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:
Peer Support Specialist
Division/Program:
San Bernardino: TAY Crisis Residential Treatment
Starting Compensation:
19.00 - 22.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
San Bernardino, CA
Working Hours/Shift:
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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 (Qualifications):
- Certification: Active California Peer Support Specialist Certification.
- Lived Experience: Personal, lived experience as a consumer within the child
welfare, probation, or mental health systems.
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSET, etc.).
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Meet agency driver eligibility criteria
Experience & Skills:
* One (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional,
consumer-directed services.
* Experience working within a mental health, healthcare, or social services
agency serving individuals with disabilities is preferred.
Compliance & Safety:
* Valid California Driver’s License with an eligible driving record per company
policy.
* First Aid certification from persons qualified by agencies including but not
limited to the American Red Cross.
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
Specialists 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 Specialist
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 TAY Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) facility is a short-term
voluntary residential facility. Designed to help Transitional Age Youth (TAY),
ages 18-25, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover,
and transition back to community.
Population Served: Transitional Age Youth (TAY), ages 18-25, who experience a
psychiatric crisis
Facility & Setting: short-term voluntary residential facility | 24/7 Program
Clinical Services: Therapeutic and mental health services,
Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation
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: Daily exercise and health/wellness education
Learn more about SBHG at:
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For Additional Information:
mlawrence@starsinc.com
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Temporary work, Trial period, Monday to Friday, Shift work