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Job Title:
Peer Support Specialist
Division/Program:
Victorville: High Desert CMRT
Starting Compensation:
21.00 - 28.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Victorville, CA
Working Hours/Shift:
Friday and Saturday: 6:00 PM - 2:30 AM
Why Join Our Team?
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Professional Growth Opportunities
Employee Recognition & Rewards A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication
What You Bring to SBHG (Qualifications):
Education:
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 Valley Star Crisis Mobile Response Team
Population Served: Serving all age groups—children, adolescents, adults, and older adults
Facility & Setting: Mobile | operates from 6 PM to 8 AM
Clinical Services: offering rapid mental health assessments and crisis interventions. essential services for individuals needing immediate crisis intervention and stabilization.
Learn more about SBHG at https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/
For Additional Information:
mlawrence@starsinc.com
Stars Behavioral Health Group (SBHG) provides high-quality mental health and social services across California, achieving proven, impactful results. SBHG is dedicated to helping individuals overcome significant challenges and grow through change.
What Stars Behavioral Health Group Offers:
A large, stable company founded in 1988.
Recognized by the LA Business Journal as a “Best Place to Work” in Los Angeles and awarded “Top Workplaces” in the Bay Area by the Mercury News (multiple times).
An opportunity to engage in meaningful work that positively impacts the lives of children, adults, and families.
Access to some of the best training available in the industry.
Flexible schedules and a comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities in residential, in-patient, and community-based outpatient roles.
