Peer Support Specialist (On-Call)

About the role

We value the lived experience of our Peer roles and aim to grow this workforce within Telecare. A career ladder is specific to our Peer Workforce.

What You Will Do

• Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served to help them explore, create, and meet their recovery goals.
• Provide consultation to the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture, ensuring each member’s perspective is recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into services and self-help programming.
• Respond to critical situations with high-level engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment for individuals experiencing emergencies related to mental health or addiction challenges.

What You Bring To The Table (Must Have)

• A High School Diploma or GED.
• A Peer Certification must be maintained throughout employment, within 90 days after date of hire.
• In California: Obtain Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA prior to date of hire and maintain it throughout employment.
• Experience as a beneficiary of the Behavioral Health system of care.
• A valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
• A willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees earn PTO each pay period for vacation and personal needs, with pro-rated accrual for part-time schedules and annual carryover up to set caps.
• 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.
• 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. We continue 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.

Canyon Vista

Telecare will provide onsite case management, housing stabilization, and rehabilitative services to tenants living in transitional and PSH units. Services are available 24/7.

EEO AA M/F/V/Disability

May vary by location and position type. Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

Peer Employment, Peer Workforce

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