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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):

• 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 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
• Peer Support Specialist Certification required
• Valid California Drivers License
• First Aid certification from persons qualified by agencies including but not limited to the American Red Cross.

NOTE: This position requires driving from home to home working with clients in the community and transporting clients in personal vehicles.

Must possess a valid California Drivers Licenseand maintain a driving record that meets the company drivers eligibility policy.

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 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:

• The program sees adults (18) and older adults.
• It is a FULLY community-based 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
• Staff may also be required to support clients in the community.

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