Job Description:

Job Title: Vocational Support Specialist

Location: Wentzville, Missouri

Department: Employment Services

Employment Type: Part-time

Job Summary:

Seeking a compassionate and driven Vocational Support Specialist to join our team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to empower clients, foster independence, and support their personal and career growth. We are looking for a patient and adaptable professional with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine passion for helping others. Join us in our mission to promote inclusion and create pathways to success.

The Vocational Support Specialist (VSS) plays a vital role in providing comprehensive on/off-site training, skill development, and employment support for clients. As a VSS, you will conduct instructional activities, facilitate career planning, and assist with job retention efforts. Your responsibilities will include locating job sites, liaising with employers, conducting job site analyses, and ensuring compliance with necessary reporting and paperwork.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain knowledge of disabilities and assistive technologies to support clients' goals

Contribute to and implement individualized service plans for skill development and career planning

Coordinate paid work-based learning experiences, job orientation, and timesheets

Transport and support clients in carrying out individualized service plan objectives

Monitor progress, ensure service authorizations, and track service utilization

Complete required reporting and documentation

Facilitate pre-vocational, vocational, social, and independent living skill development

Establish community-based sites for skill development and career planning activities

Provide on-site job support, accommodations, and natural support facilitation

Educate employers on hiring individuals with disabilities and job accommodations

Coordinate off-site job supports, benefits planning, transportation, and essential services

Implement long-term employment success strategies through Extended Services Plans

Respond to crisis situations at worksites

Maintain contact with referral sources and identify potential referrals

Teach job-seeking and job retention skills

Create employer relationships and develop competitive, integrated employment opportunities

Advocate for clients and promote the organization's services

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent required; associate's or bachelor's degree in an applicable field preferred

Experience in rehabilitation, employment services, case management, social services, or related fields preferred

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Firefly is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.