Job Description

Job Title: Vocational Support Specialist

Location: Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Employment Type: PRN (as needed, no set schedule)

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.

The Vocational Support Specialist position offers...

• Employee Assistance Program - 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement

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

Additional Qualifications:

• Successful completion of background checks, including criminal record, driving record, and abuse/neglect
• Completion of New Hire Orientation and Relias Learning training requirements
• Current CPR/First Aid certification or willingness to obtain
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record and current auto insurance
• Reliable means of transportation to transport clients
• Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, bend, and stoop
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Close vision and ability to adjust focus

Keywords: Vocational Rehabilitation, Job Coaching, Career Development, Disability Support, Employment Services, Job Placement, Skill Development, Workforce Integration, Inclusion, Assistive Technology

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.