Job Description:

Job Title: Employment Specialist (Justice Reinvestment Initiative)Location: Springfield, MO.

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Monday - Friday

Job Summary:

Join us in making a profound impact on individuals overcoming challenges and paving the way towards empowered, fulfilling lives. As an Employment Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through their journey to gainful employment, fostering personal growth and independence. We seek compassionate professionals driven by a genuine desire to uplift others and facilitate positive change. Contribute your expertise to a mission that transcends the ordinary – help transform lives, one step at a time.

The Employment Specialist will provide comprehensive support and career guidance to clients participating in the Justice Reinvestment Initiative program. You will assess vocational strengths, arrange training opportunities, facilitate job skills development, and coordinate job search efforts. By actively advocating for quality services and resource acquisition, you will empower individuals to achieve sustainable employment and self-sufficiency.

The Employment Specialist position offers...

• All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - A robust full-time employee benefits package encompassing health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness program, and more

• Telemedicine -- 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits

• Employee Assistance Program -- 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost

• Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay

• Workplace Culture- An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to Client's Rights and prevention of violations

• Provide flexible service availability, including evenings and weekends as requested

• Participate in clinical team meetings to identify client strengths and develop recovery plans

• Assess vocational strengths and arrange relevant training opportunities for clients

• Coordinate services, advocate for quality, and facilitate resource acquisition

• Facilitate job skills training, job search activities, and success coaching

• Maintain knowledge of community recovery resources for clients and families

• Monitor external service providers for effective communication and coordination

• Provide experiential training in employment skills and resource acquisition

• Deliver education aligned with rehabilitation plans and discharge planning

• Participate in community events, media, and committees as necessary

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, nursing, or a closely related field

• Equivalent experience may substitute for education at a rate of one year for each year of required education

Additional Qualifications:

• Acceptable motor vehicle record

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

About Brightli

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 use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.

Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell), Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), and Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMO). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.

Brightli Snapshot

• 200 locations

• 4 states

• 19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates

• 5k+ employees