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Compass Health Network is seeking a Community Support Specialist to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and provide wraparound, community-based support to individuals with mental health and substance use needs. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to help clients thrive in their homes and communities.
The role emphasizes compassionate, person-centered care, collaborative teamwork, and advocacy to promote meaningful change in people’s daily lives and long-term wellbeing.
Join a compassionate, multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team that delivers high-impact services to individuals with mental health and substance use needs. As a Community Support Specialist, you’ll play a key role in helping people thrive in their communities through individualized, wraparound support and advocacy.
ACT (Assertive Community Treatment)/ACT TAY (Assertive Community Treatment for Transitional-Aged Youth)/STEPS (Shape, Teach, Evolve, Prepare, Support) programs are a way of providing many types of service to people with chronic mental health disorders. ACT/STEPS teams provide services directly to people in their community. People who access ACT/STEPS services receive the wrap-around psychiatric services, but within the comfort of their own home and community. ACT/STEPS team members are comprised of professionals in the areas of psychiatry, social work, nursing, substance use disorders, supported employment, and peer support so they have the skills they need to meet the many needs of the people they serve. The ACT/STEPS team provides these services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, each day of the year.