Certified Peer Support Specialist - Mental Health 256

We have over 300 Peer roles at Telecare. We value this lived experience and this is what we are trying to grow within the organization. We have a career ladder specific to our Peer Workforce.

What You Will Do to Change Lives

The Peer Recovery Coach I engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations with members served that assist the members to explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals. Peer Recovery Coaches provide consultation to the team to promote and reinforce Telecare's Recovery Culture as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS) in which each member's point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into services and self-help programming. Additionally, Peer Recovery Coaches respond to critical situations with high-level engagement and de-escalation skills which support a least restrictive environment for members served experiencing an emergency related to a mental health/addiction challenge.

This role provides behavioral health and recovery focused services in the community. This roles traveling in the community to provide these services and the role requires both a drivers license and reliable transportation during the work day.

Shifts Available:

Full Time; Evenings 11:30 am - 8:00 pm; Sunday - Thursday

Expected starting wage range is $18.69 - $22.52. The full wage range goes up to $26.36. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)

* High School Diploma or GED required

* Certified Peer Specialist and/or completed Peer Support Training

* One (1) year or part-time equivalent of experience supporting members served with behavioral health challenges

* Experience as a beneficiary of the public Behavioral Health system of care

* Successful completion of Peer Support Training or Peer Employment Training.

* Valid and current driver's license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.

* Willingness to use your personal vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

* Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

What's In It For You*

* Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year

* Nine Paid Holidays & Shift differentials for hourly staff (6% for PM Shift, 10% for Overnight Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift)

* Free CEUs, free Supervision for BBS Associate License, coaching and mentorship

* Free CEUs, coaching and mentorship

* Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships

* Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan

* For more information visit: https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits

Join Our Compassionate Team

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

As part of the Telecare family, the Thurston Mason Mobile Crisis program combines a comprehensive set of outreach services to provide an alternative level of intervention and follow up services to stabilize individuals in crisis to remain in the community and move toward recovery. To provide this set of outreach services, we are now developing a comprehensive bundle of services to work conjointly to engage this high-risk population. These services include - Mobile Outreach Teams, Intensive Case Management Services, Peer Support, and linkages to community resources and outpatient treatment. The end goal is to provide effective prevention and intervention strategies for those most at risk in order to reduce or prevent more acute illness, high-risk behaviors, incarceration, and other emergency medical or crisis responses.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

*May vary by position and location

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

Peer Support Specialist, Peer Recovery, Peer Employment Training, PET

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.