The Peer Specialist will provide outreach, engagement, and case management services to homeless adults, often those with serious mental health or substance use disorders, connecting them with necessary clinical and community resources. This involves assisting participants in navigating complex systems like criminal justice and accessing public benefits while supporting their journey toward self-sufficiency.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent, coupled with personal lived experience in recovery from addiction, homelessness, and/or mental health challenges. A minimum of six months of field experience working with the homeless population and a valid California Driver's License with reliable personal vehicle use are mandatory requirements.
Abode, one of the largest and effective nonprofits working to end homelessness in the Bay Area, is seeking a Peer Specialist for our programs in Solano County.
About the Role
The Peer Specialist provides outreach, case management, or rehabilitative services. This position, along with team members will provide outreach, engage, house, and wrap around clinical services to participants. These participants will be identified through county data and other assessment processes as being the most frequent users of emergency services, criminal justice, and other homeless/county services in the County. Program participants will have Serious Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and/or Chronic Health Conditions.
The People and Culture
You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams - people you can be proud to work with! Abode Services regularly recognizes employees’ efforts, seeks employees’ input, and cares for employees as people with lives outside of work. We believe that we make better decisions and provide quality services when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. People of color make up nearly 70% of our workforce and we strive to recruit and retain employees from all backgrounds.
Our Benefits & Perks
$25.00 - $27.50 per hour
100% paid health, vision, and dental options
19 PTO days & 12 Holidays per year
Voluntary benefits: FSA, EAP, Commuter Checks, Life Insurance, Legal, and more
3% retirement match/contribution
Professional Development Trainings and Opportunities, Leadership Academy Programs, and All Staff Events
Dynamic, mission-driven culture and supportive leadership. We support you in supporting others
How You Make An Impact
Provide outreach and engagement to homeless adults to locate referred individuals. Locations include but are not limited to encampments, parks, shelters, treatment facilities, jail, court, etc.
Help re-engage participants enrolled in the program who have lost contact with the team.
Assist in interviewing and completing initial intakes with clients, gathering, and assembling related information, and maintaining appropriate records and files. Maintain thorough and concise case notes.
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Holidays
Flexible Spending Account
Legal Services
Professional Development Trainings
Commuter Checks
Leadership Academy Programs
Retirement Match/Contribution
All Staff Events
Assist in linking participants with community treatment services for mental health, substance recovery, physical health care, financial assistance, educational and employment services, housing, advocacy, socialization activities, and other services.
Assist participants with establishing goals and strategies for increasing self-sufficiency. Assist participants with accessing public benefits (i.e., General Assistance, Food Stamps, and SSI).
Support participants as they navigate the criminal justice and court systems. Advocate for participants by interacting with judges, court mental health staff, public defenders, etc.
Help participants develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan.
Provide support, role modeling, and coaching to participants in the program.
Attend clinical, administrative, and case conferencing meetings as dictated by the program supervisor.
Enter all data on time and correctly to support program evaluation and outcomes tracking.
Ensure proper and timely documentation of services including written case notes using the BIRP formats and billing services to Medi-Cal.
Assist the Program Manager, Clinical Supervisor, and other staff as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
How You Meet Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Personal life experiences with recovery from addiction, homelessness, and/or mental health recovery required.
Six months of field experience working with people experiencing homelessness.
Use of personal vehicle and proof of a valid and current California Driver’s License and current insurance along with a clean DMV record required.
Notice
This description is to be used as a guide only. It does not constitute a contract, commitment or promise of any kind. Abode Services reserves the right to change, add, delete, upgrade, or downgrade the position as dictated by business necessity at any time with or without notice.
Notice
Abode Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace.
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