Peer Support Specialist

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San Bernardino, CA, USA
In-Office
18-22 Hourly
Junior
Healthtech • Professional Services
The Role
Provides outreach, engagement, advocacy, recovery support, and direct services to transitional-age youth experiencing psychiatric crises in a short-term residential treatment setting. Uses lived experience to serve as a role model, companion, educator, and advocate while supporting stabilization, wellness, substance-use recovery, crisis intervention, and transition back to the community.
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Job Title:

Peer Support Counselor

Division/Program:

San Bernardino: TAY Crisis Residential Treatment

Starting Compensation:

18.00 - 22.00 USD Per Hour

Working Location:

San Bernardino, CA

Working Hours/Shift:

Sunday - Monday and Thursday - Saturday, 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM

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):


Education:

  • Certification: Active California Peer Support Specialist Certification.
  • Lived Experience: Personal, lived experience as a consumer within the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems.
  • Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSET, etc.).
  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Meet agency driver eligibility criteria

Experience & Skills:

  • One (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer-directed services.
  • Experience working within a mental health, healthcare, or social services agency serving individuals with disabilities is preferred.

Compliance & Safety:

  • Valid California Driver’s License with an eligible driving record per company policy.
  • 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 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:


Program: The TAY Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) facility is a short-term voluntary residential facility. Designed to help Transitional Age Youth (TAY), ages 18-25, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.

Population Served: Transitional Age Youth (TAY), ages 18-25, who experience a psychiatric crisis

Facility & Setting: short-term voluntary residential facility | 24/7 Program

Clinical Services: Therapeutic and mental health services, Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services, Medication evaluation and support services, Crisis intervention

Length of Stay: short-term

Skills & Transition: Pre-vocational or vocational counseling, transition back to community

Skills & Services: Daily exercise and health/wellness education

Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/

For Additional Information:

[email protected]

Skills Required

  • Active California Peer Support Specialist Certification
  • Personal lived experience as a consumer within the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems
  • High school diploma or equivalent, such as GED or HiSET
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Meet agency driver eligibility criteria
  • One year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer-directed services
  • Experience working within a mental health, healthcare, or social services agency serving individuals with disabilities
  • Valid California driver's license with an eligible driving record
  • First Aid certification from a qualified agency
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HQ: Chula Vista, CA

What We Do

STARS is a therapist-owned and operated school contracting agency based in Arizona. They provide specialized services to public schools by employing Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Special Education Teachers, and School Psychologists. Their mission is to provide excellent services to clients while ensuring a supportive and rewarding environment for their employees, striving to be the best employer in the education and therapy sector.

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