least one year of experience providing employment services (e.g. job development, job coaching, and supported employment).
  • Knowledge/experience collaborating with community resources.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to build rapport with clients and engage them in case management.
  • Ability to build and foster relationships with partner agencies.
  • Ability to maintain a calm demeanor with a potentially high distress population.
  • Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets.
  • Work is performed inside and outside of an office environment; must have ability to climb stairs, enter client homes, as well as deliver services in shelter, on the street, etc..
  • Utah Driver’s License and good driving record.
  • Pass a criminal background check and drug screening.
 
Benefits include:  medical and dental insurance, and life insurance; paid holidays, vacation and sick leave; retirement plan with employer matching contribution. 

Salary: $35,000

Apply on the career page of our web site: www.voaut.org/careers

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