Peer Support Counselor
Job Location:
Sacramento, CA - USA
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Job Summary
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:
Capital Star Crisis Residential ProgramStarting Compensation:
19.24 - 23.08 USD Per HourWorking Location:
Sacramento: Crisis Residential Program (IN-person position)Working Hours/Shift:
FT Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am- 6:30 pmWhy 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):
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 amental health health care or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities preferred.
Licenses and Certifications:
- Peer Support Specialist Certification: successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment required.
- Valid California Drivers License and current automobile insurance and must maintain a driving record that meets the company drivers 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.
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