Youth and Adult Support Specialist / Rehabilitation Worker

Professional Services Group is now hiring for the part-time Youth and Adult Support / Rehabilitation Specialist!

Are you looking for a part-time role where you can make a real difference in your community? Are you passionate about helping others achieve their greatest potential? Join our team with Professional Services Group!

PSG is a community-based social services organization dedicated to helping individuals and families through dynamic and innovative programming. We are seeking a part-time Youth and Adult Support / Rehabilitation Specialist to join our CCS Ancillary Services program.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Ancillary Services program uses goal-oriented interventions to support both youth and adult consumers who are struggling in various aspects of their lives.

The Youth and Adult Support / Rehabilitation Specialist works within a multidisciplinary team to provide goal-oriented, community-based interventions for youth and adults referred through Comprehensive Community Services (CCS). As the Youth and Adult Support / Rehabilitation Specialist, you will work with consumers to support recovery and skill development, with a focus on strengthening family dynamics through parent coaching and psychoeducation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE YOUTH/ADULT SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION SPECIALIST:

• Provide parent coaching through mentorship and behavior modification coaching to parents to enhance their parenting skills and strengthen parent-child relationships
• Provide rehabilitative psychoeducation through skills training and informational resources to help consumers and their families understand and manage mental health or substance use conditions.
• Analyze the consumer's capabilities, strengths, and challenges to determine the services required to meet their unique needs.
• Create recovery plan goals in collaboration with team members, other agency providers, and natural supports.
• Exercise judgement to intervene as an advocate for the consumer in the community and as part of their recovery team.
• Attend recovery team meetings as needed.
• Organize and facilitate individual meetings and structured rehabilitation activities that assist consumers in developing pro-social skills and connections.

PAY RATE: $21.00-23.00 per hour

LOCATION: West Allis, Wisconsin. Local travel throughout the Milwaukee County area is required to meet with clients within the home and other community spaces, with mileage reimbursement.

SCHEDULE: Part-time 15-20 hours per week. Work hours are flexible scheduled by assigned client availability. Most hours will be during the Monday-Friday workweek, with occasional weekend hours based upon client need.

WHY WORK WITH PSG/CIP?

• Be part of a passionate team dedicated to making a difference in the community!
• Flexible hours and great work-life balance.
• Work culture that values not only the well-being of the clients we serve but also our staff
• Benefits offered to part-time employees include: 401(k) and profit sharing; pet insurance; and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have reliable transportation on a daily basis, a valid driver's license, and automobile insurance.
• A completed Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, or related is required.
• Previous experience working with youth and adults with mental illness and/or substance use disorders is required.