Job Summary
The Peer Support Specialist will operate in a role similar to a Case Manager, primarily utilizing personal lived experiences to mentor, guide, and support veterans. The position involves a collaborative, strengths-based approach to peer-to-peer mentoring to empower individuals toward stability and self-sufficiency.
Responsibilities / Job Duties
- Provide direct peer-to-peer mentoring, fostering hope and accountability while working with Case Managers to achieve client goals.
- Screen incoming participants and connect them to necessary community services using the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) database.
- Coordinate service referrals and assist in navigating support systems using Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) programs.
- Communicate with veterans to assess food and nutritional needs, perform physical tasks such as breaking down boxes, and weigh inventory.
- Conduct check-ins with participants regarding their housing situations and stability, providing on-site support and referrals.
- Navigate across a multi-building campus environment comfortably, traveling between different locations within a one-mile radius.
Minimum Education and Experience Qualification Requirements
Qualifications
- Must possess a valid California Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification or be actively enrolled in required core competency classes.
- Provide a Certificate of Completion for the mandatory 80-hour CalMHSA-approved training.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and affiliated office productivity programs.
- Minimum of one year of experience in social services or a closely related field is preferred.
- Being a Veteran of the U.S. Military or having military-related family members is highly preferred.
- Prior experience working directly with unhoused individuals and/or the Veteran population is strongly preferred.
- Possess personal lived experience regarding mental health recovery, substance use recovery, or navigating housing instability.
Schedule / Shift
If Peer Support Certified:
- Three days a week: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Two days a week: 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM
If NOT Peer Support Certified:
- Five days a week: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Benefits
- Paid Sick Leave (Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances).
- Health Benefits / Dental / Vision (Medix offers 6 different health plans: 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on plan selection(s)).
- 401k (Eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, and 10/1).
- Short Term Disability Insurance.
- Term Life Insurance Plan.
Required Employment / Compliance Language
Our client complies with all federal, state, and local employment laws and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other legally protected characteristic.
*We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).
Medix Overview:
With over 20 years of experience connecting organizations with highly qualified professionals, Medix is a leading provider of workforce solutions for clients and candidates across the healthcare, scientific, technology, and government industries. Through our core purpose of positively impacting lives, we’re dedicated to creating opportunities for job seekers at some of the nation's top companies. As an award-winning career partner, Medix is committed to helping talent find fulfilling and meaningful work because our mission is to help you achieve yours.
*As a job position within our Care Management division, a successful completion of a background check may be required as a condition of employment. This requirement is directly related to essential job functions including but not limited to: accessing financial and confidential information, access and handling of patient medical records, providing medical care inside a patient’s residential address, driving, prescription and other drug access and administration, and working with vulnerable populations, such as, minors, elderly and those with physical or mental disabilities. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.
