Peer Support Specialist (Consumer) CalAIM - Indio

ABOUT THE POSITION
The Riverside University Health System's Behavioral Health Department is seeking Certified Peer Support Specialists.

This posting will be used to fill vacancies for Consumer openings in Indio.

Consumer candidates must have personal recovery experience from mental health or substance abuse, for at least 1 year.

Competitive candidates will possess current or previous experience as a consumer, family advocate or parent partner of mental health or substance recovery services.

This recruitment is for a Justice Involved ECM team.

Justice Involved ECM teams will provide services both in-person inside Riverside County jails and juvenile halls and with justice-involved consumers after their release from these institution.

Positions may require a law enforcement background investigation which requires completion of an extensive questionnaire, meeting with a background investigator, and submitting several references.

What is Cal AIM?California Advancing and Innovating Medical CalAIM is a state funding initiative.

This initiative aims to help advance and transform Medi-cal to improve services that will provide well-rounded care beyond the doctor's office and hospital to address the individual's physical and mental health needs.

CalAIM encompasses services and programs such as Enhance Care Management, Community Support, Justice Involved initiative, and Population Health Management, among many others.

These programs primarily focus on improving patients' access to health care and better health outcomes.

What is ECM?Enhanced Care Management (ECM) is an essential part of CalAIM.

ECM provides care management for the most complex patient populations, such as the homeless population, adults who are high utilizers, children and youth, adults with serious mental illness, individuals with long-term care services, justice-involved populations, birth equity, and intellectual developmental disabilities.

This program provides comprehensive care management and coordinates the individual's whole health needs.

In order to be considered, candidates must be able to share personal experiences with others.
HOW IT WORKS
- Applicants will answer questions about personal experience, work experience, and qualifications.
- The most competitive applicants (based on specialized skills) will be referred
for interviews.
- Applicants will receive email notification once their application is no longer being
considered due to Candidate Pool expiration.

Valid California Driver's License and CALMHSA MEDI-CAL PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION may be required at various locations.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Provide meaningful self-disclosure of personal lived experience of behavioral health-related or substance abuse-related recovery and resiliency to the people served in the system of care (required by State Certification).

• Inform, train, support, and empower consumers, families and caregivers who directly or indirectly receive behavioral health serv...