Peer Support Counselor
Peer Support Counselor
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Partner with us in making a positive change!
Join a team where your work truly matters. Were 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.
Job Title:
Peer Support CounselorDivision/Program:
Assertive Community TreatmentStarting Compensation:
21.46 25.75 USD Per HourWorking Location:
San Jose: North San Jose Center (InPerson Position)Working Hours/Shift:
FullTime MondayFriday AM ShiftWhy 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:
- Employerpaid medical dental and vision coverage.
- Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.
- Professional Growth Opportunities:
- Onthejob 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):
- High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED HiSET etc. required
- Personal experience as a consumer in the child welfare probation or mental health systems
- One 1 year of fulltime experience performing nonprofessional consumer directed services in a mental health health care or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities preferred
- License or Certification
- Peer Support Specialist Certification: successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment (required).
- Valid California Drivers License
- 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 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:
- The program sees adults 18 and older adults.
- It is a FULLY communitybased program all services happen at a persons home or community.
- The clients have complex needs medication housing vocational independent living and mental health.
- The intensity for services for each client is about 10 hours per month and once we are fully up and running well have a census of about 50 adults.
- We are preparing to also start an Adult Outpatient Program which this position would oversee as well. Eventually this position will have all our adult programs including IHOT.
Learn more about SBHG at: Additional Information:
Grade spread 21.46 30.05(In accordance with California law the salary grade for this position is listed above. Starting pay within the grade is determined based on experience internal equity and other factors permitted by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
