Employment Specialist at Arundel Lodge in Edgewater, MD

Arundel Lodge is a non-profit organization that works toward a world where behavioral health disorders are not a limit to achieving a meaningful life in the community.

What is Supportive Living

• Do you remember a time when seeking employment was challenging and do you wish you had support? Well Arundel Lodge's Supported Employment Department has an Employment Specialist position waiting for you and an opportunity to make job seeking less challenging for individuals who live with mental illnesses with your tailored support.

Experience

• Experience working with people with severe mental illness, experience providing employment services, marketing and knowledge of the work world are preferred but not required.
• In Supported Employment the candidate should expect to support individuals with work preparedness, resume building, application completion and submission, motivational and mock interviewing, interview support, on the job support, and job retention.

Duties

• A partnership between job seeker, employment specialist and employer! Supported employment takes a person-centered, individualized approach. Job seekers receive support tailored to their specific skills and career goals; employers are supported with advice and resources to help meet their unique labor needs. In Supported Employment the candidate should expect to support individuals with work preparedness, resume building, application completion and submission, motivational and mock interviewing, interview support, on the job support, and job retention.

Qualifications

• Education and experience equivalent to a degree in mental health, social services, or business. Experience working with people with severe mental illness, experience providing employment services, marketing and knowledge of the work world are preferred but not required.

The qualified candidate should expect to manage a caseload of 10-24 individuals. Daily, monthly and annual required documentation submission and tracking while adhering to HIPPA standards with integrity and ethics.