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Job Title:

Peer Support Counselor

Division/Program:

Victorville: High Desert Crisis Walk In Center

Starting Compensation:

18.00 USD Per Hour

Working Location:

Victorville, CA USA

Working Hours/Shift:

Multiple/Split

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

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.
• License or Certification
• Peer Support Specialist Certification: successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment
• Valid California Driver's License

How you will make a difference:

The position has primary responsibility for using their lived experience and knowledge of the system to provide outreach and engagement, support, advocacy, and direct services to program clients of all age ranges. Peer Support Counselors are people who have lived experience in the mental health, judicial, and/or social service systems in some capacity. They serve as role models, companions, educators and advocates to our clients. The Peer Support Counselors will support clients in moving toward recovery, creating a meaningful role in their life, which is separate from their illness.

Division/Program Overview:

• The Valley Star Crisis Walk-In Center (CWIC) is voluntary and offered on a 24/7 basis in an unlocked setting with a stay of up to 23 hours

• Rapid mental health assessment and crisis intervention

• All age groups – children, adolescents, adults, and older adults – who need immediate access to crisis mental health services.

• The center provides important services to those in need of immediate crisis intervention and stabilization

• Individuals admitted into the crisis stabilization unit will be provided with support and services to ensure their safe transition to the next level of care or back to the community.

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

For Additional Information:

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Grade State Range: 17.46 - 24.44 USD Hourly