Peer Support Specialist (Part-Time) - Care Team

About the role

The City of West Hollywood intends to establish a 24/7/365 mobile support service, “West Hollywood Care Team” (Care Team) designed to rapidly respond to community members experiencing a behavioral health crisis and other unmet social service needs, within West Hollywood city limits. Care Team services may take place in private homes/apartments/condo units, schools, workplaces, or any other community‑based location. Consumers served may include residents, both housed and unhoused, students, members of the local workforce and visitors. The City is designing the Care Team to integrate with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) network of Field Intervention Teams (FIT), which is the County’s behavioral health crisis responder system served by Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOT) and Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams (PMRT).

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 (housing, mental health services, medical treatment, and substance abuse services).

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ability to physically manage and/or de‑escalate consumers/residents.
• Frequent driving in the community with consumers.
• Frequent/continuous intermittent standing