The DuPage County Health Department is looking for a new team member to work as a Community Support Specialist on our Intensive Community based Case Management Team. The ideal candidate will be able to project warmth and sincerity in effectively working with clients. Our program is part of comprehensive community behavioral health system that includes crisis services, adult intensive services/residential services, forensic behavioral health, substance use treatment, and psychiatric services.

This full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, is based at our Central Public Health Center in Wheaton. This position involves 60% of client services provided in the community, with some office-based sessions. This position will provide an opportunity to engage in advocacy, education, and referral services to clients with serious mental illness. In this role, you will also need to have knowledge of harm reduction practices, stages of change and motivation enhancement treatment.

Our new team member will have the ability to work within a collaborative team approach, work collaboratively with community providers in order to achieve client goals. Our Community Support Team which provides a team-based approach towards recovery and resiliency oriented, intensive, community-based rehabilitation and outreach service for adults.

This Full-Time position offers a generous DuPage County, benefit package which includes paid training, 12 paid holidays, 3 weeks of paid leave per year, sick leave and Health insurance. This is also a pension eligible position which means there is a guaranteed retirement savings plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement and supervision to assist you in obtaining your master's degree and clinical licensure. DuPage County Health Department is also a qualified employer under the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program and offers certification reimbursement after one year.