- 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: Behavioral Health Peer Support Counselor Division/Program: Victorville: High Desert Crisis Walk In Center Starting Compensation: 20.00 - 21.00 USD Per Hour Working Location: Victorville, CA Working Hours/Shift: Saturday and Sunday AM Shift 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday and Tuesday PM Shift 3:00 PM - 11:30 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): Must possess a valid CA driver's license and maintain a driving record that meets the company driver eligibility policy Must be at least 18 years of age.
- 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 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 Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/ For
Additional Information
mlawrence@starsinc.com We are committed to providing a career-enhancing environment for dedicated professionals desiring to improve the lives of people living with mental health and other challenges to their well-being. SBHG currently employs approximately 1,900 people at more than 45 different sites throughout California. We serve more than 30,000 adults, children, youth and families annually throughout the state. We strongly value and are committed to having a truly diverse workforce and environment- including LGBTQ, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity in our workforce.
