Job Description:

Job Title: Vocational Support Specialist (VSS)

Location: Nevada, Missouri

Employment Type: Part-time

Job Summary:

Are you a passionate and dedicated professional 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 as a Vocational Support Specialist!

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. This includes conducting instructional activities related to soft skills, work skills, and independent living skills. You may also be responsible for locating competitive job sites, contacting employers, and conducting job site analyses. Throughout the process, you'll contribute to and/or develop individualized service plans, monitor and report on client progress, and ensure services provided align with authorizations.

Nevada, Missouri offers a high quality of life with affordable cost of living and various recreational opportunities. Join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities and advancing your career!

Position Perks & Benefits:

• Paid time off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay

• 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 confidentiality, CARF, and contractual standards during service provision

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

• Develop and maintain knowledge of disabilities and assistive technology/accommodations

• Compile and review client information to assist with skill development and career planning

• Contribute to and/or develop individualized service plans and conduct planned activities

• Coordinate paid, work-based learning experiences with clients

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

• Monitor and report on client progress toward service plan goals

• Ensure authorizations for services are current and utilization does not exceed limits

• Complete required reporting and documentation for services provided

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

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

• Provide on-site job supports to assist clients with learning, performing, and acclimating to work

• Implement job support techniques to accommodate client needs and learning styles

• Serve as a liaison between employers, clients, and co-workers

• Educate employers and facilitate job accommodations as needed

• Provide off-site job supports such as coordinating additional services and transportation

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

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

• Maintain frequent contact with referral sources and provide customer service to employers

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

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

• Serve as an advocate for clients with employers 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, or social services preferred

Additional Qualifications:

• Strong customer service and communication skills (verbal and written)

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

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

Required Certifications:

• Current CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain)

• Current driver's license with acceptable driving record and auto insurance

• Reliable and acceptable means of transportation to transport clients

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