Community Support Specialist, Residential Mental Health

Job overview

The Community Support Specialist, Residential Mental Health role is onsite in Chicago, IL. Pay is $22.50–$25.87 per hour, based on education and experience. Thresholds provides mental health and substance use services and supports clients’ recovery in their communities. The specialist helps clients participate in care planning and recovery by providing case management, connecting them with resources, and helping them navigate complex systems. The role also supports daily living skills and access to appointments and essential services, adapting to each client’s schedule, needs, and treatment plan.

What you'll do

• Provide mental health and substance use treatment support in clients’ communities
• participate in care planning
• connect clients with resources and help them navigate systems
• support daily living skills
• transport clients to appointments, benefits offices, or grocery stores
• adapt support to client schedules, needs, and treatment plans.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

community support specialist

residential mental health

chicago il

thresholds

mental health

substance use support

community-based care

case management

care planning

client transportation

$22.50–$25.87/hour

mileage reimbursement

clinical supervision

licensure reimbursement

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Generous paid time off
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 403(b) with 3% employer match
• EAP
• mileage reimbursement
• cell phone reimbursement up to $50/month
• public service loan forgiveness
• no-cost clinical supervision for licensure
• professional licensure and renewal reimbursement.

Why this role

Multiple education and experience pathways are accepted. Benefits include clinical supervision for licensure at no cost, mileage and cell phone reimbursement, and professional licensure reimbursement.

About the employer

The Thresholds is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.