Relief Peer Partner DIC NORTH
Relief Peer Partner DIC NORTH
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11-04-2025
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Job Description
NOTE: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued new requirements for health care and congregant care facilities to decrease the risk of COVID19 outbreaks. Based on the CDPH public health mandate all candidates for positions at Edgewood Center must provide proof of vaccination. Edgewood Center will consider applicants with ADA and Title VII exemptions on a casebycase basis.
Mission Statement:To be the place for all bay area children and families to find the care they need in support of their mental health and wellbeing.
Vision Statement:
For everyone we serve to gain a better understanding of self build confidence gain strength and welcome joy.
Relief Peer Partner Drop In Center (DIC North)This is a relief position that requires flexibility and availability in scheduling and coverage during the following days and timesMondayThursday 1:158:15PM and Friday 115PM (as needed).This position is located at our North office in San Bruno.
About Edgewood:
Each person who works at Edgewood Center for Children and Families shares a passion for making a difference in the lives of the children and families who we serve in the San Francisco Bay Area. Employees find themselves surrounded by a diverse and extraordinary group of dedicated professionals in welcoming environments characterized by wholeperson care open communication creative support and a commitment to growth healing and improving each day. Edgewoods successes come from our employees and the positive results they help create for children and families. When you join Edgewood you join a culture of purpose and belonging where your growth is a priority your identity is embraced and the work you do matters.
Program Summary
The Edgewood DropIn Center is a resource center designed specifically for 1825 year olds. Dinner is served nightly and computers with internet access hygiene products snacks and public transportation tokens are available to those in need. Referrals and resources are provided to address homelessness legal issues medical or mental health symptoms academic and vocational barriers and other concerns identified by our participants. Regularly scheduled programming includes recreational opportunities community meetings social nights vocational workshops educational activities workshops addressing independent living and daily living skills arts/music exploration and a myriad of groups and activities addressing personal health and wellness.
The Edgewood DropIn Center is a resource center designed specifically for 1825 year olds. Dinner is served nightly and computers with internet access hygiene products snacks and public transportation tokens are available to those in need. Referrals and resources are provided to address homelessness legal issues medical or mental health symptoms academic and vocational barriers and other concerns identified by our participants. Regularly scheduled programming includes recreational opportunities community meetings social nights vocational workshops educational activities workshops addressing independent living and daily living skills arts/music exploration and a myriad of groups and activities addressing personal health and wellness.
Position Description
Peer Partners facilitate a safe and welcoming environment for DropIn Center participants; offer support and peer mentorship; provide empathy validation feedback and unconditional support; give resources; and plan implement and cofacilitate groups and activities. In order to inform programming and connect with participants Peer Partners use their own personal life experiences which may include mental illness physical health or medical issues involvement with the juvenile justice or child welfare systems substance use trauma immigration family/community violence and/or other experiences similar to those of our 18 25yearold participants.
Core Competencies
- Ability to facilitate a safe and welcoming environment for current and new participants.
- Provides active support all participants as an informal counselor through listening to and identifying with their experiences particularly around relationships attitudes personal goals and personal rights.
- Employs supportive interpersonal skills including validation listening empathy responding to feeling and content prompting summarizing problemsolving use of humor and limitsetting.
- Ability to assist young adults in meeting their personal and/or treatment goals.
- Calm and professional response to crisis including the use of mediation and deescalation techniques.
- Contributes positively to creating a healingcentered welcoming antiracist LGBTQ affirming team and organization.
- Demonstrates cultural competency humility and sensitivity treating youth families and colleagues with dignity and respect.
Essential Functions
- Provides oversight of programming both on and offsite ensuring the engagement and safety of all participants.
- In collaboration with supervisor colleagues volunteers and participants the Peer Partner plans coordinates and cofacilitates activities and/or groups such as (but not limited to): therapeutic social support activities skillbuilding groups weekend activities healthy evening meals outings and enrichment activities around the Bay Area.
- Collaborate with other care providers to support plan of care and behavior goals.
- Encourages and supports participants in sharing their voice and perspective in order to enhance programming advocate for their or the needs of all young adults and/or to influence programs/policies.
- Regards 1825yearolds as persons with dignity and competence and engages them as full collaborators in service planning delivery and evaluation.
- Understands and values cultural and racial differences their alternative perspectives on mental illness helpseeking and alternative healing practices as well as lifestyles goals family and community life.
- Attends and actively participates in supervision; enlists support requests and integrates feedback.
- Maintains positive work relationships in a respectful and collaborative manner.
- Completes documentation and required paperwork thoroughly and in a timely manner which includes meeting monthly efficiency requirements for the position.
- Maintains confidential health records of young adults in compliance with the Edgewood EPSDT and San Mateo County Behavioral Health standards and regulations.
- Collaborates and communicates with internal and external stakeholders in a manner that promotes agency mission vision and values; agency region and area goals; consumer and family satisfaction; and highest quality care.
- Other duties as assigned.
Applied Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Bachelors Degree preferred high school diploma or equivalent required.
- Personal life experiences which may include mental illness physical health or medical issues involvement with the juvenile justice or child welfare systems substance use trauma immigration family/community violence.
- Experience working with children teens or 1625yearolds on a oneonone or group basis.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work afternoon and evening hours MondayFriday and some weekends.
The hourly rate range for this position is:$27.02 $29.72.per hour withbilingual language skills. *Please note the language differential is contingent on passing a language proficiency test.
Equal Opportunity
Edgewood is proud to be an equalopportunity employer. People of color women persons with disabilities and persons who are lesbian gay bisexual transgender or intersex are encouraged to apply. Edgewood maintains a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race color religion sex age national origin marital status ethnicity religion sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression physical disability (including HIV or AIDS) medical condition perceived physical disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by statute.
Employment Type
Hourly
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