Supported Employment Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

At Riverwood Center we have a team of caring and committed professionals providing a wide array of personalized services to individuals with behavioral health, intellectual & developmental disabilities and substance use disorders. Riverwood Center is located in beautiful Southwest Michigan with staff at seven sites across Berrien County. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and a member of Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, and the National Council for Behavioral Health.

Benefits:
Fourteen (14) Holidays
Twenty (20) PTO Days
Defined Benefit Pension
Outstanding Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending
Strong Work/Life Balance
Employee Assistance Program
Generous Continuing Education
YMCA 360
Flexible work schedules
Full administrative support

Responsibilities:
Provides Supported Employment services by assisting individually with mental illness
and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities to obtain and sustain employment
that is consistent with their vocational goals and recovery.
Actual work hours mayfluctuate and include weekend hours as part of a regular work schedule

Qualification :
Bachelors degree in mental health or social services, business, personnel management,
vocational services or 5 years experience in a related area
One to two years experience assisting individuals with employment and prefer providing
treatment to individuals with a mental illness and work independently
. Must have reliable means of transportation for transporting consumers and maintain
safe driving record