Peer Support Counselor

h1span class="emphasis-3"bPartner with us in making a positive change!/b/span/h1p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"spanJoin a team where your work truly matters. We#39;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./span/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanJob Title:/span/b/pPeer Support Counselor - Bilingualp style="text-align:left"bspanDivision/Program:/span/b/pCity of Industry - Behavioral Health Urgent Care Centerp style="text-align:left"bspanStarting Compensation:/span/b/p17.50 - 18.50 USD Per Hourp style="text-align:left"bspanWorking Location:/span/b/pCity of Industry, CAp style="text-align:left"bspanWorking Hours/Shift:/span/b/pWed amp; Fri: 7 AM to 5:30 PM amp; Thur amp; Sat: 10 am to 8:30 pmp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanWhy Join Our Team?/span/bspan /span/pullibspanCompetitive Compensation/span/bspan: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience./span/lilibspanGenerous Time Off/span/bspan: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay./span/lilibspanComprehensive Benefits Package/span/bspan:/spanullispanEmployer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage./span/lilispanAdditional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle./span/li/ul/lilibspanProfessional Growth Opportunities/span/bspan:/spanullispanOn-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities./span/lilispanCareer development programs designed to help you grow./span/lilispanSupervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable)./span/li/ul/li/ulp style="text-align:left"bspanEmployee Recognition amp; Rewards/span/bspan: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication/span/pdivpbspanWhat you bring to SBHGspan /span/span/bspanspan(qualifications)/span/spanbspan:/span/bspan /span/p/divullipspanspanHigh School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED, HiSET, etc.) required/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanPersonal experience as a consumer in the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanOne (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer directed services in a /span/spanspanspanmental health, health care, or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities preferred/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanPeer Support Specialist Certification: successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment preferred./span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanValid California Driver#39;s License/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanFirst Aid certification from persons qualified by agencies including but not limited to the American Red Cross./span/spanspan /span/p/lilipbspanSpanish Speaking Required/span/b/p/li/uldivpspan /span/p/divdivpbspanHow you will make a differencespan /span/span/bspanspan(Job Overview):/span/spanspan /span/p/divdivpspanspanThe 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./span/spanspan /span/p/divp/pdivpbspanDivision/Program Overview: /span/bspan /span/p/divullipspanspan24/7 outpatient program/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanRapid mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and medication support/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanWalk-in’s welcome/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanClients may stay up to 24 hours/span/spanspan /span/p/lilipspanspanBHUCC equipped to serve 12 adults (ages 18 and up) and 6 adolescent (ages 13 to 17) /span/spanspan /span/p/li/ulp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanLearn more about SBHG at/span/b: a target="_blank" href="https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/"spanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspan class="WHP0"https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc//span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/a/pp style="text-align:left"bspanFor Additional Information:/span/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pJerevilla@starsinc.comp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pIn accordance with California law, the grade for this position is 18.06 - 25.29. Placement within the grade is determined based on experience, internal equity, and other factors permitted by law.