Mental Health Community Support Worker I & II, Martinez, California

The Position

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

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:

• Mental health crisis intervention can be intense and taking care of yourself and managing stress are essential

If you are interested in applying for the Mental Health Community Support Worker position, please send your resume to PeerVocationalServices@cchealth.org .

Minimum Qualifications
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.
Selection Process

If you are interested in applying for the Mental Health Community Support Worker position, please send your resume to PeerVocationalServices@cchealth.org .

To find more information on Benefits offered by Contra Costa County, please go to https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/1343/Employee-Benefits

Closing Date/Time: Continuous