Recovery-Focused Peer Support Specialist (Aftercare)

AMI Housing, Inc.; Roseville (CA); Hybride; USD 30 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

AMI Housing, Inc. seeks a Peer Support Specialist (Wellness Center) in Roseville, CA to provide recovery-oriented, person-centered support for individuals transitioning from acute care to the community.

You will maintain an active caseload, collaborate with hospital and county partners, and help clients access housing, medical services and other resources. The role emphasizes trauma-informed, ethical and recovery-focused practices, using lived experience to build trust with clients.

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 mental illness and/or substance use OR as family caregiver.
• Strong computer proficiency and use of electronic health records systems.
• Desire to help others through recovery and provide advocacy and support.
• Compassion, patience and tolerance for vulnerable populations.
• Excellent time management and ability to work independently.
• Positive attitude and ability to work with diverse personalities.

Responsabilités

• Advocate for client needs within a multidisciplinary team.
• Link clients to community resources and current services.
• Document client progress in an electronic health record system.
• Evokes hope, recovery and wellness in clients.
• Provide client transportation in a personal vehicle as needed.
• Share lived experience when appropriate while maintaining boundaries.
• Report to multiple supervisors and work across teams.
• Manage workplace stress and remain calm during crises.

Connaissances

Lived experience

Compassion

Time management

Team collaboration

Advocacy

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certificate

Driver's license

Outils

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Microsoft Teams/Zoom

SurveyMonkey

Google Docs

Description du poste

Peer Support Specialist (Wellness Center)

Full Time Professional County - Roseville, Roseville, CA, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1047

Salary Range: $22.00 To $26.00 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 (Aftercare Team) provides recovery-oriented, person-centered support to individuals transitioning from locked facilities, inpatient treatment, and other acute care settings back into the community. Using lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, the specialist builds trusting relationships, supports clients in developing individualized recovery plans, and helps them connect to long-term care, housing, medical services, and other resources. Responsibilities include maintaining an active caseload, collaborating with hospital and county partners to ensure smooth transitions, conducting post-discharge outreach to reduce readmissions, offering transportation and appointment accompaniment, and documenting services in accordance with agency and county standards. The role participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and consistently upholds ethical, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused practices.

This position is employed by AMIH, but is co-located within one of Placer County’s facilities Roseville, CA. Under the supervision of AMIH Program Supervisor and ASOC Program Supervisor, this position serves as a core member of Placer County’s multidisciplinary teams within the Adult System of Care, providing specialty mental health, substance use disorder, and community outreach services. They also provide individualized advocacy, mentoring, education, and peer support, using their personal lived experience to establish credibility, rapport, and trust with their clients. Finally, ASOC Peers represent the perspective on the system level, helping to shape Placer County’s programs, services, and policies in response to community needs and concerns.

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

PSS I start at $21.50 per hour ($23.00 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.