Peer Support Counselor - On Call
@ Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc.Peer Support Counselor - On Call
About the job
SBHG is committed to improving mental healthcare, employing dedicated staff, and fostering professional growth. The Peer Support Counselor role focuses on supporting clients using lived experience to promote recovery and stability within a short-term residential program.
Requirements
- Personal lived experience in mental health systems
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- One year non-professional experience
- Ability to complete Medi-Cal certification
- Valid California Driver’s License
Qualifications
- Lived experience as a consumer
- Good driving record
- First Aid certification preferred
- Ability to support recovery
- Strong communication skills
Full job description
Partner with us in making a positive change!
Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare.
Job Title:
On-Call Peer Support CounselorDivision/Program:
Victorville: Desert Hill Crisis Residential TreatmentStarting Compensation:
18.00 - 21.00 USD Per HourWorking Location:
Victorville, CA USAWorking Hours/Shift:
8 Hour Overnight Multiple/Split ShiftsWhy Join Our Team?
- Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.
Professional Growth Opportunities:
- On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.
- Career development programs designed to help you grow.
- Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).
Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication
What You Bring to SBHG (Qualifications):
Experience & Background:
- Personal Lived Experience: Self-identified personal experience as a consumer in the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems.
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSET, etc.).
- Professional Experience: One (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer-directed services (preferably within a mental health, healthcare, or social services agency serving individuals with disabilities).
Certifications & Licensure:
- Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification preferred (or the ability to successfully complete the certification process within one year of employment).
- Valid California Driver’s License with an eligible driving record per company policy.
- First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross) or obtained upon hire.
- Meet agency driver eligibility criteria
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:
Program: The Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) is a short-term voluntary residential facility.
Population Served: Designed to help adult residents, ages 18-59, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.
Facility & Setting: Short-term voluntary residential facility, 24/7 Program
Clinical Services: Therapeutic and mental health services, Medication evaluation and support services, Crisis intervention
Length of Stay: Short-term
Skills & Transition: Pre-vocational or vocational counseling, transition back to community
Skills & Services: Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services, Daily exercise and health/wellness education
Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/
For Additional Information:
mlawrence@starsinc.comSimilar jobs in Victorville, CA
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