Veteran Support Specialist-PT

Secondary: Attend and participate in agency-wide meetings. Comply with Compliance Plan and standards of conduct and report any noncompliance to the appropriate official. Attends required trainings. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: QUALIFICATIONSEducationHigh School Diploma/GED equivalency required.

Experience: At least one year of responsible work experience, preferably involving interactions with veterans/military.

Knowledge: Knowledge of recovery model, counseling techniques, verbal crisis intervention and mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders preferred.

Skills and Abilities: Good skills and demonstrated abilities in communication, verbal and written, interpersonal relations, teaching/instructing, counseling, coaching, training, basic math and language, record keeping, evaluating, organizing work, planning, crisis intervention and such others that are usually and customarily considered necessary for satisfactory completion of essential duties.

Performance Standards: Must comply with all work rules including, but not limited to, attendance. Must not present a direct threat to the safety or health of the worker or others.

Working Conditions: Work primarily indoors, however, some exposure to outdoors when traveling between facilities or other locations. May be exposed to such environmental conditions as fumes, odors, dust, variable temperatures; exposure to a potential hazard may occur when handling household cleaning chemicals, physical hazard may exist when dealing with unstable or difficult client/tenant.

Physical Requirements: Exerting up to 30 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical activities including, but not necessarily limited to, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching - above and below waist, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, seeing, hearing, handling, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, driving, etc. at varying frequency and intensity; may be required to satisfactorily accomplish one or more of the essential duties.

Machines, Tools, Equipment and Materials: May include, but may not necessarily be limited to, standard household appliances, household cleaning materials, standard office supplies and equipment, telephone, automobile/van, food preparation equipment/materials.

Safety Equipment: May include, but may not necessarily be limited to, standard household appliances, household cleaning materials, standard office supplies and equipment, telephone, automobile/van, food preparation equipment/materials.

Special Requirements: Valid Florida driver's license, own vehicle and proof of auto insurance required. Must pass a Level 2 background check and drug screen. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability. Veterans encouraged to apply. Boley Centers is a drug-free workplace that adheres to federal regulations as it pertains to marijuana use. EOE/ADA/VETERANS/DFWP