Healthcare Facility Peer Support Specialist - Extra-Help Healthcare Facility Peer Support Specialist

Notice

This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for both Full‑Time and Extra‑Help vacancies. Extra‑Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week. Extra‑Help pay is up to $23.04 per hour.

• Learns to interview and participate in educational and clinical settings; assist consumers to complete forms.
• Learns to assist outreach Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Social Services, or Probation staff in linking consumers with resources and in appropriate level of care.
• Learns to lead activity groups and prevocational groups in a program setting.
• Learns to identify and utilize appropriate community agencies for referral of consumers.
• May work in non‑traditional settings such as community shelters, outreach programs, etc.
• Prepare routine reports and correspondence and maintain consumer records.
• Participates in in‑service or other training courses and staff meetings.
• May assist consumers in various skills needed for craft activities and transport to various activities.
• May assist therapists, social workers, or probation officers with communication with non‑English speaking consumers.
• Helps provide a therapeutic climate for patients by listening and socializing with them.
• Other duties as assigned.

Background with Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Child Welfare, or Criminal Justice System as a consumer, family member, or significant other of a consumer.

Must be able to read and write at the level required by the specific job assignment.

Possess a valid California Driver License at the time of appointment and maintain, for some positions in this classification.

• Background in assisting persons with histories of alcohol and drug abuse.
• Six (6) months experience with direct contact in a behavioral health and recovery service, medical, probation, or human service setting.
• Six (6) months experience in a health related field providing services to consumer and/or continuous consumer contact.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bilingual is preferred.

Some positions in this classification will be subject to criminal history background checks pursuant to the Human Resources Rules and Regulations, Section 2,

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• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
• Meet deadlines under stressful conditions; complete multiple projects with conflicting deadlines.
• Identify potential conflicts and refer appropriately.
• Work effectively with culturally diverse populations.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Understand and ensure compliance with policies, procedures and regulations.
• Use depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
• Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination; normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

• Basic knowledge of principles, procedures, techniques, and trends of providing rehabilitation services for Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Social Services, or Probation consumers and/or those with alcohol and drug addictions.
• Basic knowledge of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services characteristics, Social Service Agencies, and the Criminal Justice system.
• Have knowledge of scope, availability, and activities of community resources, including other Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Social Service Agencies, and/or Probation.
• Knowledge of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Social Services, and/or Probation Services from a consumer's perspective.

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with consumers and families, co-workers and those contacted during the course of work.
• Organize and coordinate basic living skills activities.
• Assist with development and implementation of consumer plan of care.
• Maintain the confidentiality of consumer information.
• Prepare reports and notes within timelines; understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Document consumer progress on stated goals and objectives.
• Empathize with consumers; understand and accept differences in human behavior.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing; benefit from training.