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Cambridge Health Alliance Caseworker/Supported Employment and Education - RISE in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Caseworker/Supported Employment and Education - RISE
Date Posted: 08/19/2024
Requisition Number: 8315
Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital
Work Days: M-F 9-5:30pm
Category: Human and Social Services
Department: RISE
Job Type: Full Time
Work Shift: Day
Hours/Week: 40.00
Union Name: Union of Social Workers
Seeking a Supported Employment and Education (SEE) Specialist for a First-Episode Early Psychosis Treatment Program. Seeking a half-time Caseworker for a First-Episode Early Psychosis Treatment Program. These two 20 hours per week positions will be combined into 1 full time position.
Caseworker Position:
This program is part of the Massachusetts Early Psychosis Network and is guided by the NAVIGATE model for Coordinated Specialty Care. 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 Caseworker will provide coordinated care for patients, aiding patients and their families with finding resources in the community, connecting patients with treatment resources, and providing education to patients and families as needed.
Supported Employment Specialist
Seeking a Supported Employment and Education (SEE) Specialist for a First-Episode Early Psychosis Treatment Program. This program is part of the Massachusetts Early Psychosis Network and is guided by the NAVIGATE model for Coordinated Specialty Care. 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 provides 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 through the internet, job fairs, cold calls, mailings, walk-ins, networking, presentations to civic organizations, and other creative methods, locates and develops community contacts to assist in job or university tours, situational assessments, job placement and follow-along support for individuals. 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 regular contact with employers, education institutions, and persons served to respond to issues as they arise for each served patient. The SEE specialist will plan, coordinate, or assist in providing transportation of persons served to work sites. In addition the SEE specialist oversee 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 if then at work and school, and connecting to colleges’ disability services offices. This person will regularly attend and participate in Team Meetings
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in social work, or human services, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, special education or related fields preferred
Training in education and vocational counseling
Experience working with patients who have had a psychosis
Massachusetts resident who has knowledge and experience with community resources.
Valid Massachusetts driver’s license required. Access to an operational and insured vehicle for meeting patients and families in the community as needed.
Experience in evidence-based treatments for individuals with early psychosis preferred
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