Employment and Education Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Make a Difference at Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services!

Bridgeway offers uniquely rewarding experience in a supportive Team atmosphere. We invest in our employees. We offer excellent salary and benefits packages, and opportunities to advance your career. Become part of the Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services Team!

Make a Future at Bridgeway!

Who we are : Bridgeway values and promotes quality clinical and administrative practices to foster the best outcomes for persons who come to us for behavioral healthcare. We offer a work environment that supports teamwork, creativity, innovation, professional growth and dedication to the work. At Bridgeway, we never stop growing and innovating our vision of behavioral healthcare for the future.

Why you should apply : As an Employment and Education Specialist, you will join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your clinical and engagement skills and accomplish your dream of helping people to make progress on their unique recovery journeys. The work is sometimes challenging and always rewarding by engaging with persons we serve and co-workers as we all learn, grow, and thrive.

Department : Supported Employment-Career Services-Union

Salary : $40,000- $48,000

Location : 373 Clermont Terr. Union, NJ

Work hours : Full time- 40 hours’ weekly - Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

POSITION OVERVIEW :

Under the direction of the Career Services Team Leader, provides SE and SED evidence-based services to persons with serious mental illnesses, uses best SED practices in supporting persons to meet their education goals; and SE best practices in helping persons served through the Choose, Get, Keep and Leave process, which includes Pre-placement assessment, career planning, job development, job seeking and job placement, job coaching and follow-along services.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related area
• 2 years post degree experience in the provision of MH vocational services preferred
• Valid driver’s license required

EXCELLENT BENEFITS :

Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and workplace culture. We provide equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law; and we strongly encourage candidates of all identities, experiences, orientations, and communities to apply.