Individual Placement And Support Employment Specialist

The AIM Center Inc. INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST Chattanooga, TN
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The IPS Employment Specialist supports AIM Center Members in achieving their employment and education goals using the evidence-based IPS model. This role spends most of the week in the community—building employer relationships, assisting with job searches, and supporting long‑term success. As a Clubhouse Generalist, you’ll also work side‑by‑side with Members in meaningful activities that promote recovery and belonging.

AIM Center offers employment, education, housing, socialization, and wellness opportunities for adults living with serious mental illness. We are non‑medical and non‑clinical; however, we work with other mental health professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services. Using the Clubhouse model of psychosocial rehabilitation, AIM Center empowers participants, our members, to develop relationships and create individualized plans for recovery while working side‑by‑side with other members and staff to accomplish the work of the Clubhouse.

AIM Center has been helping adults in the Chattanooga community lead fulfilling and productive lives while successfully managing their mental health since 1989. Membership is open to people ages 18 and older diagnosed with serious mental illness. Recovery is a lifelong process and the philosophy of our Clubhouse is “Once a Member, Always a Member.” We are a private, non‑profit organization supported through foundations, public and private grants and donations.

Our Clubhouse is also a Tenn Care provider. AIM Center is the only psychosocial rehabilitation facility accredited by Clubhouse International and licensed by the State of Tennessee.

Are you passionate about working with people with serious mental illnesses? Want to join a team, a strong team, and an established Organization? The AIM Center is looking for a few good people who believe everyone has the right to work! Come be part of a TEAM who believes exactly that!

AIM CENTER, INC.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

REPORTS TO: IPS Director, Program Director

JOB CLASSIFICATION: Full‑Time, Non‑Exempt

SUPERVISES: N/A

COMPENSATION: $21.54 per hour

AIM Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

POSITION PURPOSE

The IPS Employment Specialist promotes recovery within a Clubhouse environment by fostering relationships with Members and delivering services of the IPS Supported Employment program. This role partners with individuals living with mental illness to identify supports, settings, and circumstances that enhance success and stability in employment. The Specialist assists with individualized job searches, hiring, and training while collaborating with employers, mental health providers, family members, housing supports, benefits counseling, transportation, and state vocational services.

In addition, this role provides support for educational and technical training that supports career advancement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Disclaimer:
This job description is not intended to be all‑inclusive. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Completes training in and actively carries out evidence‑based supported employment services using the Individualized Placement Services (IPS) model.
• Spends 65% or more of scheduled work hours in the community, meeting clients at homes, workplaces, coffee shops, libraries, One‑Stop offices, VR offices, and schools; assisting with job applications; and accompanying clients to GED programs, colleges, and career fairs.
• Engages Members/IPS clients and establishes trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward competitive employment in integrated community job settings.
• Develops individualized employment and/or education plans with client input, incorporating feedback from mental health teams and family members (with permission).
• Assess clients’ vocational skills and preferences on an ongoing basis, using work history, background information, and real‑world experiences.
• Provides…