Partner with us in making a positive change!
Join a team where your work truly matters. We're 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:
Mental Health Peer Advocate (Peer Partner)
Division/Program:
All-Star Behavioral Health
Starting Compensation:
20.00 - 24.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Fresno, CA (Fresno County)
Working Hours/Shift:
M-F 8AM-5PM
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:
- High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED, HiSET, etc.) required
- Personal experience as a consumer, foster parent, or parent of a child in the child welfare, probation, or mental health systems required
- Experience in a mental health, health care, or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities a plus
- Peer Support Specialist Certification: successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment
- Valid California Driver's License
How you will make a difference:
- Provides services to families within the community and/or at assigned sites, providing identified practices into services. Conducts a strengths interview with family members; tells own story to engage families.
- Identifies family strengths for problem solving and assists family in identifying specific underlying needs.
- Provides psychoeducation and training to families as appropriate and within their scope of practice.
- Educates family members on available resources and how to access them. Links family members to identified resources, including housing, food, education/vocation, recreation, spiritual, and social, as deemed appropriate in Partnership with the treatment team.
Division/Program Overview:
Outpatient community-based programs
Serves clients (ages 0-21)
Connect people with community resources, including vocational resources for young adults
Group therapy and family Counseling
Medication management and support service
Learn more about SBHG at: https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/
For Additional Information:
cencaljobs@starsinc.com
In accordance with California law, the grade for this position is 18.88 - 28.32. Placement within the grade is determined based on experience, internal equity, and other factors permitted by law.