Oaklawn Employee Stories

Hear why our employees love working at Oaklawn!

Professional Peer Support in a Mental Health Crisis

TaKisha Jacobs supports families in crisis as a family peer support professional, helping de-escalate crisis situations and connecting families to…

Hiring Mental Health Professionals

HR recruiter Brodie Cline shares how his work hiring mental health professionals to serve our community brings purpose and meaning.

Opportunities for Continuous Growth, Rewards

Working at Oaklawn has meant consistent growth and opportunity for social worker Angela Hankins. Not only that, her co-workers feel…

Nursing Skills Support Better Mental Health

As a psychiatric nurse, she says the most rewarding part of her job is watching clients’ symptoms get better.

Helping Unhoused Neighbors Find Home

Mary Bales helps unhoused clients access safe and stable housing through community, state and federal collaboration.

Empowering Clients with the Hope of Recovery

Cristina Reyes, a therapist specializing in psychosis: One of the most rewarding parts of my job is watching clients believe…

From Case Manager to Addictions Therapist

Mauriah Calhoun started as a case manager and moved into a therapist role after getting her MSW.

Charting a Professional Course with Oaklawn

Shin Yee Tan started as a mental health technician and now serves as manager for Elkhart’s system of care.

Improving Access through Partnerships

Director of Community Partnerships Emily Robinson Johnson works to make getting help easier.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Oaklawn will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age (except where sex or age is a bona-fide occupational qualification, as defined by law), or physical or mental disability (except where the disability prevents the individual from being able to perform the essential functions of the job and cannot be reasonably accommodated in full compliance with the law), political affiliation or belief.