Peer Support Specialist

Peer Support Specialist

Place of Performance: VA Downtown Los Angeles Ambulatory Clinic with occasional travel to community-based settings throughout Los Angeles County and outlying areas (a government vehicle will be provided to use when traveling).

Schedule: Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm (no services will be required on weekends, evenings, or federal holidays).

Requirements:

• Knowledge of principles, methods, and techniques of psychology, social work, sociology, psychiatric rehabilitation and counseling, and wellness gained by the position’s lived experience as a person in recovery from a mental health condition.
• Knowledge of common therapeutic practices and the ability to use a wide range of methods or tools commonly taught in formal peer support certification training programs.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maint...