Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital 
Work Days: M-F
Category: Human and Social Services
Department: RISE  
Job Type: Full time  
Work Shift: Day 
Hours/Week: 40.00 
Union Name: CH Laborers 380
Department Description: 

The Psychiatry Access Service provides both Transitional Care and has a Partial Hospital Program. The mission of the service is to provide a holding treatment environment for patients transitioning from Inpatient Level of care, or Psychiatric Emergency Room.

Summary:

Seeking a Supported Employment and Education (SEE) Specialist for an Early Psychosis Treatment Program, RISE (Recovery In Shared Experiences) at CHA. This program is part of the Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (MAPNET) and is guided by the NAVIGATE model for Coordinated Specialty Care. The position is based at 2 CHA locations, Cambridge and Malden, to serve a large catchment area that includes Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Everett, and Boston’s Metro North Region.

The Supported Employment and Education (SEE) specialist will provide culturally and linguistic personalized support to assist program participants to identify their occupational interests, apply for, retain, and advance in competitive employment and educational opportunities. This person actively and systematically seeks individualized job and education opportunities, locates and develops community contacts to assist in job or university tours, situational assessments, job placement and follow-along support. This person is experienced in identifying strengths and interests of individuals for use in appropriate job and school matches, developing, planning, or coordinating training or skill development activities as appropriate. This person will maintain contact with employers, education institutions, and persons served to respond to issues as they arise. The SEE specialist will plan, coordinate, or assist in providing transportation of persons served to work/educational sites. In addition, the SEE specialist oversees and maintains all vocational assessments including a career planning assessment and vocational summary. This person maintains files on all placements, contact staff and other pertinent data. Other tasks include assisting individuals in completing applications for financial aid, returning to their original schools or place of employment, requesting reasonable accommodations as needed for work and school, connecting to colleges’ disability services offices, and providing support for engaging in the multiple components of the treatment program and coordinating care with relevant staff. This person will regularly participate in and provide coordination tasks for Team Meetings.

This position is partially grant funded, with funding through September and potential continuation.

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.