Peer Support Specialist, HERE Now - Oceanside, United States - North County Lifeline

Description

Job Description

Peer Support Specialist,

HERE Now (Teen Suicide Prevention) Program

Position Summary

Lifeline Community Services is hiring a Peer Support Partner to support our growing team. You will be responsible for provide comprehensive trauma-informed school based suicide Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services in the North Inland and North Coastal regions. The HERE Now Support Partner is responsible for providing education and trainings to school staff and gatekeepers to include: outreach and school-wide suicide prevention education, risk assessments, individual intervention services and care coordination with area mental health support and services. will work with district/school employees, youth, and parents in creating an overall school environment conducive to appropriate learning for students, promoting positive mental health, stigma reduction, and suicide prevention. This is a role that requires lived experience as a consumer or caregiver of a consumer of children's mental health services that will uniquely qualify them to engage and connect with our clientele and their families. This position is contracted through June 2025.

We're looking for a candidate who is able to connect with youth and families using culturally sensitive and trauma informed practices. This role requires creativity, flexibility, and teamwork, since your day-to-day work will be as part of a team at schools and will require the ability to make sound clinical decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Must have direct or indirect experience with children's mental health services
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Able to work in a diverse environment and demonstrate cultural competence with people of all backgrounds, culture, and orientation
• Must be willing to develop or possess working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment; experience working with at-risk youth preferred
• Have reliable transportation as Support Partner provide services at multiple sites (mileage reimbursement)
• Bilingual English-Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

• Implementation, and delivery of culturally-competent services on middle and high school campuses and in community locations that serve children, youth and transition aged youth (TAY), with suicide prevention and early intervention services in a culturally-sensitive and culturally-competent manner.
• Establish rapport with families and caregivers of youth, ages 12-24, with a wide range of needs. Partner with parents and caregivers of families in high risk, low socio-economic communities.
• Present an evidence-based curriculum, Signs of Suicide, and bullying prevention to 7th- 12th grade students with the purpose of reducing risk and enhancing protective factors as well as facilitate mental health and safety trainings for parents, district staff, and community members.
• Plan, coordinate and conduct trainings to school staff and gatekeepers with Here Now Clinicians.
• Provide one-on-one safety assessments and crisis management to at-risk students and their families, while utilizing a trauma-informed care philosophy and recovery principles; Stay current on best-practices for clients.
• Sustain the team commitment to County of San Diego CSOC Principles.
• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with staff and volunteers
• Participate in carrying out agency plans and vision; Participate in appropriate agency-wide committees as applicable; Participate in all required trainings, meetings, and consultation/supervisions.
• Maintain accurate and timely uniform record documentation on all youth/families.
• Responsible for outreach in a culturally appropriate manner to community members and families in their community and school.
• Work with families to reduce disparities and stigma in accessing mental health services.
• Identify individual/family strengths that can be applied to overcome identified family challenges that prevent/hinder the family from maintaining a safe home environment for their youth.
• Provide support in the form of reflective listening, emotional support, strengths identification, challenge identification, and solution seeking as needed.
• Coordinate linkages with mental health support and services and other needed services for youth/families with depression, mental health problems, substance abuse or history of trauma indicating a high risk for suicide/self-harm
• Coordinate advocacy efforts for youth/families serviced within and across the system of care and assist youth/families in locating, coordinating and developing informal and formal resources and networks in the communities where they reside and/or attend school.
• Assist in orienting new youth and families entering the mental health system.
• Work with service partners to ensure that standards relating to safety and inclusivity are maintained.
• Promote greater youth/families participation in policy, program, and service delivery in the mental health system.
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of client protected health information and other applicable information in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws, including HIPAA.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Schedule/Compensation

• Full-time, non-exempt
• Monday - Friday, 8 hours/day, on-site
• $20-$22 Salary will commensurate with experience and education. Differential pay offered for bilingual skills. EEO.

Additional Requirement

• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation with a good driving record.
• Willing to use own, properly insured, reliable vehicle for the job (mileage reimbursed).
• Employment subject to clearances, including background finger printing checks, driving record, tuberculosis testing, and drug testing.

Location:

Through out North County Middle School and High School

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

North County Lifeline DBA Lifeline Community Services ("Lifeline") is steadfast in its commitment to ensuring an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and discrimination is not tolerated. We adhere to all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

In California, we extend these protections to include ancestry, medical condition, genetic characteristics, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), familial status, citizenship, primary language, immigration status, and age (40 and above) among others, recognizing and valuing the diverse backgrounds and perspectives that all individuals bring to our team.

Lifeline is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) by providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and by ensuring that our employment practices do not discriminate against any individual.

We believe that diversity fuels innovation and creativity, and we are dedicated to building a team that reflects a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Lifeline's success is built on a foundation of respect, integrity, and the collective contributions of all our employees.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Lifeline expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any of the protected characteristics mentioned above.

Lifeline's leadership is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion and ensuring that our employment environment is free from discrimination and harassment. All employees are encouraged to report any instances of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in violation of this policy to a supervisor, HR representative, or through our reporting hotline.

By embracing diversity and promoting equality, Lifeline not only complies with all relevant legislation but also creates a richer, more vibrant work environment for all our employees.