Archway Station, Inc. is a private nonprofit corporation operating in Allegany County, Maryland.
Archway Station's mission is to provide psychiatric rehabilitation services to adults recovering from serious mental illness and services to adults with developmental disabilities. Archway also serves children overcoming serious emotional and/or behavioral problems. The foundation of services is our belief that the children and adults using services are first and foremost people. The success of our service rests on the honoring and celebration of our shared humanity.
04/28/2026
We are proud to partner with the Cumberland Police Department!
The Cumberland Police Department is proud to partner with Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). ACT is a program of Archway Station, Inc. and the Maryland Behavioral Health Administration.
A large portion of the calls for service handled by the Cumberland Police Department involve individuals facing mental health challenges. This partnership provides another critical tool in our toolbox, enhancing our ability to respond effectively while continuing to make Cumberland a safer place to live, work, and visit.
In the City of Cumberland, the ACT program plays a vital role in supporting individuals living with serious mental illness. Using a hands-on, team-based approach, ACT delivers direct, community-based care—meeting individuals where they are and helping them manage daily life safely and successfully.
Through this partnership, the Cumberland Police Department, the Joint 911 Communications Center, and ACT are working together to provide compassionate, proactive responses while connecting individuals to the services they need. This collaboration reduces crises, strengthens trust, and helps ensure the right resources are delivered at the right time.
From mental health services and crisis intervention to medication support, housing assistance, and life skills development, ACT is making a meaningful impact across our community.
This is what true community partnership looks like—building trust, providing support, and creating real change.
One life, one day—we are changing the City of Cumberland.
04/16/2026
Archway Station, Inc. is ready for !
Our CAYA Team will be at our Wellness & Recovery Center (121 Memorial Avenue) from 3pm-5pm!
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03/16/2026
Archway Station's Women's Residential Recovery Program
03/16/2026
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Right now, there are women in our community who are working hard to rebuild their lives, strengthen their recovery, and reunite with their children. They deserve support, hope, and a safe place to move forward. Archway Station’s Residential Recovery Program is designed to support pregnant women, women with children, and women working toward reunification with their children as they continue their recovery journey.
If you would like to learn more—or if you know someone in Cumberland or Allegany County who may benefit—our staff will be out in the community to answer questions and provide information.
03/10/2026
‼️Join Our Team‼️
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Co-Occurring Counselor
Archway Station, Inc. located in Cumberland, Allegany County, and Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland is a non-profit agency employing 150+ employees and serving the needs of individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorders.
The ACT team shares the responsibility to carry out the activities designed to assure ACT mission success on and off-site, in groups, and one-to-one contacts, in formal as well as informal situations. The ACT team has the primary responsibility for all members' treatment plans, shared responsibility for the ACT caseload, and shared responsibility to work out schedules, coverage, preparation, and implementation of all activities through a commitment to consensus building and teamwork. Rotating on-call coverage is required.
Qualifications & other important information:
• Personal stability, flexibility, and commitment to working with people recovering from chronic and persistent mental illness.
• Be CPR and First Aid certified or be willing to be certified (training provided by the agency).
• Must have a driver's license, a safe driving record, and reliable transportation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in the use of electronic medical records and the ability to input data, and to follow through to completion of services.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA law, CARF accreditation standards, Maryland State Regulations, and other regulatory bodies.
• Assume responsibility for a caseload, generate member assessments, develop individual treatment plans, and document progress towards achieving goals; other related documentation requirements.
• Carry out assignments to fulfill the ACT mission of providing sanctuary and support to members in the community, including but not limited to: providing specialty expertise to the ACT team in substance use; regular mobile visits to people in the community; face-to-face and telephone contacts in accordance with the ACT Team's schedule. In coordination with other team specialists in areas including but not limited to: housing assignments to teach independent living skills in the areas of shelter, food, clothing, medications, money, and ADLs; assisting members to find and maintain housing; job placement and employment counseling; training in accessing community resources, transportation; positive role modeling; teaching basic standards of cleanliness and safety; member assessment and crisis interventions.
• Participate in agency employee meetings and daily ACT team meetings.
• Take part in a rotation of on-call for the ACT caseload evenings and weekends as scheduled.
• Ensure that all programmatic and physical environment issues are in accordance with agency policies and administrative regulations as appropriate.
• Assist in the coordination of services received from other community agencies.
• Other duties as assigned by the ACT Team Coordinator.
Authority: Position reports to and is supervised by the ACT Team Coordinator.
Job Type: Full-time
Classification, Salary, and Benefits: Full time, non-exempt. Grade 6b on salary schedule - $48,880 - $60,913, plus applicable education credentialing. A Bachelor's Degree in the field and a Co-Occurring Disorders Professional (CCDP) Certification are preferred. A minimum of an Alcohol and Drug Trainee Certification is required.
We will review resumes as they are received. For the best chance for an interview, please respond immediately.
Archway Station, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people in recovery to apply.
03/10/2026
This position has been filled and is no longer available.
‼️Join Our Team - Supported Employment Specialist‼️
Archway Station, Inc., located in Cumberland, Allegany County, and Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland is a non-profit agency employing 175+ employees and serving the needs of individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorders.
The Supported Employment Specialist will provide support to people with serious and persistent mental illness who live in Allegany and Garrett Counties to help them obtain and maintain employment opportunities of their choice. The goal is to assist people referred by DORS in finding employment within 30 days. You will teach people about resume writing and interviewing skills. You must have the ability to manage multiple people's employment goals and work placements. You will work closely with DORS, employers, and the person's treatment team. Good communication skills are a must.
Qualifications and other important information:
• Personal stability, flexibility, and commitment to working with people recovering from chronic and persistent mental illness.
• Must be CPR and First Aid certified or be willing to be certified (training provided by the agency).
• Must have a driver's license, a safe driving record, and reliable transportation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in the use of electronic medical records and the ability to input data, and to follow through to completion of services.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA law, CARF accreditation standards, Maryland State Regulations, and other regulatory bodies.
• Assume responsibility for a caseload, generate member assessments, develop individual treatment plans, and document progress towards achieving goals; other related documentation requirements.
• Assist in the coordination of services received from other community agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.
The typical schedule is Monday - Friday day shift, with flexibility to provide support later in the day if individuals require your presence for interviews, job coaching, or other employment-related supports.
Authority: Position reports to and is supervised by the Behavioral Health Program Director.
Job Type: Full-time
Education and experience: Position requires formal education, training, and/or related experience helping people find employment, including experience with helping people secure employment, knowledge of how employment affects benefits, and fiscal literacy. An associate's degree and/or training and experience equivalent to 2 years of working with chronically mentally ill individuals is required.
Classification, Salary, and Benefits: Full time, non-exempt. Grade 5 on salary schedule. Wage range is $45,760 - $55,381, plus applicable education credentialing.
We will review resumes as they are received. For the best chance for an interview, please respond immediately.
Archway Station, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people in recovery to apply.
01/22/2026
‼️Join Our Team - Residential Rehabilitation Specialist‼️- Cumberland, MD
Archway Station, Inc., with locations in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, and Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland, is a non-profit agency employing 175+ employees and serving the needs of individuals recovering from serious and persistent mental health challenges and substance use.
The Residential Rehabilitation Specialist position will be responsible for the quality and quantity of all rehabilitation/recovery services provided for the Residential Rehabilitation Program (RRP) in Allegany and Garrett Counties as well as the overall management and oversight of the Recovery Housing Program for Women with Children (RHPWWC).
QUALIFICATIONS & OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Formal training equivalent to a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a similar field. Clinical supervisory experience preferred. Must qualify as a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
• CPR and First Aid certification; driver's license and safe driving record; reliable transportation.
• Personal stability, flexibility, energy, and commitment to working with the chronically mentally ill.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
DUTIES
• Oversees the referral/intake process. Meets with new service users to complete the Intake Assessment. Completes authorization of services process as requested by the Behavioral Health Program Director (BHA PD). Assigns new service users to teams based on relevant information. Occasionally conducts First Day of Service Meetings and develops Initial Individual Rehabilitation/Recovery Plans (IRPs).
• Oversees the exit process for all people using RRP services. Works with Team Leaders (TLs)/Team Coordinators (TCs) to ensure exits are complete, and that protocols for ending services are followed.
• Maintains a presence in the homes regularly to ensure compliance with standards and service users comfortability with Residential Rehabilitation Specialist. Oversees and provides services required by RRP/RHPWWC regulations and covers shifts (if all other avenues have been exhausted).
• Collaborates with the Local Behavioral Health Authority. Is the main point of contact for residential services. Ensures operations, which allow the program to pass all planned/unplanned inspections/audits.
• Monitors RRP and Recovery Housing Programs for Women with Children. A summary of duties includes: ensures service targets and rehabilitation/recovery outcomes are met and reports progress; conducts quality assurance; reviews and approves IRPs; completes and enters reauthorizations as requested; provides guidance and oversight to TLs/TCs on quality assurance and improvement planning on the IRPs; ensures the planning and documentation are in accordance with regulatory standards and meet the needs of the individuals; advises the BHA PD regarding development and implementation of services that reflect the needs of the individuals; educates staff on how to document the correlation between rehabilitation/recovery activities and the goals identified in the IRP; completes quarterly chart reviews; follows-up with Critical Incident Reports.
• Develops and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with hospitals and medical providers in the community to offer comprehensive services to service users. Completes monthly reports including the BHA report and the Environmental Report. Maintains performance measurement database, ensuring its accuracy. Analyzes quality and quantity of services. Oversees the Residential Rehabilitation Program budget and the Recovery Housing Program for Women with Children budget; ensures all purchases are needed and follows established agency fiscal procedures; ensures budget targets are met.
AUTHORITY: Position reports to the Behavioral Health Program Director. Works directly with all residential supervisors and staff, as well as community providers.
JOB TYPE: Full-time
CLASSIFICATION, SALARY, AND BENEFITS: Regular, full-time position; exempt from overtime. Grade 9b on wage continuum. Salary range: $68,020-$84,150 (includes incentives for Master’s Level Clinical license).
Archway Station, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a recovery-friendly workplace.
12/09/2025
‼️Join Our Team - Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Mental Health Professional‼️- Cumberland, MD
Archway Station, with locations in Cumberland, Maryland (Allegany County) and Oakland, Maryland (Garrett County) is a non-profit agency employing 175+ employees and serving the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. The team provides mental health services to those with severe and persistent mental illness who do not respond to traditional treatment modalities, meeting people where they are. The ACT team works as a team to support people with obtaining housing, securing employment, and attaining educational goals. The team provides on and off-site services, including group activities and one-on-one contacts.
You will not work remotely. Mobile work in the community is required.
QUALIFICATIONS & OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Formal training equivalent to a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology,
or a similar field. Clinical supervisory experience is desired. You must qualify as a
Licensed Mental Health Professional.
• CPR and First Aid certification; driver's license and safe driving record; reliable
transportation.
• Personal stability, flexibility, energy, and commitment to working with the chronically
mentally ill.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding and practical application of mental health treatment concepts, including
diagnoses, medication, crisis intervention, systems, group, and individual therapies, and
behavior management.
• Familiarity with and demonstrated ability to interact effectively with community
treatment resources, including Mental Health clinics, emergency departments, hospitals,
and private psychiatrists.
• Part of the internal ACT on-call system is to provide 24/7 coverage.
• Meets credentialing and privileging requirements as set out in Policies and Procedures.
DUTIES
• Strategizes for the service users’ treatment, to provide housing, clinical stability, and
employment.
• Develops outreach and assessment ability to reach all parts of Allegany and Garrett
Counties.
• Provides direct therapeutic services as well as helps to determine best use of time to
provide team development, mental status assessment, intervention, and medication
reviews as well as supporting others in regular sessions with a caseload.
• Participates in a daily team meeting to review all members on caseload and develop
workable strategies for their treatment, to provide housing, clinical stability, and
employment.
• Uses the electronic medical record, inputs data, and follows through seeing services to
their completion.
• Maintains total confidentiality and adheres to HIPPA law, CARF accreditation standards,
Maryland State Regulations, ACT requirements, etc.
• Other duties as assigned by ACT Team Coordinator.
AUTHORITY: Position reports to ACT Team Coordinator and works directly with all intra-agency departments and other community providers.
JOB TYPE: Full-time
CLASSIFICATION, SALARY, AND BENEFITS: Regular, full-time position; exempt from
overtime. Grade 9a on salary schedule $64,900-$80,261 (Master’s Level).
Archway Station is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a recovery-friendly workplace
12/09/2025
This position has been filled and is no longer available.
‼️Join Our Team - Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Housing Specialist‼️- Cumberland, MD
Archway Station, with locations in Cumberland, Maryland (Allegany County) and Oakland, Maryland (Garrett County) is a non-profit agency employing 175+ employees and serving the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. The team provides mental health services to those with severe and persistent mental illness who do not respond to traditional treatment modalities, meeting people where they are.
The ACT team works as a team to support people with obtaining housing, securing employment, and attaining educational goals. The team provides on and off-site services, including group activities and one-on-one contacts.
You will not work remotely. Mobile work in the community is required.
Qualifications & other important information:
• Personal stability, flexibility, energy, and commitment to working with people with chronic mental illness.
• Formal training and/or related experience equivalent to an associate’s degree and/or 2 years of working with chronically mentally ill individuals and experience with helping people secure housing.
• Prioritizes helping with the process of obtaining and maintaining housing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Participates in all ACT Team meetings and in-house trainings, and other meetings and trainings as requested.
• Keeps records, provide reports, and maintain data as required by the Mental Health Administration, or other regulatory agencies.
• Aims to meet program targets for housing.
• Uses the electronic medical records, input data, and follow-through to see services to completion.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification or be willing to be certified (training provided by the agency).
• Must have a driver's license, a safe driving record, and reliable transportation.
• Maintains confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA law, CARF accreditation standards, ACT requirements, and Maryland State Regulations.
• Other duties as assigned by the ACT Team Coordinator.
Authority: Position reports to and is supervised by the ACT Team Coordinator. Position is expected to function as the Housing Specialist in accomplishing organizational goals.
Classification, Salary, and Benefits: Regular, full-time position, with shared on-call. Grade 3 on salary schedule $19.50 - $23.60 per hour, plus applicable education credentialing.
If you qualify and are interested in this position, please submit your resume to tina.thomas@archwaystation.net. Interviews will be scheduled as resumes are received. For the best chance for an interview, respond promptly.
Archway Station is an equal opportunity employer and a recovery-friendly workplace.
12/09/2025
This position has been filled and is no longer available.
‼️Join Our Team - Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Coordinator/Team Lead‼️- Cumberland, MD
Archway Station, with locations in Cumberland, Maryland (Allegany County) and Oakland, Maryland (Garrett County) is a non-profit agency employing 175+ employees and serving the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. The team provides mental health services to those with severe and persistent mental illness who do not respond to traditional treatment modalities, meeting people where they are.
The ACT team shares the responsibility of carrying out the activities designed to assure ACT mission success on and off-site, in groups and one-to-one contacts, in formal and informal situations. The ACT team has primary responsibility for all members' treatment plans, shared responsibility for the ACT caseload, and shared responsibility to work out schedules, coverage, preparation, and implementation of all activities through a commitment to consensus building and teamwork.
You will not work remotely. Mobile work in the community is required.
QUALIFICATIONS & OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Formal training equivalent to a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a similar field, with clinical supervisory experience. Must qualify as a Licensed Mental Health Professional in Maryland.
• CPR and First Aid certification
• Driver's license and safe driving record; reliable transportation.
• Personal stability, flexibility, and commitment to working with people who are chronically mentally ill
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Supervisory experience, including teamwork and program development
• Understanding and practical application of mental health treatment concepts, including diagnoses, medication, crisis intervention, systems, group and individual therapies, and behavioral management
• Familiarity with and demonstrated ability to interact effectively with community treatment resources, including Mental Health clinics, emergency rooms, hospitals, and private psychiatrists
• Oversight of the internal ACT on-call system to provide 24/7 coverage
• Facilitate a daily team meeting to review all members on caseload and develop workable strategies for their treatment, to provide housing, clinical stability, and employment
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, training, and maintaining a team of mental health staff who are motivated to provide assertive community treatment to people recovering from severe mental illness who have not responded favorably to prior, more traditional services
AUTHORITY: The position reports to the Executive Director and supervises the ACT team. The position is the liaison for all intra-agency departments and other community providers.
JOB TYPE: Full-time management level
CLASSIFICATION, SALARY, AND BENEFITS: Regular, full-time position; exempt from overtime. Grade 9b on salary schedule $68,020-$84,150 (Licensed, Master’s Level).
If you qualify and are interested in this position, please submit your resume to tina.thomas@archwaystation.net. (Please do not submit a resume if you do not meet the licensing requirements.)
Archway Station is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a recovery-friendly workplace.
10/31/2025
🎃 Happy Halloween from Archway Station, Inc.! 👻
10/30/2025
💚 Celebrating 1,000 Followers with Purpose 💚
We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has supported Garrett County Lighthouse, Inc. as we’ve grown to over 1,000 followers. Each like, share, and word of encouragement represents the community connections that make recovery stronger.
In recognition of this milestone and in response to recent SNAP benefit reductions that have impacted many local households, we’re choosing to give back. The GCLH Wellness & Recovery Center will be collecting non-perishable food donations to benefit Little Free Pantries of Garrett County 🥫
To show our appreciation, anyone who shares this post or brings a donation will be entered into a drawing for a self-care basket and gift card, courtesy of the Wellness & Recovery Center.
Let’s turn celebration into compassion, because wellness grows when we lift each other up. 💚
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Archway Station's mission is to provide psychiatric rehabilitation services to adults recovering from serious mental illness and services to adults with developmental disabilities.
Archway also serves children overcoming serious emotional and/or behavioral problems.
The foundation of services is our belief that the children and adults using services are first and foremost people. The success of our service rests on the honoring and celebration of our shared humanity.
The Early History of Archway Station (1979-1984)
In January of 1979 staff representatives of the Allegany County Mental Health Center and the Thomas B. Finan Center met to discuss Allegany County's need for a hospital-to-community transitional program for psychiatric patients. A task force was selected from representatives of the initial group. The primary responsibility of the task force was to develop a community-based psychosocial rehabilitation center. A consultant (Mr. Grady O'Rear) was hired by the State Regional Office to aid in the development of this program and a task force of representatives from mental health service providers was formed. The task force decided to follow the guidelines of the internationally-known Fountain House program of New York City. Therefore, the initial organization of Archway Station began in the second half of 1979.
Through the use of loaned staff, vehicles, and supplies from the Allegany County Mental Health Center and the Thomas B. Finan Center, a program was started. Initial members came to the program in the summer of 1979 from the Allegany County Health Department Day Treatment Program and the Thomas B. Finan Center. For several months this group of approximately eight persons met at the Mental Health Center and did recreational activities at the Finan Center.
In November of 1979, the group moved into the basement hall of St. John's Lutheran Church, 406 Arch Street, Cumberland, MD. The people using the service, originally referred to as “Clubhouse members”, chose the name “Archway Station”. The name chosen was likely influenced by the architecture of the church, as well as its Arch Street location – and remember Mr. O’Rear was from Way Station! Thus began the development of a private, non-profit organization. A Board of Directors was established and Articles of Incorporation were written and approved on April 4, 1980; Archway's official birthday.
The Articles read in part:
This Corporation is organized…for the purpose of providing services to a segment of the community which includes persons discharged from mental health facilities with severe mental illness…by shifting the focus of service from individual pathology to individual function…to encourage and develop the natural folk support system…and to operate a re-socialization center.
These purposes are largely still relevant four decades later.
FY '81 was Archway's first official year as an incorporated Agency. In August 1980, the Western Maryland Consortium awarded a major funding grant to Archway Station and six staff persons were hired. This Consortium grant was a tremendous boost to the Agency since funding from DHMH that year was minimal. Ms. Denise VanDermar was hired as Executive Director of the fledgling Agency.
Toward the end of FY '81, the Consortium money ran out and the staff of Archway Station was, for all intents and purposes, gutted. It was a very difficult time for everyone and the Agency survived only because of the hard work and dedication of a handful of people who believed in community-based support programs.
The Agency faced FY '82 with a suddenly depleted staff and a DHMH budget of $21,354 (this was later supplemented by a grant of $16,126). An Executive Director was hired and in an effort to bring new funds to the Agency, Project Home apartments were opened. Unfortunately, through lack of financial planning and sound management, the introduction of Project Home only further complicated the Agency's already troubled financial picture and the Executive Director resigned in the spring of 1982, with the position left vacant for several months and with the Agency operating in the red week after week. The second half of FY '82 was, perhaps, the most difficult time in the Agency history.
In response to the crisis that the Agency was going through, the Board of Directors reorganized and advertised for a new Executive Director. Mr. Lou Van Hollen was hired on July 1, 1982. The new Director and the Agency Board worked together to stabilize the Agency and put it back on good footing, both financially and operationally. At the end of that first fiscal year, the Project Home budget had stabilized and was in the black by $5,165; and the DHMH budget had increased. In addition to the stabilization of the operational budgets, Archway also purchased the former Wendt Funeral Home that year for $125,255. Suddenly the Agency’s growing pains seemed a thing of the past and FY '84 was approached with a new attitude.
FY '84 was another good year for the Agency and Archway moved its base of operations from St. John's Church to their newly acquired building in the spring of that year and a new feeling of permanency pervaded the Agency.
That’s our history but there’s a lot of story between those early years and the present. We’ve grown and learned a lot along the way but we’ve brought our morals, values, ethics, principals and mission with us each year.
