Wisconsin Community Services

Join Our Team and Make a Difference! At Wisconsin Community Services (WCS), we believe in building hope and empowering individuals through community-based support. As a BHS Supported Apartment Program Support Specialist, you will play a vital role in helping individuals facing mental health, substance use, and co-occurring challenges achieve their housing and recovery goals. Job Summary: In this dynamic position, you’ll deliver personalized, strength-based services that foster skill development and enhance the lives of those referred to our program. Join us as we support individuals on their journey towards independence and recovery. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide person-centered services in supported apartment locations and community settings. Deliver individualized skill development in communication, problem-solving, and daily living activities. Collaborate with individuals to identify and...

Job Summary Responsible for providing individual therapy and supervising milieu group therapy to the youth residing at Bakari Center utilizing the Integrated Treatment Model including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).  Provide service coordination in collaboration with the case manager and Bakari Center team.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities Interview, assess, and screen youth for placement at Bakari Center. Provide and lead Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) a minimum of three times per week at Bakari Center with the 9-12 residing youth, ages 13-17 years old . Facilitate value-added groups for the youth including, but not limited to, sex education, healthy relationships, cultural awareness, substance use, independent living and life skills. Provide weekly (more frequently as needed) 1:1 individual therapy session utilizing DBT. Monitor youth engagement, skill development, and positive reinforcement...

Job Summary The Peers Empowering Peers program serves people with significant substance use and co-occurring mental health needs. The Peer Specialist works in collaboration with the individual’s assigned treatment provider to ensure that they are addressing needs and goals within the individual’s treatment plan. The Peer Specialist meets with each individual weekly and advocates with the person to meet their identified needs.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities Committed and skilled at engaging people through a strength based, trauma informed, person centered, and culturally intelligent approach. This position has a strong focus on engaging people in care and services. Focused on providing comprehensive care to meet the person’s needs, as outlined in the person’s treatment plan. This could include but is not limited to treatment needs, medical/dental, housing, legal, financial, benefits, food/clothing, and/or social needs. Document all...

Job Summary The Registered Nurse position provides specialized care for participants in CBMHP with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and/or behavioral problems including health care needs related to sexually transmitted illnesses (STI). Nurses assess participants, administer medications, and implement therapeutic interventions to promote emotional stability and functional improvement. They also educate participants and their families, and work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care. To be successful in this position requires patience, active time management skills, and the ability to maintain strong boundaries.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities Facilitate medication reconciliation post participant discharge from hospitals or state institutions for psychiatrists and pharmacy to renew or update status Conduct Clozaril testing utilizing the Athelas Testing System Conduct STI testing and provide treatments...

Job Summary This position serves as the Targeted Case Management (TCM/CCM) and Community Support Program (CSP) APNP and is responsible for psychiatric care/medication prescription of TCM/CCM and CSP participants while collaborating with the program Psychiatrist.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities Provide ongoing psychiatric evaluations of CSP participants after initial evaluation by the program Psychiatrist Complete initial intake for TCM/CCM participants and then provide ongoing psychiatric evaluation Prescribe medications and provide ongoing assertive medication management Pragmatically evaluates options and decides upon treatment course that will optimize safety and community success within situational limits Attend and participate in routine staffings with the Psychiatrist, nurses, supervisors, case managers, and other members of the CSP and TCM/CCMtreatment team while incorporating staff input regarding observations...

Position Summary:  The Certified Peer Specialist is a person who has lived the experience of mental health, substance use or co-occurring needs, is in recovery, has had formal training in the peer specialist model of support, and has passed the State of Wisconsin certification exam to be certified upon hire. Peer Specialists in the Department of Corrections (DOC) Peer Specialist Program also have experienced being incarcerated and working with DOC in their own lives. Peer Specialists work 1:1 with people enrolled in the DOC Peer Specialist Program as they identify their needs throughout their recovery journeys. The Peer Specialists utilize their own unique lived experience to engage the people they are serving and role model recovery during each interaction. Peer Specialists support all individuals in the following goals:  improve quality of life for individuals, promote individuals’ recovery, increase...

    Join a Mission-Driven Team Making a Daily Impact in the Lives of Others  Social Services Professional | Wisconsin Community Services (WCS) Are you a change-maker at heart? Ready to use your passion for social justice, mental health, and community empowerment to impact lives every single day? At Wisconsin Community Services (WCS) , we don’t just offer services—we build hope. We provide a continuum of care and support to individuals navigating adversity, including substance use challenges, mental health needs, criminal justice involvement, and employment barriers. Through compassion, advocacy, and connection, we empower people to break cycles and create change—for themselves, their families, and their communities. Position Summary: Join our team at Access Clinic South as a Certified Peer Specialist. If you are bilingual...

Position Summary: The Certified Peer Specialist is a person who has lived the experience of mental health, substance use or co-occurring needs, is in recovery, has had formal training in the peer specialist model of support, and has passed the State of Wisconsin certification exam or successfully becomes certified within one year of hire.  Peer Specialists work 1:1 with people enrolled in the community-based Peer Specialist programs who are beginning the process of recovery.  The Peer Specialists utilize their own unique lived experience to engage the people they are serving and role model recovery during each interaction. The role of the Certified Peer Support Specialist is that of a coach or mentor who through their lived recovery experience, can provide the guidance and role modeling necessary to promote wellness, purpose in life, develop relationships, and the insight necessary to move forward. Peer Specialists support all individuals in the following goals:  improve...

Certified Peer Specialist - Treatment Alternative Program Position Summary: The Treatment alternatives Program (TAP) Certified Peer Specialist provides support to adults who have substance use or co-occurring needs that are involved in the criminal justice system. The Peer Specialist is a position responsible for support, education and mentoring adults enrolled in TAP services. The role of the Certified Peer Support Specialist is that of a coach or mentor who through his or her lived recovery experience, can provide the guidance and role modeling necessary to promote wellness, purpose in life, develop relationships, and the insight necessary to move forward. Essential Functions:  1. Act as a member of the TAP team providing services to people with substance use or co-occurring needs. 2. Comfortable utilizing life and recovery experiences to role model and support people to reach their identified recovery goals. 3. Build off the person’s strengths to...

Peer Support - Waukesha Courts Conditional Release Job Summary: • Maintain a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the individuals served, including being available by cell phone on nights and weekends.   • Provide one on one peer support services in the community • Link individuals to a variety of self-determined supports and services within the Milwaukee area, including mental health, substance use support, natural/familia supports  • Support individuals to become the expert of their own lived experience and develop a voice and choice around service participation to be empowered in their recovery • Responsible for maintaining accurate documentation of all contacts in awards, including completing the needs assessment, progress notes with peers, and all collateral contacts • Maintain regular contact with the referring case workers, including preparing for and attending all scheduled monthly update meetings with the referring case managers, and...

Job Summary The Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) Certified Peer Specialist provides support to adults who are experiencing mental health, substance use, and/or co-occurring needs. The position is responsible for supporting, educating, and mentoring individuals enrolled in CCS services. The Certified Peer Support Specialist serves as a coach or mentor who, through their own lived experience with recovery, provides guidance and role modeling to support wellness, purpose, meaningful relationships, and personal growth in the recovery process.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities Serve as a member of the CCS team providing peer support to individuals with mental health, substance use, and/or co-occurring needs. Use personal life and recovery experience to role model wellness, self-direction, and recovery. Build person-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed relationships that empower individuals to meet their recovery goals...

Position Summary: The Certified Peer Support Specialist will provide 1:1 peer support to individuals in need of peer support services in Waukesha County. Peer services include, connecting peers with community resources and helping them navigate resources, as well as provide strength based support and encouragement. The Peer Support Specialist will focus on reducing stigma and promote the benefits of peer support services by facilitating educational presentations to local community businesses and community partners. Essential Functions: Promote and recruit for the peer services and provide outreach to peers from populations within Waukesha County, focusing on peers that currently do not have access to peer support. Provide 1:1 peer...

Job Summary This WCS Certified Peer Support Specialist position is located at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and is embedded within their clinical programming. The position provides Certified Peer Support Services to peers assigned to their caseload, that include a wide range of supports to assist the peer with mental health and/or substance use issues in the recovery process. These services promote wellness, self-direction, and recovery by enhancing the skills and abilities of peers to meet their chosen goals. The services help peers negotiate mental health and/or substance use systems with dignity, and without trauma. The position requires some level of independent judgement and decision-making ability in the course of their work to support peers and work with them to determine inventions they need to meet their goals. This position will seek supervision and support with their DHHS team, as well as their program manager and follow direction in the...

Job Summary The Assistant Program Manager supports the overall operation of a residential reentry center serving adults under the supervision of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. This position assists with program administration, staff supervision, case management oversight, regulatory compliance, and the delivery of evidence-based reentry services. The Assistant Program Director partners with the Program Manager to ensure a safe, professional, and effective environment for residents and staff while maintaining compliance with agency, contractual, and regulatory requirements. This position also serves as the acting Program Manager during periods of absence and participates in an on-call leadership rotation.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities Manages the day-to-day operations of the Residential Reentry Center. Maintains familiarity with program curricula and observes/evaluates group sessions to ensure fidelity to program materials and prescribed...