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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.

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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:

• Applicants must have attained the age of 18 years of age
• 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
• mental health health care or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities preferred
• Peer Support Specialist Certification: successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment (preferred).
• 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:

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.

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The Valley Star Crisis WalkIn Center is a voluntary 24/7 program in an unlocked setting where people can stay for up to 23 hours. It provides rapid mentalhealth assessments and crisis intervention for children teens adults and older adults who need immediate support. The crisis stabilization unit helps individuals regain stability and safely move to the next level of care or return to the community.

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