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Job Title: Peer Support Counselor

Division/Program: Yucca Valley: Morongo Basin Crisis Walk In Center

Starting Compensation: 18.00 USD Per Hour

Working Location: Yucca Valley, CA USA

Working Hours/Shift: On Call - Per Diem Shifts Vary

Why 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:

• 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.
• Peer Support Specialist Certification preferred, or successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment
• Must possess a valid CA driver's license and maintain a driving record that meets the company driver eligibility policy

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.

In accordance with California law, the grade for this position is 17.46 - 24.44. Placement within the grade is determined based on experience, internal equity, and other factors permitted by law.