Job Description:

Job Title: Vocational Support Specialist (VSS)

Location: Nevada, Missouri

Department: Supported Living and Employment Services

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

Are you a passionate and dedicated Vocational Support Specialist looking to make a positive impact in the lives of individuals with disabilities? Do you want to work in a supportive and dynamic environment where you can grow your skills and advance your career? Join our team in Nevada, Missouri as a Vocational Support Specialist (VSS)!

As a Vocational Support Specialist, you'll be responsible for providing on-site and off-site training and support for clients during skill development, career planning, and employment retention. You'll conduct instructional activities related to soft, work, and independent living skills, and may be responsible for locating competitive job sites, contacting employers, and conducting job site analyses. Our ideal candidate has an understanding of supporting individuals with disabilities and/or barriers to employment, education, and/or independent living, and strong customer service and communication skills.

Nevada, Missouri offers a high quality of life with a variety of amenities and opportunities. Join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities and advancing your career!

Position Perks & Benefits:

• Mileage reimbursement - company paid for work functions requiring travel

• Top-notch training - initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

• Career mobility - advancement opportunities/promoting from within

• Welcoming, warm, supportive - a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Key Responsibilities:

• Treat all clients, referral sources, stakeholders, and team members with dignity and respect

• Adhere to all confidentiality, CARF, and contractual standards during provision of services

• Maintain flexibility in work availability including evenings, weekends and overnight shifts

• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of disabilities and potential assistive technology/accommodations to support clients

• Compile and review vocational, medical, psychological and educational information to assist clients with skill development, career planning and employment retention

• Contribute to and/or develop individualized service plans with clients

• Conduct activities identified within clients' individualized service plans

• Coordinate paid, work-based learning experiences with participants

• Transport clients to carry out goals and objectives in their individualized service plan

• Monitor and report on progress toward individualized service plan goals

• Ensure authorizations for services are current and services provided fall within date ranges

• Track and report units of service relative to clients' authorizations

• Complete daily, weekly, monthly and activity based reporting as required

• Instruct and facilitate clients' pre-vocational/vocational, social and independent living skill development

• Develop strategies, lessons and/or curriculum necessary to facilitate skill development

• Establish community-based sites for carrying out skill development and career planning activities

• Assist clients to determine strengths, needs, abilities and preferences for personal and employment goals

• Provide onsite job supports to assist clients with learning, performing, and acclimating to their work environment

• Educate employers regarding benefits of hiring persons with disabilities and facilitate job accommodations

• Provide off-site job supports such as coordinating additional services, benefits, transportation, and other essential supports

• Facilitate long-term employment success by implementing on-site/off-site job supports

• Respond to crisis situations that may occur with clients at their worksite

• Maintain frequent contact with referral sources to discuss shared clients and identify potential referrals

• Teach and reinforce job seeking and job retention skills with clients

• Create employer relationships and provide customer service to develop competitive, integrated employment opportunities

• Serve as an advocate for clients with employers, referral sources and other stakeholders

• Promote the organization, services and clients in a professional manner

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate required

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in an applicable field preferred

• Experience in rehabilitation, employment services, case management, social services or other applicable experience preferred

Required License/Certification (one of the following):

• Current certification in CPR/First Aid

Additional Qualifications:

• Strong customer service skills

• Skilled computer knowledge (Word, Excel, internet platforms, other electronic media)

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Understanding of supporting individuals with disabilities and/or barriers to employment, education, and/or independent living

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Supported Living and Employment Services is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

About Brightli

Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.

Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell), Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), and Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMO). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.

Brightli Snapshot

• 200 locations

• 4 states

• 19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates

• 5k+ employees