Peer Support Specialist - Mental Health 207

About the role

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.

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.

12th Street Residential Treatment House is a five-bed residential treatment program for adults ages 18–59 with serious mental illness.

Responsibilities

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.

Schedule

Part-time day shifts: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday through Sunday.

Pay

Expected starting wage range: $16.25 – $19.58 per hour. 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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Peer Certification must be maintained throughout employment within 90 days after date of hire
• Oregon: obtain Traditional Health Worker (THW) Certification through O