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Job Title:
Peer Support Counselor
Division/Program:
Yucca Valley: Morongo Basin Crisis Walk In Center
Starting Compensation:
18.00 - 21.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Yucca Valley, CA
Working Hours/Shift:
Monday/Tuesday- 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM - Friday/Saturday - 3:00 PM -11:30 PM
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):
Experience & Background:
Personal Lived Experience: Self-identified personal experience as a consumer in the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems.
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSET, etc.).
Professional Experience: One (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer-directed services (preferably within a mental health, healthcare, or social services agency serving individuals with disabilities).
Certifications & Licensure:
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification preferred (or the ability to successfully complete the certification process within one year of employment).
Valid California Driver’s License with an eligible driving record per company policy.
First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross) or obtained upon hire.
Meet agency driver eligibility criteria
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
Program: 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
Population Served: All age groups – children, adolescents, adults, and older adults – who need immediate access to crisis mental health services.
Facility & Setting: The Valley Star Crisis Walk-In Center (CWIC) is voluntary and offered on a 24/7 basis in an unlocked setting
Clinical Services: Rapid mental health assessment and crisis intervention, the center provides important services to those in need of immediate crisis intervention and stabilization
Length of Stay: stay of up to 23 hours
Skills & Transition: Individuals admitted into the crisis stabilization unit will be provided with support and services to ensure their safe transition to the next level of care or back to the community.
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.
