Peer Support Specialist II (Casa Dewitt)

AMI Housing, Inc. (AMIH); Auburn (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

AMI Housing, Inc. is seeking a Peer Support Specialist II for the Casa Dewitt program in Auburn, CA.

You will provide recovery-oriented, person-centered support to residents experiencing homelessness with mental health challenges, drawing on lived experience to mentor, advocate, and connect clients with services. Collaborating with Placer County's ASOC and AMIH leadership, you will help build housing stability, wellness, and community integration, while maintaining professional boundaries and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation is required.
• Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certificate is preferred and pay differential is offered.
• Lived experience recovering from a mental illness and/or substance use disorder OR lived experience as the primary caretaker for someone with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder
• Strong computer proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams/Zoom, SurveyMonkey, Google Docs, Internet) and use electronic records systems with little direction.
• Strong desire to help others through the recovery process and provide advocacy and support.
• Compassion, patience and tolerance for working with vulnerable populations
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work independently
• A positive attitude and ability to work well with different personalities

Responsibilities

• Advocate for client needs within a multi-disciplinary team
• Link clients to appropriate resources and stay up to date on community resources
• Document client progress utilizing an electronic health record system
• Evoke hope, recovery, and wellness
• Provide some client transportation in personal vehicle as needed and reimbursable by AMIH
• Share lived experience when appropriate while maintaining professional boundaries
• Report to multiple supervisors and manage position on multiple teams
• Manage workplace stress and remain calm, especially during client crises

Skills

Lived experience

Advocacy

Communication

Time management

Independent work

Compassion

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Microsoft Teams/Zoom

SurveyMonkey

Google Docs

Calendar

Job description

Peer Support Specialist II (Casa Dewitt)

MHSA PW Full Time Professional Auburn, CA, US

Salary Range: $23.00 To $25.00 Hourly

Organization and Mission:

Founded in 2003, AMI Housing is a California-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to house and support the most vulnerable residents of the Sierra Region by enhancing the lives of people with mental illness by providing housing, employment, and supportive services

Position Summary:

The Peer Support Specialist (Casa Dewitt) provides recovery-oriented, person-centered support to individuals participating in Placer County’s structured transitional and bridge housing program for residents experiencing homelessness who also have a mental health disability. Drawing from lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, the Peer Support Specialist offers mentorship, advocacy, education, and individualized support to help participants build confidence, develop independent living skills, and work toward their self-defined recovery and housing goals. Peers play a key role in building trusting relationships, modeling recovery, connecting participants with community resources, and supporting their transition toward permanent housing. Working collaboratively with Placer County’s Adult System of Care (ASOC) multidisciplinary team and AMIH leadership, the Peer Support Specialist promotes long‑term housing stability, independence, wellness, and community integration.

The ideal peer is someone:

• With personal lived experience recovering from a mental illness and/or substance use disorder OR
• With lived experience as the primary family member or caretaker of someone with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder AND
• Is enthusiastic, eager to learn, and passionate about using their lived experience to help others

Job Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Advocate for client needs within a multi-disciplinary team
• Remain up to date on community resources and link clients to appropriate resources
• Document client progress utilizing an electronic health record system
• Evoke hope, recovery, and wellness
• Provide some amount of client transportation in personal vehicle, dependent on team needs and part of scope of service, and reimbursable by AMIH
• Ability to share lived experience when appropriate while maintaining professional boundaries
• Report to multiple supervisors and manage position on multiple teams
• Manage workplace stress and remain calm, especially while dealing with client crises

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation is required.
• Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certificate is preferred and pay differential is offered. (AMIH can fund and facilitate the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certificate to active employees.)
• Lived experience recovering from a mental illness and/or substance use disorder OR lived experience as the primary caretaker for someone with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder
• Strong computer proficiency (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams/Zoom, SurveyMonkey, Google Docs, internet, and Calendar) and use electronic records systems with little to no direction.
• Strong desire to help others through the recovery process and provide advocacy and support.
• Compassion, patience and tolerance for working with vulnerable populations
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work independently
• A positive attitude and ability to work well with different personalities

Pay Structure and Peer Certification

Peer Support Specialist II start at $23.00 per hour ($25.00 per hour with Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certificate)

AMIH will fund and facilitate the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certificate upon employment and offer a pay differential when certificate is obtained.

AMIH is an equal opportunity and drug free employer.