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Job Title:

Peer Support Counselor

Division/Program:

(Youth Inpatient) Psychiatric Health Facility

Starting Compensation:

21.00 USD Per Hour

Working Location:

Fresno, CA

Working Hours/Shift:

Sunday - Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm

What SBHG brings to you (benefits):

• Competitive compensation
• Company paid benefits package including medical, dental and vision and many other voluntary benefits for employees
• Generous vacation and holiday pay
• On the job training including paid CEU opportunities and career development
• AMFT, ACSW and APCC’s receive supervision for BBS hours (when applicable)
• Click here to learn more: https://www.starsinc.com/careers/employee-benefits

What you bring to SBHG:

• 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 required
• (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.
• Valid CPR certification required within 30 days of employment.

How you will make a difference:

• Provides one-on-one support, mentoring, and role-modeling to clients, incorporating identified practices into services. Helps clients formulate problem-solving plans.
• Provides one-on-one support, mentoring, and role-modeling to clients and/or family members. Models’ behaviors that emphasize self-regulation and de-escalation to improve PHF youth functioning.
• Conducts support, educational and/or focus groups for family members to education, support, and normalize around mental health issues and treatment. Conducts weekly Family Groups as part of the milieu program to address psycho-educational topics, parenting concerns, family wellness management, etc.
• Helps clients and families navigate peer support, wellness services and navigation support within the behavioral health system of care, other health systems, and community supports.
• Links clients and families to various resources, including housing, food, education/vocation, recreation, spiritual, mentors, mental and physical health, and social, as deemed appropriate in partnership with the team.
• Provides and documents services as determined necessary by the team and within the Peer scope of practice. Documents services related to specific domains from the client’s perspective. Obtains consents from client and caregivers, explaining California law regarding involuntary and voluntary holds.
• Maintains visual awareness of client’s physical and psychiatric limitations and always ensures the safety of clients.
• Participates in training as required by regulating bodies.

Division/Program Overview:

• 24/7 inpatient involuntary program
• 16-bed facility for acute youth (ages 12-17)
• Intensive treatment programs with individualized care plans
• Available for contracting Central Valley counties
• Moves clients through five phases: admission; engagement; learning; stabilization and linkage to resources and aftercare

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

For Additional Information:

CenCalJobs@starsinc.com

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Grade State Range: 17.46 - 24.44 USD Hourly