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Job Title:

Peer Support Specialist

Division/Program:

Victorville: Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment

Starting Compensation:

20.00 USD Per Hour

Working Location:

Victorville, CA USA

Working Hours/Shift:

AM Shift

What SBHG brings to you (benefits):

• Competitive compensation
• Company paid benefits package including medical, dental and vision and many other voluntary benefits for employees
• Generous vacation and holiday pay
• On the job training including paid CEU opportunities and career development
• AMFT, ACSW and APCC’s receive supervision for BBS hours (when applicable)
• Click here to learn more: https://www.starsinc.com/careers/employee-benefits

Peer Support Specialist certification required!

What you bring to SBHG:

• High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED, HiSET, etc.) required

• Personal experience as a consumer in the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems

• One (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer directed services in a mental health, health care, or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities preferred

• Valid California Driver's License and meets agency driver eligibility criteria.

How you will make a difference:

The Peer Support Specialist uses their lived experience and system knowledge to provide outreach, engagement, support, advocacy, and direct services to clients of all ages. These specialists, who have personal experience in the mental health, judicial, and/or social service systems, act as role models, companions, educators, and advocates, helping clients move toward recovery and establish meaningful roles separate from their illnesses.

Mobile crisis services offer community-based interventions for individuals experiencing behavioral health or substance use-related crises, providing de-escalation and relief wherever the crisis occurs, including at home, work, school, or in the community. Delivered by a multidisciplinary team of trained behavioral health professionals, these services include rapid response, individual assessment, and community-based stabilization, aiming to de-escalate and stabilize the situation, reduce immediate danger, and avoid unnecessary emergency department visits, psychiatric hospitalizations, and law enforcement involvement.

Division/Program Overview:

• The Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) is a short-term voluntary residential facility.

• Designed to help adult residents, ages 18-59, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.

Services include:

• 24/7 Program

• Therapeutic and mental health services

• Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services

• Pre-vocational or vocational counseling

• Medication evaluation and support services

• Daily exercise and health/wellness education

• Crisis intervention

Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/

For Additional Information:

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Grade State Range: 17.98 - 26.97 USD Hourly