Street Medicine Peer Recovery Navigator

Sjch; Los Angeles (CA); Híbrido; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

St. John’s Well Child and Family Center is seeking a Certified Peer Recovery Navigator – Street Medicine to perform outreach, harm reduction, and care navigation for people experiencing homelessness and other barriers to care in the Los Angeles area.

The Navigator uses lived experience and peer-support training to engage participants, provide SBIRT-related support, and link them to medical, behavioral health, SUD treatment, housing, and community resources.

Qualificações

• Medi-Cal Peer Support Services Specialist certification required OR completion of a state-approved peer support training program and successful certification.
• Must maintain certification and meet applicable California requirements for delivery of Medi-Cal Peer Support Services.
• High School diploma or equivalent GED; Associate degree preferred.
• Must self-identify as a current or past consumer of mental health services or have a relative who does.
• Experience working with people experiencing homelessness (PEH) is strongly preferred.
• Experience providing street outreach, harm reduction, peer recovery support, care navigation, or services in low-barrier settings is preferred but not required.

Responsabilidades

• Perform street-based outreach and engagement with participants in streets, shelters, encampments, and community settings.
• Provide harm reduction education and supplies, and connect participants to health services.
• Support care navigation, referrals, and linkage to MAT, behavioral health, and housing resources.
• Advocate for participant-identified needs and empower self-advocacy.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary Street Medicine team for care coordination and follow-up.
• Document services and track outcomes per grant requirements and data collection protocols.

Conhecimentos

Bilingual Spanish

Trauma-informed

Peer support

Care navigation

Formação

HS Diploma or GED

Associates degree preferred

Medi-Cal Peer Support Certification

Ferramentas

MS Outlook

MS Excel

MS Word

Electronic Health Records

Descrição da vaga

St. John’s Well Child and Family Center is seeking a Certified Peer Recovery Navigator – Street Medicine to perform outreach, harm reduction, and care navigation for people experiencing homelessness and other barriers to care in the Los Angeles area.

The Navigator uses lived experience and peer-support training to engage participants, provide SBIRT-related support, and link them to medical, behavioral health, SUD treatment, housing, and community resources.