Peer Support Counselor

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSET, etc.).
• Professional
• Experience: One (1) year of full-time experience performing non-professional, consumer-directed services (preferably within a mental health, healthcare, or social services agency serving individuals with disabilities).
• Certifications &
• Licensure: Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification preferred (or the ability to successfully complete the certification process within one year of employment). Valid California Driver’s License with an eligible driving record per company policy. First Aid certification from an approved provider (such as the American Red Cross) or obtained upon hire.
• Meet agency driver eligibility criteria
• 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.
• Division/Program
• Overview:
• Program: The Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) is a short-term voluntary residential facility.
• Population
• Served: Designed to help adult residents, ages 18-59, who experience a psychiatric crisis to safely stabilize, recover, and transition back to community.
• Facility &
• Setting: Short-term voluntary residential facility, 24/7
• Program
• Clinical
• Services: Therapeutic and mental health 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: Rehabilitation/recovery services, including substance use rehabilitation services,
• Daily exercise and health/wellness education
• Learn more about
• SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/ For

Additional Information

mlawrence@starsinc.com