If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) **This is a Stanford Health Care job.** **A Brief Overview** The Supported Education and Employment Specialist (SEES) is part of the INSPIRE multidisciplinary team and responsible for providing service users support by working closely with individuals and other team members to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care. The goal of SEES t is to assist services users in initiating, continuing, or completing their educational and employment goals, particularly if their academic and career pursuits have been interrupted by mental health treatment. SEES provided individualized supports to set goals and work at a pace set by the service users, with consistent allyship offered throughout their journey toward achieving their goals. The SEES can assist with organizing schedules, navigating school re-entry, and accessing appropriate accommodations at educational and employment institutions when needed. Additionally, the SEES serves as a school liaison, building strong relationships with local schools and universities to promote smooth integration between students' psychosis treatment and their educational goals. They collaborate with schools to offer psychoeducation and outreach related to psychosis. Employment-related responsibilities include supporting service users in developing career goals, providing skills training, preparing for employment, assisting with job search, and promoting job retention by offering on-the-job training and coaching. SEES seek to develop community partnership, pipeline programs, and employment opportunities through networking and advocacy. We are committed to ensuring that the INSPIRE Early Psychosis Program reflects a range of experiences and backgrounds. We strongly encourage qualified candidates with diverse racial, cultural, multilingual, religious, socioeconomic, and gender identities and experiences to apply. **Locations** Stanford Health Care **What you will do** + The SEES will assist with group activities, crisis response services, and linkages to educational + and vocational resources as well as other community resources. Most of the sessions are + anticipated to be held in the community, at schools, job sites, however, some may be in the + office or via telehealth. SEES will participate in weekly clinical team meetings to provide + updates and support ongoing care coordination. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary + depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of + the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned. + Engage service users and establish trusting, collaborative relationships to support their + goals of education and competitive employment in community settings. + Assist service users in understanding how employment will affect their benefits (e.g., SSI, Medicaid) and refer them to benefits counseling as needed. + Help service users explore financial benefits that might support their academic goals. + Continuously assess service users' educational and vocational functioning using background information and work experiences. + With service users' permission, provide education and support to family members and discuss the service user's preference for disclosing psychiatric status to educational institutions and employers. + Conduct job development and job search activities tailored to each service users interests and unique strengths, following supported employment principles and procedures. + Make a targeted number of employer contacts per week to learn about business needs, describe program support, and highlight service users' strengths relevant to available positions. + Provide individualized follow-up support to assist service users in maintaining their educational status and employment. + Offer education and support to faculty members and employers, as agreed upon by service users, which may include negotiating academic and job accommodations and providing ongoing follow-up contact. + Provide outreach services using various methods when service users appear to disengage from services. + Attend weekly meetings with the INSPIRE treatment team and communicate regularly with team members to coordinate and integrate educational and vocational services into treatment plans. + Spend the majority of scheduled work hours in the community, meeting service users at locations such as their homes, workplaces, coffee shops, libraries, or family homes, and accompany service users to job applications, GED programs, or college exploration. **Education Qualifications** + High School Diploma.•IPS model certification and work experience preferred.•Education and experience equivalent to a minimum of an undergraduate degree in mental health, or social services preferred + Position Qualifications:•Experience working with people with psychosis or serious mental illness preferred.•Experience providing education and employment services, and knowledge of the academic system and employment market in Santa Clara County preferred.•Early Psychosis program-specific experience preferred.•Excellent cultural awareness and sensitivity.•Computer literate including Microsoft Office with the ability to learn new skills.•Knowledge of a second language preferred.General Qualifications•Enjoys and works effectively in a culture of collaboration•Ability to manage multiple and competing demands on a daily basis.•Effective verbal and written communication skills.•Driver's License preferred•Respect for service users' confidentiality and privacy **These principles apply to ALL employees:** **SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience** _Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery._ _You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:_ + Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care + Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health + Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination **Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in** **all of** **its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.** Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $34.11 - $43.48 per hour The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage. 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