Career Services Specialist

Duties & Responsibilities:

1.      Provide individual and group facilitation of career services integrated with patients’ overall clinical treatment and recovery plans.

2.      Facilitate hands-on career planning support, including resume writing, interview preparation, professional communication skills, LinkedIn optimization and job search strategies.

3.      Collaborate with the clinical team to ensure career services are aligned with therapeutic goals and treatment progress.

4.      Conduct in collaboration with team: career assessments to identify patients’ strengths, interests, barriers, and readiness for employment.

5.      Support patients in developing individualized career plans that reflect their recovery journey, professional goals, and post-discharge aspirations.

6.      Prepare patients for real-world job experiences by facilitating mock interviews, workplace etiquette training, and job readiness workshops.

7.      Provide guidance on navigating employment challenges commonly faced during early recovery, including disclosure, time management, and stress regulation in professional settings.

8.      Offer continued support and resources for patients transitioning to employment after discharge, including referrals to community-based services and follow-up planning.

9.      Stay current on labor market trends, recovery-informed employment practices, and career planning rehabilitation strategies.

10.  Guide individualized career planning, incorporating research and trends relevant to age, gender, culture, and lifelong development.

11.  Collaborates internal and external stakeholders ensure optimal clinical benefit and utilization.

12.  Identify partners in the community that are supportive of employment for people in recovery and are recovery friendly.

Physical Requirements: 

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

1. Must be able to work extended hours if needed.

2. Must be able to present to audiences in large and small group settings, which may require long periods of time and be of multiple

3. May be required to lift up to 20

Experience/Education/Qualifications: 

1. Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related master’s degree preferred.

2. State of Florida Licensure, CAP or CAC preferred within 2 years. National Career Certification preferred (NCDA)

3. Minimum of two (2) years of experience working in treatment and/or behavioral health

4. If in recovery, two years of continued sobriety

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

1. Working knowledge of career development

2. Strong analytical skills and clinical reasoning ability for problem

3. Ability to work well with various stakeholders including, but not limited to, patients, employees, employers.

4. An excellent understanding of the emotional and behavioral effects of

5. Excellent verbal and written communication

6. Ability to use clinical software and other communication