The Bridge offers supportive housing and behavioral health services to vulnerable New Yorkers facing behavioral health and substance use challenges. We provide individuals with the tools they need to pursue their dreams and live meaningful lives. The Bridge envisions a world where adults experiencing serious mental illness can live and thrive within their communities. As a recognized leader in developing and operating supportive housing and community-based programs, The Bridge has 70 years of experience helping New Yorkers with mental illness, including those affected by homelessness, incarceration, and institutionalization.  

Scope of Position: The IPS Employment Specialist Supervisor leads efforts to help ACT consumers secure competitive employment using the IPS model. In this role, you'll assess employment preferences, provide benefits counseling, and offer essential support to enhance job readiness. As a field-based position, over 65% of services are delivered in diverse community settings, including residences, shelters, and local areas. You will supervise two IPS Employment Specialists and oversee services for 3 ACT teams in the Bronx, driving impactful outcomes in employment support and development. 

Essential Position Functions:

• Use the Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) model to identify consumers with vocational goals, assess their employment preferences and readiness, and support them in finding and maintaining employment, including providing benefits counseling.
• Build and maintain networks with local employers for job development opportunities.
• Collaborate with consumers' support networks as needed to promote progress in achieving vocational goals.
• Use motivational interviewing, recovery-focused, and trauma-informed approaches when delivering services.
• Complete foundational and ongoing training as required by the Office of Mental Health and The Bridge.
• Provide at least 65% of services in the community, including client visits to residences, shelters, and other community settings, while networking with local employers for job development.
• Attend and actively participate in daily team meetings with ACT team members to address clients' clinical and case management needs.
• Complete documentation in accordance with NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH), NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and NYS Medicaid billing guidelines, and follow The Bridge’s ACT Policy and Procedures.
• Provide leadership and supervision to 2 IPS Employment Specialists, ensuring they meet performance standards and contribute to team success.
• Submit weekly productivity reports to the Senior Director of the IPS Team.
• Utilize evidence-based approaches consistent with The Bridge’s organizational culture, focusing on health/mental health integration, rehabilitation, recovery, and understanding trauma’s impact on treatment engagement.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 3 years of experience providing direct services to individuals with serious mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders, and co-morbid medical conditions in a community-based setting, with at least 2 years of experience providing Employment Services.
• At least 1 year of experience supervising staff.
• High degree of computer literacy, including proficiency with EHR systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in recovery-oriented, evidence-based practices.
• Experience with the IPS model is highly desired.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse adults receiving mental health treatment, including individuals facing serious mental illness, functional impairments, and psychosocial challenges such as homelessness, justice involvement, poverty, and unemployment.
• Bilingual in Spanish is highly preferred.

 The Bridge Inc. is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer