What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Counselor - Overnight position at Stars Behavioral Health Group?
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Job Title
Peer Support Counselor
Division/Program
Victorville: Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment
Starting Compensation
18.00 - 21.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Victorville, CA
Working Hours/Shift
8 Hour Overnight Shift 10:00 PM - 6:30 AM
Why Join Our Team?
Experience & Background
What You Bring to SBHG (Qualifications):
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
For Additional Information
mlawrence@starsinc.com
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
Peer Support Counselor
Division/Program
Victorville: Desert Hill Crisis Residential Treatment
Starting Compensation
18.00 - 21.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Victorville, CA
Working Hours/Shift
8 Hour Overnight Shift 10:00 PM - 6:30 AM
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).
Experience & Background
What You Bring to SBHG (Qualifications):
- 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).
- 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
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 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.
- 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
For Additional Information
mlawrence@starsinc.com