Job Description:

Job Title: Work Site Support Specialist

Location: Versailles, MO

Department: Employment Services

Employment Type: Full-time (not explicitly stated, but implied by shift details)

Shift: Varies based on student work schedules, includes transporting students

Job Summary: The Work Site Support Specialist is responsible for providing a work-based learning experience in a competitive integrated setting for eligible VR clients who are enrolled in high school. The Specialist will facilitate on-site support, lead classroom discussions using ODEP's soft skills curriculum, and develop employability skills in a real work environment for students.

Location:

Just 45 minutes from Osage Beach, Versailles offers natural and cultural gems. Explore the fascinating Jacobs Cave and visit Mennonite businesses showcasing traditional crafts. Stroll the historic downtown's quaint streets and shops, or drive the scenic backroads winding through rolling hills and farmlands. This small town provides a delightful escape into Missouri's rural charm.

Position Perks and Benefits:

• Opportunities for professional growth
• Supportive work environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Paid time off and holidays (not explicitly stated but typically included)
• Health insurance (not explicitly stated but typically included)

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate students' work-based learning experiences within the Pre-Employment Training program
• Provide on-site support for students working 16 hours/week at worksites
• Facilitate 4 hours/week of soft skills training using ODEP curriculum
• Support student integration at worksites, mediate between co-workers as needed
• Prepare plans, reports, and other paperwork as required
• Obtain information on students through intake process with families/providers
• Coordinate new hire paperwork, orientation, and student timesheets
• Transport students to/from worksites as needed
• Report student progress/outcomes to leadership and referral sources

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Preferably experience in employment services, job coaching, business, HR, or human services

Employment Requirements:

• Successful background check
• Complete new hire orientation
• Complete all required trainings including annual Relias
• Maintain CPR, First Aid, Blood-borne Pathogens certification
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, current auto insurance

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to talk/hear
• Frequently required to stand and walk
• Occasionally required to sit
• Vision abilities: Close/distance/peripheral vision, depth perception, adjust focus

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.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive and authentic workplace.

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.

Supported Living and Employment Services is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.