Working Well Together Program Specialist 

Working Well Together (WWT) is a newly formed collaborative of four statewide client, family, parent/caregiver and mental health organizations: California Network of Mental Health Clients (CNMHC), NAMI California, United Advocates for Children and Families (UACF) and the California Institute of Mental Health (CiMH). The goal of WWT is to support county mental health directors and county mental health human resources and supervisory staff in the preparation, hiring, training, supporting, and retaining of family members, parents/caregivers and clients as employees at all levels in the public mental health system. 

NAMI California is currently hiring a program specialist who, in concert with dedicated staff from CNMHC, UACF and CiMH, will operate as a team to achieve the project goals. The program specialist will work with counties in the Central Region; however, he/she will be based in the Sacramento region to assure the internal development of a solid statewide team with partner organizations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Initiate contact with county mental health staff in the Central Region including the counties of: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba
• Assess county mental health departments and contract agencies in evaluating personnel procedures and developing plans for improvement in hiring and retention practices prepared for persons with mental illness or their family members
• Work with WWT project team to set and meet timelines for deliverables and benchmarks

·        Attend  WWT meetings as the NAMI California representative

·        Confer weekly and as needed with NAMI WWT Supervisor and other NAMI California staff and provide written and oral project reports

·        Liaison effectively with other organizations and represent NAMI California at relevant committees, conferences and other meetings

·        Assist WWT project team in identifying content experts for trainings offered to counties

·        Other duties as assigned

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:

·        Human resource education and/or experience preferable

·        Experience with the California public mental health system and understanding of county public mental health resources and limitations

·        Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) preferable

·        Understanding of the needs of clients and clients’ family members as employees in the public mental health system

·        Excellent oral and written skills

·        Strong research skills

·        Proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Word and Excel

·        Demonstrated group facilitation, leadership and problem solving skills

·        Familiarity with stigma reduction strategies and serving unserved, underserved, or inappropriately served populations and communities

·        Ability to travel within the state 1 or 2 days per week

·        Demonstrated ability to set and meet timelines for identified deliverables

NAMI CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:

·        Personal experience as a family member of a child, transitional age youth, adult or older adult with serious mental illness and/or personal experience as a mental health client preferred

·        Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required

SALARY: $45,000 to $53,000, depending upon experience. Vacation, sick and full health benefits included. This is a full-time exempt position

START DATE:  As soon as possible

APPLICATION DIRECTIONS: Submit cover letter, resume, references and writing sample. 

No phone inquiries please.

Mail to: NAMI California

               Attention: Trula M. LaCalle, Ph.D.

1010 Hurley Way #195

               Sacramento, CA 95825

Email to: trula.lacalle@namicalifornia.org

Fax to:    916-567-1757