Peer Support Specialist - Mental Health 209

LC0209-Multnomah • Portland, OR

15h

About The Position

Peer Support Specialists engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served to help them explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals. They consult with the team to promote Telecare’s Recovery Culture as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS), where each member’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into services and self-help programming. They also respond to critical situations using engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment for people experiencing a mental health or addiction-related emergency.

The role is associated with Multnomah Crisis and Treatment Center (CATC), a subacute, 16-bed, 24/7 program providing secure, short-term crisis services to adults with persistent and serious mental illness who live in Multnomah County. Shifts vary. The expected starting wage range is $16.30–$19.58; the pay range depends on the geographic location where the role is performed, and starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Peer Certification must be maintained throughout employment.
• Experience as a beneficiary of the Behavioral Health system of care.
• For Oregon roles: obtain Traditional Health Worker (THW) Certification through OHA as a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist before the hire date and maintain it throughout employment.
• For Oregon CATC and ACT roles: obtain certification within 90 days after the hire date.

Responsibilities

• Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served to support their recovery goals.
• Consult with the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture and integrate members’ perspectives and preferences into services and self-help programming.
• Respond to critical situations with engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment during mental health or addiction-related emergencies.

Benefits

• Paid time off and sick leave for full-time employees.
• Nine paid holidays.
• Shift differentials for hourly staff: 6% for PM shift and 10% for overnight shift.
• Weekend shift differentials for hourly staff: 5% for weekend AM shift, 11% for weekend PM shift, and 15% for weekend overnight shift.
• Free continuing education units (CEUs), coaching, and mentorship.
• Online University tuition discount and company scholarships.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED