Care Team - Peer Support Specialist Overnight (Part-Time)

Sycamores • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of West Hollywood is establishing a 24/7/365 mobile support service called the “West Hollywood Care Team” (Care Team). This team is designed to rapidly respond to community members experiencing behavioral health crises and other unmet social service needs within West Hollywood city limits. Care Team services are delivered in various community-based locations, including private homes, schools, and workplaces, serving residents (housed and unhoused), students, local workforce members, and visitors. The Care Team is integrated with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) network of Field Intervention Teams (FIT), which includes Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOT) and Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams (PMRT).
The Cares Peer Support Specialist is a crucial member of this team, leveraging their lived experience as a recipient of mental health services, a parent of a youth who has received mental health services, experience with houselessness, and/or system involvement. This unique personal insight is utilized to benefit consumers, including adults, youth, children, their families, and the broader community. The specialist possesses expertise in the recovery process, symptom management, and supporting consumers in leading satisfying lives. Key responsibilities include providing stabilization interventions, advocating for client voice, choice, self-determination, and decision-making in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation, and support services. Additionally, the Cares Peer Support Specialist provides consultation to consumers on community resources, crisis intervention, and available services such as housing, mental health, medical treatment, and substance abuse services.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent degree
• Be self-identified as having experience with the process of recovery from a mental illness or substance use disorder, either as a consumer of these services or as the parent, caregiver, or family member of a consumer
• If the lived experience includes a history of substance use, a minimum of two (2) years of continuous sobriety prior to the date of employment is required, and ongoing sobriety must be maintained throughout the duration of employment
• Be willing to share their lived experience
• Have a strong dedication to recovery
• Agree, in writing, to adhere to the Code of Ethics
• Maintain all required licenses and certifications
• Possess a valid California driver’s license
• Maintain an acceptable driving record as determined by Agency policy
• Provide proof of auto insurance meeting minimum coverage requirements

Nice To Haves

• Certification in peer support is preferred but not required. If not certified, upon hire successfully complete the training requirements for a peer support specialist and pass the certification examination or go through the grandparenting process to become certified.

Responsibilities

• Provide stabilization interventions
• Advocate for client voice and choice, self-determination, and decision-making in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation, and support services
• Provide consultation to consumers regarding community resources, crisis intervention, and available community services (e.g., housing, mental health services, medical treatment, and substance abuse services)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED