Peer Support Specialist (Full Time) - Mental Health 608

Telecare Corporation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Nine Paid Holidays

Free CEUs

Online University Tuition Discount

Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance

401K

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Job summary

Telecare Corporation is seeking a Peer Support Specialist in San Mateo County to engage and support individuals in recovery. You will provide peer guidance, assist with recovery goals, and promote Telecare's RCCS culture within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, California Medi-Cal Peer Certification within 120 days, and a valid driver's license. The role involves driving clients using a company vehicle and working PM shifts.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• California: Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA must be obtained within 120 days of hire and maintained.
• Experience as a beneficiary of the Behavioral Health system of care.
• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle insurance in your name.
• Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups.

Responsibilities

• Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations to help members explore and meet recovery goals.
• Provide consultation to promote Telecare's Recovery Culture (RCCS) within the team.
• Respond to critical situations with de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

California: GED or high school equivalency

Job description

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

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.

Shifts Available:

Full-Time | PM | Shifts: 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Days: Tuesday - Saturday

Expected starting wage range is $23.00 - $25.76. 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
• Peer Certification must be maintained throughout employment

  o California: Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA must be obtained within 120 days of your date of hire and maintained throughout employment. Failure to obtain certification within this period will result in separation with the company.

• Experience as a beneficiary of the Behavioral Health system of care
• Valid and current driver's license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
• Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

What's In It for You*

• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees (20+ hours/week) 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 NOC Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend NOC 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. 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.

Serenity House is a 13 bed, short-term intensive Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) program serving adult residents of San Mateo County who are experiencing a mental health crisis. The program will operate 24-hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Clients may be referred from the hospital, jail, community, or self-referred. The goal of the program is to help clients experiencing acute psychiatric distress avoid inpatient hospitalization and emergency services; regain their stability; and begin working toward longer-term recovery goals.

EOE 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.

Qualifications

Education

• High School (required)
• GED (required)

Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Peer Specialist (required)
• Peer Employment Training (required)
• Peer Support Training (required)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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