Peer Specialist

About the role

Responsibilities

• list of duties from "How You Make An Impact".

  Requirements

  with
  • list from "How You Meet Qualifications": high school diploma or equivalent required; personal life experiences with recovery from addiction, homelessness, and/or mental health recovery required; six months of field experience working with people experiencing homelessness; use of personal vehicle and proof of a valid and current California Driver’s License and current insurance along with a clean DMV record required.

    Skills

    (or maybe Qualifications? but we have Skills) with competencies list: Excellent verbal & written communication, organizational, and time management skills; Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail; Ability to work well independently and collaboratively with teams; Possess an understanding of and practice cultural sensitivity; Experience in building rapport and engaging in the most difficult to serve participants; Experience and ability to build supportive and respectful working relationships with individuals with disabilities and/or are experiencing homelessness that instills hope and promotes self-determination using a strengths-based approach; Sensitivity to and understanding of the special needs of the homeless; Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, systems, and platforms; Ability to learn and use required mobile devices and business-related applications; High degree of emotional intelligence, cultural humility, with a proven track record to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts. We could also include "Qualifications" section separate from Requirements? But we already used Requirements for education/experience. Could also have Qualifications for something else but not needed. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can include Qualifications if we have content. But we already used Requirements for qualifications; maybe we can split: Requirements = mandatory (education, experience, license). Qualifications = preferred? But posting doesn't separate. Safer to follow the headings exactly: we can have Requirements and Qualifications both, but we need to avoid duplication. We could put education/experience under Requirements, and personal life experiences etc under Qualifications? But they are all required. However we need to avoid filler. Might be okay to have both sections with content. Let's parse "How You Meet Qualifications" includes: High school diploma or equivalent required. Personal life experiences with recovery from addiction, homelessness, and/or mental health recovery required. Six months of field experience working with people experiencing homelessness. Use of personal vehicle and proof of a valid and current California Driver’s License and current insurance along with a clean DMV record required. That's all requirements. There's no separate "Qualifications" beyond that. So we could put that under Requirements and leave Qualifications empty (but we must not emit empty heading). So we should not include Qualifications heading if no specific content. Thus we will include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Check if we need separate "Qualifications"? Not needed. Now Benefits: we need to extract benefits list. From Benefits & Perks: "$25.00-$27.50/ DOEFull Time/Non-Exempt *Shift Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm100% paid health, vision, and dental options19 PTO days & 12 Holidays per yearVoluntary benefits: FSA, EAP, Commuter Checks, Life Insurance, Legal, and more3% retirement match/contribution Professional Development Trainings and Opportunities, Leadership Academy Programs, and All Staff EventsDynamic, mission-driven culture and supportive leadership. We support you in supporting others" We need to separate Pay and Schedule. Pay: "$25.00-$27.50/ DOE". Also maybe mention Full Time/Non-Exempt but that's employment type. Schedule: "Shift Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm". Also appears in benefits line but we will put under Schedule. Benefits: 100% paid health, vision, and dental options; 19 PTO days & 12 Holidays per year; Voluntary benefits: FSA, EAP, Commuter Checks, Life Insurance, Legal, and more; 3% retirement match/contribution; Professional Development Trainings and Opportunities, Leadership Academy Programs, and All Staff Events; Dynamic, mission-driven culture and supportive leadership. We should keep as list. Now Responsibilities list: need to extract each duty sentence from "How You Make An Impact". Let's list: - Provide outreach and engagement to homeless adults to locate referred individuals. - Locations include but are not limited to encampments, parks, shelters, treatment facilities, jail, court, etc. - Help re-engage participants enrolled in the program who have lost contact with the team. - Assist in interviewing and completing initial intakes with clients, gathering, and assembling related information, and maintaining appropriate records and files. - Maintain thorough and concise case notes. - Assist in linking participants with community treatment services for mental health, substance recovery, physical health care, financial assistance, educational and employment services, housing, advocacy, socialization activities, and other services. - Assist participants with establishing goals and strategies for increasing self-sufficiency. - Assist participants with accessing public benefits (i.e., General Assistance, Food Stamps, and SSI). - Support participants as they navigate the criminal justice and court systems. - Advocate for participants by interacting with judges, court mental health staff, public defenders, etc. - Help participants develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan. - Provide support, role modeling, and coaching to participants in the program. - Attend clinical, administrative, and case conferencing meetings as dictated by the program supervisor. - Enter all data on time and correctly to support program evaluation and outcomes tracking. - Ensure proper and timely documentation of services including written case notes using the BIRP formats and billing services to Medi-Cal. - Assist the Program Manager, Clinical Supervisor, and other staff as needed. - Other duties as assigned. 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  • . Now Requirements list: as above. Now Skills list: from Competencies. Let's list each bullet: - Excellent verbal & written communication, organizational, and time management skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail. - Ability to work well independently and collaboratively with teams. - Possess an understanding of and practice cultural sensitivity. - Experience in building rapport and engaging in the most difficult to serve participants. - Experience and ability to build supportive and respectful working relationships with individuals with disabilities and/or are experiencing homelessness that instills hope and promotes self-determination using a strengths-based approach. - Sensitivity to and understanding of the special needs of the homeless. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, systems, and platforms. - Ability to learn and use required mobile devices and business-related applications. - High degree of emotional intelligence, cultural humility, with a proven track record to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts. Now Benefits list: - 100% paid health, vision, and dental options - 19 PTO days & 12 Holidays per year - Voluntary benefits: FSA, EAP, Commuter Checks, Life Insurance, Legal, and more - 3% retirement match/contribution - Professional Development Trainings and Opportunities, Leadership Academy Programs, and All Staff Events - Dynamic, mission-driven culture and supportive leadership Now Pay: "$25.00-$27.50/ DOE". Could also mention Full Time/Non-Exempt but that's employment type not pay. We'll just put pay. Schedule: "Shift Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm". Now About the role paragraph: combine role description and culture. We have two paragraphs: first about role: "The Peer Specialist provides outreach, case management, or rehabilitative services. This position, along with team members will provide outreach, engage, house, and wrap around clinical services to participants. These participants will be identified through county data and other assessment processes as being the most frequent users of emergency services, criminal justice, and other homeless/county services in the County. Program participants will have Serious Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and/or Chronic Health