Employment Specialist — Supported Employment

Job overview

The Employment Specialist role is onsite in Lakewood, NJ. Salary is $35,740 per year. The position is part of Preferred Behavioral Health Group’s Supported Employment program, which helps people facing mental health challenges find competitive employment. The specialist supports individuals in choosing, obtaining, and keeping meaningful community jobs aligned with their preferences and strengths. The role combines job-search guidance, job coaching, mental health support, advocacy, and service coordination to help participants pursue employment goals.

What you'll do

• Assist consumers in choosing, getting, and keeping jobs
• provide case-management support with job-seeking skills, interviews, and applications
• seek additional services and resources as needed
• provide job coaching and mental health supports
• coordinate services and communicate with community resources and related professionals
• complete timely documentation and reports.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

employment specialist

preferred behavioral health group

lakewood nj

supported employment

behavioral health

job coaching

career assessments

job development

community employment

case management

$35,740/year

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and prescription insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan
• paid time off and holidays
• long-term disability
• life and AD&D insurance
• employee assistance program
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• voluntary benefits
• staff training and development
• employee referral bonus program.

Why this role

The posting identifies the program as Supported Employment and describes a trauma-informed care organizational mission.

About the employer

PREFERRED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF NEW JERSEY is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.