Self-Sufficiency Specialist

Position: Employment and Self-Sufficiency Specialist
Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, serving over 55,000 adults and children annually. For over 50 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services to people with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. In addition to behavioral health care, Metrocare provides primary care centers for adults and children, services for veterans and their families, accessible pharmacies, housing, and supportive social services.

Alongside clinical care, researchers and teachers from Metrocare’s Altshuler Center for Education & Research are advancing mental health beyond Dallas County while providing critical workforce to the state.
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* Job Description:

** GENERAL DESCRIPTION    The mission of Metrocare Services is to serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying.  We are an agency committed to quality gender-responsive, trauma-informed care to individuals experiencing serious mental illness, development disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Metrocare programs focus on the issues that matter most in the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.
The Assertive Community Treatment Employment and Self-Sufficiency Specialist is a member of the clinical treatment team. They are responsible for working with adults in treatment in a manner that is trauma-informed and responsive to needs, culture, and gender. The Employment and Self-Sufficiency Specialist position is responsible for collaborating in the development of an individualized recovery plan aimed at helping each individual achieve their goals and objectives.
The ACT Employment and Self-Sufficiency Specialist serves as the primary ACT staff responsible for serving as team subject matter expert on supported employment and self-sufficiency services and providing employment services and self-sufficiency planning. Additionally, this position is responsible for completing clinical assessments, crisis plans, and any other initial clinical services needed by a client, including case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, and skills training.

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* ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

** The essential functions listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job.
* Employment assistance and development. Assists with finding and maintaining employment or volunteer opportunities to facilitate reaching recovery goals and finding meaningful activity.
* Provides guidance in accessing federal and state entitlement programs and resources where needed.
* Provides guidance/identifies options in self-sufficiency planning process. Collaborates to identify short and long-term goals.
* Together with clients, help to identify needs and develop individualized, strength-based treatment plans that reflect client’s goals and objectives. Review and update Treatment Plans as required.
* Work with the consulting psychiatrist to ensure that clients’ behavioral health needs are being addressed and help to facilitate and integrate the psychiatrist’s recommendations.
* As a member of the treatment team, using a strength-based and trauma-informed approach, works collaboratively with the clients and other treatment team members (internal and external) to help support clients in their treatment and recovery.
* Models and supports clients in health and wellness activities and with using healthy coping skills.
* Facilitates psycho-education groups and life skills development classes as needed.
* Conducts Case Management, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and/or skills training services.
* Attends and participates in all scheduled team meetings.
* Performs clinical assessments and establishes ACT recovery plans.
* Complete hospital discharge safety plan
* Maintains confidentiality of all reports concerning staffing and consumers.
* Contribute to team knowledge and understanding of each consumer.
* Assist clients in linking with resources.
* Help monitor and assess consumers on an on-going basis; including provision of additional services as needed.
* Assists individuals in adjusting to new environments.
* Assists the medical and…