Contra Costa County (Ca) Martinez , CA 94553
Posted 2 months ago
I-Level II-Level
$19.52 - $23.73 Hourly $21.40 - $26.02 Hourly
$3,383.67 - $4,112.87 Monthly $3,710.04 - $4,509.58 Monthly
$40,604.04 - $49,354.44 Annually $44,520.48 - $54,114.96 Annually
The Board of Supervisors have authorized the following future salary increases for this classification:
5% on July 1, 2023 | 5% on July 1, 2024 | 5% on July 1, 2025
No one can understand mental health challenges quite like someone who has faced them. Contra Costa Health Services is changing the way our county responds to people in a behavioral health crisis and people with lived experience will make this vision a reality.
A3 is an innovative approach to provide timely and appropriate behavioral health crisis services to anyone, anywhere at anytime in Contra Costa County. A3 team members triage crisis calls, provide field-based mental health crisis intervention and peer support; and connect people in crisis and their families to services.
We Are Hiring People Who:
Have lived experience - you or a family member are living with a mental health condition or are in recovery from a mental health condition or substance use disorder
Are familiar with methods of wellness, recovery and resiliency in mental health and substance use
Have experience working and interacting with people from diverse cultural and linguistic groups
Are a graduate of SPIRIT, NAMI Basics or Family-to-Family, Alameda County BestNOW! or Community Action Marin Mental Health Peer Education Program
What you'll typically be responsible for:
Providing telephone and field-based behavioral health crisis interventions while working on a multidisciplinary team
Providing support to peers and family members of a person in crisis
Linking people to appropriate resources in the community
Coordinate with law enforcement and emergency medical responders
A Few Reasons You Might Love This Work:
You will be a powerful support for people on the path to recovery and their loved ones
You will be able to give people in crisis and their loved ones hope by sharing your experience
A Few Challenges You Might Face in This Work:
If you are interested in applying for the Mental Health Community Support Worker position, please send your resume to PeerVocationalServices@cchealth.org.
Mental Health Community Support Worker I
Education: Current enrollment in or successful completion of a training program approved by the County Costa County Behavioral Health Division.
Examples of approved training programs include: 1) Service Provider Individualized Recovery Intensive Training (SPIRIT); 2) National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Family-to-Family training; and Family Partnership Training.
Mental Health Community Support Worker II
Education: Successful completion of a training program approved by the County Costa County Behavioral Health Division.
Experience: Two (2) years of full-time, or its equivalent, experience providing peer counseling to mental health clients and/or, parents and families of children who are seriously emotionally disturbed, and/or parent of families of seriously and persistently mentally ill adults.
Examples of approved training programs include: 1) Service Provider Individualized Recovery Intensive Training (SPIRIT); 2) National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Family-to-Family training; and Family Partnership Training.
If you are interested in applying for the Mental Health Community Support Worker position, please send your resume to PeerVocationalServices@cchealth.org.
Contra Costa County (Ca)