UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Cmty Educ Specialist 1

Residential & Direct SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$26 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An understanding of mental health issues and sensitivity toward mental health clients.
Ability to work as part of a team, prioritize and handle multiple tasks, and work independently in a high-pressure environment.
Good problem-solving skills.
Ability to work with clients and program staff from diverse cultural and social-class backgrounds.
Good analytical skills to understand client needs that can be addressed through the development and delivery of training programs.
Good reading, verbal, written, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated excellent attendance and reliability.
Ability to maintain positive interactions with others and work cooperatively.

Responsibilities

Organize and conduct existing community educational courses and/or manage a volunteer education program, and assist in developing new programs and course materials.
Assist vocational rehabilitation program participants in developing vocational goals; develop individual instructional programs; provide individual job coaching and training; evaluate job skills and accommodation needs; and serve as a peer mentor and role model of recovery.
Assist program staff in the administration and management of various businesses and projects.
May serve as a work leader to lower-level educators, professionals, or volunteers, and may train or mentor volunteers.
Provide program staff with ideas and strategies to effectively manage program projects and businesses.
Use knowledge of mental health and community resources to plan for each client, integrating knowledge of a wide range of human service resources.
Assist the Program Manager in developing relationships with community organizations and businesses to create job opportunities for clients; coordinate community service activities; and coordinate volunteer positions with other vocational specialists.
Conduct analysis, prioritize work assignments, and develop program recommendations.
Meet program productivity standards, assist in processing quality improvement requests, attend staff and other assigned meetings, and participate in training sessions such as in-services and grand rounds.
Identify program problems and make recommendations to supervisory and administrative staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Personal experience as a consumer of mental health services is preferred; applicants are asked to address this preference in their cover letter.
Coursework or work experience in a related area.
Continuing education in a related field.
One year of verifiable experience within the last five years working with a culturally diverse population and performing a combination of duties such as data entry; providing information, education, intervention, or referral services; assisting staff in assessment and contributing to treatment-plan development; conducting interviews; and participating in health promotion and health education outreach activities.

This is a 15-hour, 3-days per week mental health “peer” position. Our peers have “lived experience” with mental health and they feel comfortable working with individuals with chronic mental illness often complicated by persistent homelessness, substance abuse, chronic medical problems and criminal justice involvement. Our peers provide on-the-job training and at ZSFG in a variety of hospital-based services and small businesses that include: coffee and hot dog carts, sewing, administrative assistant training and our clothing and book donation program.

Required Qualifications:

This position is intended as a mental health peer position. Hiring preference will be an individual with personal experiences as a consumer of mental health services. Please respond to this preference in your cover letter.
A preliminary job offer and assignment may be extended pending successful background clearance.
An understanding of mental health issues and sensitivity toward mental health clients
Ability to work as part of a team, to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and work independently in a high pressure environment;
Good problem solving skills
Ability to work with clients and program staff from diverse cultural and social class backgrounds.
Good analytical skills to understand client needs can be addressed through the development and delivery of training programs.
Good reading, verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, and good presentation skills.
Demonstrated excellent attendance and reliability.
Basic effective reading, verbal, written communications and presentation skills to interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to maintain positive interactions with others and work cooperatively.

Preferred Qualifications:

Coursework or work experience in related area.
Continuing education in related field required.
One year of verifiable experience within the last five years working with a culturally diverse population performing a combination of the following range of duties: data entry experience, providing information, education, intervention and/or referral services, assisting staff in the assessment process and providing input into the development of treatment plans, conducting interviews, and participation in health promotion and health education outreach activities.

% of time	Essential Function (Yes/No)	Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervisor)
60	Yes	Under general supervision, organizes and conducts existing community educational courses and / or manages a volunteer education program and assists in the development of new programs and course materials. Service Provision Assist VRP participants in developing vocational goals; Develop individual instructional programs; Provide individual job coaching and training; Provide evaluation of job skills and accommodation needs. Serve as a peer mentor and role model of recovery. Assist VRP staff in the administration and management of various businesses and projects at SFGH.
20	Yes	May serve as a work leader to lower-level educators, professionals, or volunteers. May provide training or mentoring to volunteers. Service Planning, Consultation and Liaison Provide VRP staff with ideas and strategies to effectively manage program projects and businesses. Utilizes knowledge of mental health and community resources to plan for each client, integrating knowledge of a wide range of human service resources. Assist the Program Manager in developing relationships with community organizations and businesses to create job opportunities for clients; coordinating community service activities; and coordinating with other vocational specialists the volunteer positions at the center.
20	Yes	Assists in conducting analysis, prioritizing work assignments and developing program recommendations. Record Keeping and Administration Meet program productivity standards. Assists in processing quality improvement requests. Attend staff and other assigned meetings, and participate in training sessions (e.g., In-services, grand rounds). Identifies program problems and makes recommendations to supervisory and administrative staff. Other duties as assigned.
100 %	Total

Budgeted Job Salary Range: $26/hr.

About the Company

UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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Founded: 1864

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