One full time, 40 hours/week, Peer Navigator opportunity at our Intensive Community Support office. Peer Navigators work with individuals, groups, and communities to improve mental health as a part of a treatment team. They provide lived experience and expertise that professional training cannot provide. This person is a role model to peers who exhibits competency and knowledge from the lived experience.

Requirements:

• High School diploma
• Personal knowledge gained through firsthand experience in mental health.
• Bilingual preferred.
• A valid California driver’s license with less than two minor moving violations is required of staff who have driving duties to meet the requirements of their position and be approved by the agency’s insurance company.
• Due to the State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, this position works in a designated health care facility that requires workers to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Due to the State Public Health Officer Order of December 22, 2021: this position also requires a booster dose. Workers may be exempt based upon qualifying medical reasons or religious beliefs but will be subject to weekly diagnostic screening testing.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to communicate ideas in oral and written form.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to instruct in group and individual settings.
• Physical, mental, and emotional health adequate to perform duties.
• Must possess knowledge of mental health programs and community resources.
• Adhere to all applicable legal and ethical standards.
• Ability to work effectively with cultural/ethnic diversity.
• Ability to work at various locations, including client homes, schools, and community settings.
• Sound personal qualifications (i.e., maturity, stability, high moral standards, and sound mental health and physical ability to perform job duties).

Responsibilities:

• Provide the perspective of experience to clients.
• Assist clients with accessing and link to community resources.
• Help clients and family members with problem solving
• Provide encouragement and hope.
• Provide group, individual, and family services for clients.
• Provide services to families when needed including non-traditional hours.
• Keep comprehensive records that meet standards of the agency, The Joint Commission and contract.
• Collaborate with the treatment team, referring agency or other community agencies working with the client to coordinate treatment.
• Collect outcome data, including consumer satisfaction surveys, as required by the agency and contract.
• Participate in meetings, community outreach and presentations.
• Must implement program goals and objectives to meet and maintain contractual requirements and productivity.
• Participate in monthly peer review.
• Attend staff trainings.

Other:

• Attend all required meetings.
• Report any suspected child or dependent adult/elder abuse or neglect immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Report any client imminent danger to self or to others or gravely disabled immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Other duties as assigned.

We are a nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen families and communities by transforming lives! We are currently recruiting for a Peer Navigator for our Intensive Community Support Program, who is ready to make a difference in the lives of others.

Why Sierra Vista?

Our supportive, caring environment extends not only to our clients and families, but to our valued staff as well. Employees from a number of disciplines work together in a collaborative, stimulating environment that is a model for quality care.

Sierra Vista Child & Family Services offers:

• Desirable benefit package which includes medical, dental, vision insurance, retirement plan, vacation, sick and holiday pay
• Professional growth/Clinical experience
• Paid time off rewards
• Excellent training program
• Clinical Supervision for state licensure
• Highly experienced and supportive clinical team
• Release time for professional development