Employment Specialist (7964)

As an Employment Specialist, you will provide vocational rehabilitation services to the adult population of Terros Health's Desert Cove Recovery Health Center. You will be responsible for coordinating community and clinic-based employment related services, interacting with community businesses to develop individual job opportunities for behavioral health recipients and provide employment support services to assist behavioral health recipients obtain and maintain stable employment.

If you are dependable, caring, and compassionate and find motivation in helping our clients through their recovery, apply now! At Terros Health, we promote from within and foster an environment that encourages career growth and development.

HOPE  ~  HEALTH  ~  HEALING

Seeking an Employment Specialist to provide clinical therapeutic vocational services to an adult population composed of persons with substance-use disorders, SMI, dual-diagnoses and/or referred persons.

Full-Time Employed: 40 hours/week

M-F 8:00a - 4:30p

10844 N 23rd Ave Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85029

(Additional Language Differential Pay Available)

Full Benefits Package, including 401K

Generous PTO/Sick Time (4+ weeks in year 1)

Duties Include:

• Conducts assessments with behavioral health recipients to evaluate the nature of their presenting problems in order to determine employment related service plan goals.
• Evaluates and updates employment related service plans as appropriate.
• Works directly with behavioral health recipients to obtain and maintain community employment. Monitors, evaluates, and documents behavioral health recipient's progress.
• Provides employment support services according to established contractual guidelines and educations behavioral health recipients regarding entitlement programs.
• Provides individual and group skill development and training to enhance independent living and community integration such as resume writing, interview skills, job search skills, personal hygiene, problem solving, public transportation training and personal finance management skills.
• Seeks employment opportunities by developing relationships with community employers to identify individual placements to meet the needs of behavioral health recipients currently in services.

Benefits:

• Multiple medical plans - including a no premium plan for employees and their families
• Multiple dental plans - including orthodontia
• Financial well-being - 401(k) with a company match, interest free medical line of credit, financial education, planning, and support
• 4 Weeks of paid time off in the first year
• Wellness program
• Pet Insurance
• Group life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program for the Whole Family
• Personal and family mental and physical health access
• Professional growth & development - including scholarships, clinical supervision, and CEUs
• Tuition discounts with GCU and The University of Phoenix
• Working Advantage - Employee perks and discounts
  • Gym memberships
  • Car rentals
  • Flights, hotels, movies and more
• Additional language pay differential

• A High School Diploma/GED and at least three years of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience in a behavioral health setting; OR
• An associate’s degree in a behavioral health field and one year of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in the behavioral health field and one year of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience; OR 
• A non-behavioral health field bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant vocational rehabilitation experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Background check.
• Minimum typing speed of 25 wpm.
• Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card or ability to obtain an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Must pass DCS Central Registry check without any disqualifying events. 
• Current Arizona Driver License and a current satisfactory 39-month Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
• Must pass a TB test.

Physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.