ACT Team Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist (Clayton County)

Description and Primary Purpose of Position:

This position of moderate difficulty is responsible for providing a variety of case management and outreach interventions to consumers in their natural environment.  Serves as advocate in assisting consumers in accessing community resources, teaching and modeling self-help and coping skills. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Attend and participate inTreatment Team

Assist CSR with Job Readiness Skills, Case Management, and Skill building activities

Maintain a case load as assigned by Team Lead

Meet the minimum unit count of 360 units per month

Collaborate & Coordinate with Supported Employment Agencies

Develop Job Sites

Monitor consumers on job sites

Ensure all Failed Activities are completed within 24hrs

Participate in ACT Fidelity Review

Participate in ASO Audit

Participate in CARF Review

Minimum Training & Experience: 

A Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field and two years of full-time work experience in the field of mental health.  Any combination of an associate degree with two years of experience in community mental health outreach/case management or four years experience in community mental health outreach/case management may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. A Vocational Specialist is a person with a minimum of one-year verifiable training and/or experience in vocational counseling.

Problem Solving / Decision Making Skills:

Must have excellent assessment and crisis management skills.  Candidate will work closely with metro area hospitals, city/county jails and courts.  Must be able to negotiate system boundaries.