Peer Support Specialist - Mental Health 342
About The Position
Peer Support Specialists engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served that assist the person to explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals. Peer Support Specialists 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 Support Specialists respond to critical situations with high level engagement and de-escalation skills which support a least restrictive environment for individuals experiencing an emergency related to a mental health/addiction challenge.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Peer Certification must be maintained throughout employment
- California: Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA must be obtained within 120 days of your date of hire and maintained throughout employment.
- Experience as a beneficiary of the Behavioral Health system of care
- Valid and current driver’s license
- Personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
Nice To Haves
- Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges.
- Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.
Responsibilities
- Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served that assist the person to explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals.
- Provide consultation to the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture.
- Respond to critical situations with high level engagement and de-escalation skills which support a least restrictive environment for individuals experiencing an emergency related to a mental health/addiction challenge.
- Use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 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
- Mentorship
- Online University Tuition Discount
- Company Scholarships
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401K
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
