Vocational Project Coordinator - Hospitality

EMPLOYMENT VALUE PROPOSITION: Mental Health Center of Denver provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVENESS: The Mental Health Center of Denver values and is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to ending bias and discrimination in our community and ensuring equity within all aspects of our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

COMMITMENT TO PAY EQUITY: Mental Health Center of Denver is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

Learn what it is like to work at the Mental Health Center of Denver:

STARTING SALARY: $21.08/hr - $25.26/hr

Mental Health Center of Denver is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

POSITION SUMMARY: Administer, monitor, and report out on assigned special project within the Rehabilitative Services Department. Typically, coordinating grants or contract efforts coordination to ensure full performance, proper documentation, and evidence-based standards are met. Responsible for day-to-day operation of the rehabilitative project, and employees performing job tasks under the project. May serve as a liaison between the organization and other outside organizations.

Projects have included, but are not limited to: Grants, Social Security Benefits, Survey Team, College Coordination, Peer Mentor Training, Vocational Supervisor oversight

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure compliance with MHCD policies, State and other regulatory policies regarding clinical care and documentation.
• Develop work flow, channels of communication, and procedures for the project.
• Assist with the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting needs of the team. Ensure compliance of established budget.
• Complete comprehensive vocational assessments, utilizing aptitude, interest and other assessment tools.
• Coordinate with other rehabilitative services, staff, and support, as well as with primary treatment clinicians. Coordinate care between the rehabilitation department and the clinical teams.
• Develop individualized training plans for consumers in the vocational/rehabilitation program.
• Coordination of consumers activities at assigned work stations/sites at MHCD or outside employers.
• Monitor consumer progresses and activities with consumers, documenting services provided.
• Complete timely and accurate data, reports and clinical documentation as required.
• Participate in pre-vocational partial care services.
• Conduct rehabilitative and goal-oriented educational opportunities.
• Plan and facilitate social activities within the community and with the program.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
• Perform all Employment Specialists duties such as maintaining a full caseload, job development, job coaching, resume writing etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned which help consumers work toward employment and recovery.
• Maintain and create new partnerships with the hospitality industry.
• Collaborate with different committees to identify needs in the hospitality industry.
• Track data and progress associated with this work. Establish goals to work toward.
• Be the liaison between the Employment Team/people served and hiring managers
• Perform all Employment Specialists duties such as maintaining a full caseload, resume writing, job development and job coaching etc.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor degree in related field with minimum of three year of vocational experience.
• Masters degree in Voc. Rehab. or related field and one year of vocational experience

EXPERIENCE: Minimum one year of experience working with severe and persistent mental illness

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge or ability to learn and practice trauma informed principles and practices.
• Project planning and management skills - ability to handle complex issues in a timely manner
• Knowledge of vocational community resources and the local community.
• General knowledge of computer technology.
• Demonstrated ability to work with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: May supervise interns, and assign work to others, but no formal supervisory role.

MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE USED: Computers, calculators, fax machines, copiers, telephone and a variety of other office/clerical equipment.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 40 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, the telephone and other office and/or clinical equipment.