Welcome to Pathways of California’s career website! If you are passionate about helping others and enthusiastic about your future, we want you to join our team!
Our company is known for an unwavering commitment to exceptional value and recovery-focused, quality care. We are experts in the field of behavioral health care, providing cutting-edge mental health and substance use community-based services and offer a dynamic employment experience! Pathways offers competitive salaries and benefits, comprehensive on-boarding and job training, a supportive learning environment, ongoing education in the use of evidence-based, promising practices and much more! We have over 30 outpatient behavioral health locations nestled throughout our communities located in Kern County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County.
Pathways is seeking an innovative and purpose driven individual to join our team as a Full-Time Education Employment Specialist for our Kickstart program in San Diego. This position is temporary, assignment ending 11/29/2019.
Kickstart program: is a recovery oriented program with a diverse clinical team specially trained to educate the community, treat youth and assist families in preventing psychosis. We serve young people ages 10 to 25 (Medi-cal eligible and no insurance), their families, and their social networks to build support around the youth and promote success in relationships, education and employment. Kickstart strives to keep hope alive through education and early intervention.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Develop and maintain education/job bank records
Asses clients for placement
Refer clients to applicable resources
Ensure one on one education and employment support is provided
Maintain client records and provide follow up contact for successful placement assurance
Provide job readiness training to clients
Other duties as assigned or necessary to support the program and/or the company
Bilingual in Spanish is preferred
RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS
Provide the best customer care possible
Identify and build upon the strengths of consumers, coworkers, and the communities we serve.
Support consumer’s steps toward Recovery Wellness.
Create an organizational culture that respects and celebrates the diversity of our consumers.
Value learning as an ongoing process that enables us to better service our consumers and establishes our leadership in the industry.
Research and utilize our industry’s best practices and analyze our own services to ensure the possible outcomes.
EDUCATION/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor degree from an accredited university and a minimum of two years experience on the job coaching, job development or educational services or five (5) or more years experience in job coaching, job development or educational services.
Valid Driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance
Knowledge and experience with job and educational/vocational coordination for transitional age youth is required
Excellent organizational skills, interpersonal skills, computer skills and communication skills are a must.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Pathways is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.