Peer Support Specialist

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.

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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):

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED, HiSET, etc.) required

Experience:

• Required: Personal experience as a consumer in the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems.
• Preferred: One (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer directed services in a mental health, health care, or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities.

License or Certification:

• Peer Support Specialist Certification required.
• Valid California Driver’s License and current automobile insurance and must maintain a driving record that meets the company driver's eligibility policy.
• Valid First Aid certification issued by the American Red Cross or another recognized certifying agency.

How you will make a difference (job overview):

The Peer Support Specialists are 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: 

• Population Served: Adults (Ages 18–64) with severe mental health challenges that have required placement in a state hospital or other intensive behavioral health setting.  
• Facility & Setting: 16-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility. 
• Clinical Services: Comprehensive behavioral health and psychiatric services delivered by a multidisciplinary team. 
• Skills & Transition: Independent living skills development, self-sufficiency training, and transition planning for community re-entry. 

Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/

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