Support Mental Health Counselor

We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare.

Peer Support Counselor - Personal exp required

High Desert - Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center

17.00 - 18.00 USD Per Hour

Working Hours/Shift

Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.

On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.

Career development programs designed to help you grow.

High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. 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 a mental health, health care, or other social services agency / organization serving people with disabilities preferred

Peer Support Specialist Certification: successful completion of the certification process within one year of employment preferred.

First Aid certification from persons qualified by agencies including but not limited to the American Red Cross.

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.

Rapid mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and medication support

• Walk-in’s welcome
• BHUCC equipped to serve 12 adults (ages 18 and up) and 6 adolescent (ages 13 to 17)