Employment Specialist CalWORKs (Inglewood Adult Services)

This position is partially remote, and you have the option to elect into a 9/80 flex work schedule. The pay range for this role is between $22.13 - $23.36 per hour.

Summary

• Developing a working relationship with community businesses; identifying potential job placements for clients with mental health disabilities participating in Agency employment services program, CalWORKs.
• Representing and promoting the employment needs of clients to the business community.
• Maintaining the fidelity of the CalWORKs Supported Employment model based on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS), Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) model.

Primary Duties

• Carries out all phases of employment service, including intake, engagement, assessment, job placement, & job coaching
• Develops career profile and plan for each assigned program participant including job search skills, resume preparation, interviewing methods, potential accommodations, and job retention.
• Considers client’s social support network, multi-cultural and socio-economic factors, mental health symptoms, and reported barriers to employment when curating individualized job targets.
• Promotes rapid job search and linkage via face-to-face contact by client or employment specialist to competitive work through multiple strategies within 30 days after program entry.
• Helps the team think about employment for people who haven’t yet been referred to supported employment services, and provides consultations to clients interested in learning more about supported employment.
• Coordinates and communicates with other health care professionals and support systems as needed to aid the placement of clients in employment and/or employment-focused activities.
• Participates in case reviews and goal planning; keeps program staff informed of client performance (pre and post placement) and support needs.
• Offers assistance and/or linkage (often to GAIN Social Worker) in obtaining comprehensive, individualized work incentives planning before starting a new job, and when making decisions about changes in work hours and pay.
• Maintains accurate, complete documentation of services provided to clients, ensures compliance with Didi Hirsch policies and procedures, and prepares a variety of reports/measurable outcomes (including frequency and types of employer contacts), and success stories on employment services for program, division, Agency, and DMH.
• Develops and maintains professional skills through seminars, workshops, or other forms of training/education.
• Attends and participates in routinely scheduled program, division, Agency, and DMH staff meetings.

Position Requirements

• Have a working knowledge of the community job market, and job placement of individuals with a history of mental illness.
• Working knowledge of characteristics, symptoms and etiology of mental illness, vocational rehabilitation and supported employment techniques, business operations and employer concerns, interviewing methods, job search skills and case management.
• Working ability to establish rapport with clients receiving mental health services, employers, DMH liaisons, DPSS/GAIN workers, DOR, and the general community.
• Demonstrate current knowledge of all job specific skills including working effectively with individuals having a history of mental illness; case management; marketing and sales; crisis intervention; documentation; multi-cultural and socio-economic issues.
• Possess demonstrated advocacy skills.
• Present ideas, information, and viewpoints clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Efficiently use the personal computer to include a variety of word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Utilize analysis, experience, and judgment to make effective decisions.
• Adapt to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrate commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies; support the values and mission of Didi Hirsch as related to employment.
• Know and comply with Agency policies and procedures; HIPAA, Department of Mental Health, Department of Rehabilitation, licensing policies and documentation guidelines; and other state/ federal regulations.
• Current California driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency’s insurance carrier.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)