Peer Support Specialist - Mental Health 209

Main Template; Oregon; On-site; USD 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & Sick Leave

Holidays & Shift Differentials

Free CEUs, coaching & mentorship

Tuition Discount

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, 401

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Benefits Website

Job summary

Telecare Corporation seeks a Peer Support Specialist for our Multnomah CATC in Portland, OR. The role focuses on engaging individuals, supporting recovery goals, and integrating person-centered preferences into services.

You will collaborate with the care team and respond to crises with de-escalation skills. We offer a career ladder for peers, certification maintenance requirements, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Peer Certification must be maintained throughout employment.
• Oregon THW Certification must be obtained prior to hire and maintained.

Responsibilities

• Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations to support recovery goals.
• Provide consultation to the team to promote Telecare’s Recovery Culture.
• Respond to emergencies with de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Peer Certification

THW Certification (Oregon) or equivalent

Certified Peer Specialist

Peer Employment Training

Peer Support Training

Oregon THW Certification (maintained)

Job description

Posting Details

Posted on November 6, 2026

Locations

Portland, OR - Multnomah CATC
Portland, OR 97232, USA

• On-site
• Direct Care
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PEERS030894

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

Varies

Expected starting wage range is $16.30 - $19.58. 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
  • Oregon: obtain Traditional Health Worker (THW) Certification through OHA as a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist prior to hire date and maintained throughout employment
    • Oregon CATC and ACT: Certification within 90 days after hire date.
• Experience as a beneficiary of the Behavioral Health system of care

What’s In It for You*

• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave: For Full-Time Employees
• 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, 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.

Multnomah Crisis and Treatment Center (CATC) is a subacute 16-bed, 24/7 program that serves as a secure short-term crisis program for adults with persistent and serious mental illness, who live in Multnomah County.

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

GED or better. High School or better.

Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Peer Specialist Peer Employment Training Peer Support Training Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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