Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist

Location: Maryland

Company: Freedom Healthcare LLC d/b/a Community Wellness Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program

Job Type: Full-Time or Part-Time, W-2 Employee

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM; flexible hours may be required based on program needs

Compensation: Competitive hourly compensation, based on credentials and experience

Travel: Approximately 20%; company vehicle provided

Support recovery, independence, and meaningful community living.

Freedom Healthcare LLC d/b/a Community Wellness Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program is seeking a qualified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist to support the development, oversight, and quality of psychiatric rehabilitation services in Maryland.

This role is ideal for a knowledgeable and compassionate professional with experience in psychiatric rehabilitation, community mental health, staff support, and recovery-oriented care. The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist will help ensure services are individualized, person-centered, trauma-informed, and aligned with each participant’s Individual Rehabilitation Plan or Individual Treatment/Rehabilitation Plan.

• Oversee the daily delivery of psychiatric rehabilitation services.
• Ensure services are individualized, goal-directed, and aligned with each participant’s IRP or ITRP.
• Support rehabilitation programming that promotes recovery, independence, wellness, social functioning, and daily living skills.
• Identify service gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen program quality.

• Educate direct care staff on psychiatric rehabilitation principles, service expectations, and documentation requirements.
• Train staff on how rehabilitation activities connect to participant goals.
• Support staff in providing meaningful, person-centered, and developmentally appropriate services.
• Participate in staff meetings, case reviews, training, and quality improvement activities.

• Collaborate with program directors, supervisors, licensed professionals, direct care staff, families, caregivers, and other team members.
• Support services for adults, minors, or both, depending on credentials, experience, and program assignment.
• Promote a safe, respectful, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and client-centered service environment.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with program standards.

Candidates must meet the applicable qualifications for the population served.

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Human Services, or related field required.
• CFRP certification required.
• Experience in psychiatric rehabilitation or community mental health strongly preferred.
• Must be able to provide documentation of current credentials upon request.

Candidates Must Be One Of The Following:

• Licensed mental health professional; or
• Rehabilitation counselor certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; or
• Bachelor’s-prepared Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner certified by the U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association.

Candidates Must Have:

• Minimum of 2 years of direct care experience working with youth with a serious emotional disorder; and
• Licensed mental health professional status, or Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association certification with the Children’s Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate.

• Strong knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation, recovery-oriented care, and community mental health services.
• Ability to guide staff and support quality rehabilitation programming.
• Strong documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with clients, families, staff, providers, and community partners.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and person-centered care.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, HIPAA compliance, and professional boundaries.
• Comfortable working in office, community-based, residential, school, and program settings.

Eligible employees may receive competitive compensation, stable employment opportunities, professional development support, and the opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven behavioral health program focused on recovery, wellness, and community integration.