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What you bring to SBHG (qualifications)

Education

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

Experience

• Personal experience as a consumer in the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems
• 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 preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:

• 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.
• First Aid certification from persons qualified by agencies including but not limited to the American Red Cross.

How you will make a difference (job overview):

The Peer Support Specialist 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:

• 24/7 voluntary residential setting specifically for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) at risk and needs a higher level of care, but lower than a psychiatric hospital.
• Facility equipped to serve up to 15 Youth.
• Provides mental health services that include individual therapy, group rehabilitation, medication management, and case management.
• Incorporates the tenets of recovery, peer support, and identifying community connections.
• Connects individuals to educational and vocational services and initiating the process of locating housing.