Senior Behavioral Health Peer Specialist

About the role

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 3/17/26, 6/16/26, 9/15/26, 12/15/26.

Responsibilities

• Leads, plans, schedules, and oversees the work of staff responsible for providing support to a diverse population of consumers and families/caregivers receiving behavioral health services.
• Ensures completion of tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Communicates policies, procedures and job expectations.
• Provides training to staff.

Requirements

• Current or previously a consumer of behavioral services (such as mental health or substance use), or a parent or family member/caregiver of a behavioral health consumer.
• Two years of full-time paid or volunteer experience as a peer counselor or advocate for children/youth or adults receiving behavioral health services or for their families or caregivers.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Principles and practices of leadership, mentoring, and training.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations related to behavioral health services.
• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned programs and functions.
• Crisis intervention techniques.
• Methods and techniques to communicate effectively with behavioral health consumers, families/caregivers, the community, and treatment/care teams.
• Cultural and social factors affecting behavioral health and recovery.
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment.
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Skills

• Leading and training staff.
• Planning, coordinating, assigning, and reviewing the work of staff.
• Providing work direction and instruction.
• Researching and evaluating work problems, and recommending solutions.
• Developing and maintaining cooperative, effective working relationships with others.
• Communicating clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Interpreting and applying applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Applying customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met.
• Maintaining client confidentiality.
• Composing and maintaining accurate and appropriate records of services provided.
• Meting required timelines for referrals, follow-up, and coordination of care.
• Aiding in the development and facilitation of educational forums, outreach materials, and training for staff, care team, and behavioral health consumers.

Benefits

• Salary ranges based on program differential:
• Homeless Engagement and Response Team (In the Field/Encampments): 5% increase, $51,543.32 - $56,827.01.
• Community Wellness Response Team (CWRT): 10% increase, $53,997.77 - $59,533.06.

Pay

Salary range based on program differential.

Schedule

Continuous filing exam schedule.

Employment Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: See above.
• Note: If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable.
• Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Application and Testing Information

• Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.
• All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date.
• Click here to apply.

Supplemental Questionnaire

• Required for all candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date.
• Responses must be thorough, detailed, and complete.

Formula Rate Examination

• Weighted 100%.
• Evaluates the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience.
• The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

Frequently Asked Questions

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