MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS
County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Mental Health Advocate (Emergency)
This role is part of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ Emergency Recruitment initiative to respond to the homelessness crisis. Mental Health Advocates will directly support individuals experiencing mental health challenges, homelessness, and related services.
Essential Job Functions
Communicates, represents, and promotes the mental health services consumer’s perspective within the continuum of care.
Orients consumers’ family members, significant others, and caregivers to the mental health system, helping them navigate services and receive necessary support.
Facilitates access to departmental and community resources, assisting with scheduling appointments and transportation or accompanying the consumer to meetings that impact service receipt.
Assists clients in developing independent living skills, such as housekeeping, cooking, shopping, budgeting, using public transportation, and attending to personal grooming and hygiene through demonstration and coaching.
Assists clients with housing needs by facilitating access to residential care or permanent housing.
Facilitates clients’ participation with multidisciplinary teams by assisting in formulating service goals and plans for achieving those goals.
Conveys community and client cultural patterns and attitudes to mental health professional staff.
Assists clients with obtaining and completing appropriate application forms for various benefits and services.
Leads recovery dialogues and discusses common transitional experiences.
Acts as interpreter for the client population.
Recruits and trains volunteer mentors for clients transitioning into community living settings.
Participates in conferences and meetings within the Department of Mental Health.
Accompanies clients to appointments and self‑help activities.
Attends seminars and in‑service trainings related to duties as assigned.
Requirements
Six (6) months of full‑time paid or volunteer experience in mental health advocacy, including interacting with clients about mental health or social services matters, providing information about benefits, and coordinating group facilitations.
OR completion of a recognized peer, parent, or family advocate training program.
Applicants must meet the above requirement(s) at the time of filing to be considered for appointment.
Valid California Class C Driver License or ability to utilize alternative transportation methods.
Physical capability to perform light physical effort, including occasional light lifting up to 10 pounds, bending, stooping, squatting, and ambulation.
Experience evaluated on the basis of a verifiable 40‑hour workweek; part‑time experience will be prorated.
To qualify under Option II, a copy of the Training Certificate must be submitted with the application.
Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-Discrimination Statement
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non‑discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
Fair Chance Employment
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Candidates will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless they receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will consider mitigating factors and may consider applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act.
Testing Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities
We comply with all federal and state disability laws and provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the posting if a reasonable accommodation is needed.
Eligibility
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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This role is part of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ Emergency Recruitment initiative to respond to the homelessness crisis. Mental Health Advocates will directly support individuals experiencing mental health challenges, homelessness, and related services.
Essential Job Functions
Communicates, represents, and promotes the mental health services consumer’s perspective within the continuum of care.
Orients consumers’ family members, significant others, and caregivers to the mental health system, helping them navigate services and receive necessary support.
Facilitates access to departmental and community resources, assisting with scheduling appointments and transportation or accompanying the consumer to meetings that impact service receipt.
Assists clients in developing independent living skills, such as housekeeping, cooking, shopping, budgeting, using public transportation, and attending to personal grooming and hygiene through demonstration and coaching.
Assists clients with housing needs by facilitating access to residential care or permanent housing.
Facilitates clients’ participation with multidisciplinary teams by assisting in formulating service goals and plans for achieving those goals.
Conveys community and client cultural patterns and attitudes to mental health professional staff.
Assists clients with obtaining and completing appropriate application forms for various benefits and services.
Leads recovery dialogues and discusses common transitional experiences.
Acts as interpreter for the client population.
Recruits and trains volunteer mentors for clients transitioning into community living settings.
Participates in conferences and meetings within the Department of Mental Health.
Accompanies clients to appointments and self‑help activities.
Attends seminars and in‑service trainings related to duties as assigned.
Requirements
Six (6) months of full‑time paid or volunteer experience in mental health advocacy, including interacting with clients about mental health or social services matters, providing information about benefits, and coordinating group facilitations.
OR completion of a recognized peer, parent, or family advocate training program.
Applicants must meet the above requirement(s) at the time of filing to be considered for appointment.
Valid California Class C Driver License or ability to utilize alternative transportation methods.
Physical capability to perform light physical effort, including occasional light lifting up to 10 pounds, bending, stooping, squatting, and ambulation.
Experience evaluated on the basis of a verifiable 40‑hour workweek; part‑time experience will be prorated.
To qualify under Option II, a copy of the Training Certificate must be submitted with the application.
Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-Discrimination Statement
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non‑discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
Fair Chance Employment
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Candidates will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless they receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will consider mitigating factors and may consider applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act.
Testing Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities
We comply with all federal and state disability laws and provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the posting if a reasonable accommodation is needed.
Eligibility
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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