Education & Employment Specialist ACT

Job description

Education & Employment Specialist ACT Department: Adult CPRC: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: Jefferson City - 221 Metro Drive Reporting To: Hannah Johnson: Compensation: $26.74 - $28.01 / hour Description: Empower Lives Through Purposeful Work and Learning This is a full-time, benefit eligible position. The schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. As an Education and Employment Specialist with our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, you’ll help individuals living with psychiatric disabilities rediscover purpose and independence through meaningful employment and educational opportunities. This role combines advocacy, coaching, and hands-on support to help people build brighter, self-directed futures. About ACT/ACT TAY/STEPS: 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 an...