Telecare Corporation
Family Peer Support Specialist - Mental Health 604
Telecare Corporation, Downey, California, United States, 90242
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 LivesFamily Peer Support Specialist engage, inspire, and encourage participants and their families, families of choice, and natural supports to actively support the participants' recovery plan. Family Peer Support Specialist provide information, education, and resources to supporters so they can be better prepared to bring out the best in their loved one, whether it be while the person is living independently or in the family home. Family Peer Support Specialist are part of an integrated service team who promote and reinforce Telecare's Recovery Culture as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS) in which each participant and their supporters' points of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into services and self-help programming. Additionally, Family Peer Support Specialist respond to critical situations with high-level engagement and de-escalation skills which support a least restrictive environment for participants experiencing an emergency related to a behavioral health challenge.Shifts Available:Full Time; PM 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm; Monday - FridayExpected starting wage range is $16.25 - $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 requiredSuccessful completion of Family Peer Support Training or completed within one year of hireDemonstrated lived experience as a parent or primary caregiver of a person with behavioral health care needs.Minimum of one (1) year of full-time experience, or its part-time equivalent, working in a program serving persons with mental disabilities
What's In It For You*Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first yearNine 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 mentorshipOnline University Tuition Discount and Company ScholarshipsMedical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership PlanFor more information visit:
https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits
Join Our Compassionate TeamTelecare'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.The Crisis Residential Treatment programs will provide short-term, 24/7 crisis residential services for adults ages 18+ via 16 beds at Telecare Citrus House- 7225 Leeds Street, RTP-D, Downey, CA 90242. Services will help clients in acute psychiatric distress avoid inpatient hospitalization, emergency services, and incarceration; regain their stability in a safe, homelike environment; begin working toward longer-term recovery goals; and establish linkages with stable housing and ongoing treatment.EOE AA M/F/V/Disability*May vary by location and position typeFull Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.Peer Support Specialist, Family Peer, Peer CertificationIf job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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 LivesFamily Peer Support Specialist engage, inspire, and encourage participants and their families, families of choice, and natural supports to actively support the participants' recovery plan. Family Peer Support Specialist provide information, education, and resources to supporters so they can be better prepared to bring out the best in their loved one, whether it be while the person is living independently or in the family home. Family Peer Support Specialist are part of an integrated service team who promote and reinforce Telecare's Recovery Culture as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS) in which each participant and their supporters' points of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into services and self-help programming. Additionally, Family Peer Support Specialist respond to critical situations with high-level engagement and de-escalation skills which support a least restrictive environment for participants experiencing an emergency related to a behavioral health challenge.Shifts Available:Full Time; PM 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm; Monday - FridayExpected starting wage range is $16.25 - $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 requiredSuccessful completion of Family Peer Support Training or completed within one year of hireDemonstrated lived experience as a parent or primary caregiver of a person with behavioral health care needs.Minimum of one (1) year of full-time experience, or its part-time equivalent, working in a program serving persons with mental disabilities
What's In It For You*Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first yearNine 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 mentorshipOnline University Tuition Discount and Company ScholarshipsMedical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership PlanFor more information visit:
https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits
Join Our Compassionate TeamTelecare'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.The Crisis Residential Treatment programs will provide short-term, 24/7 crisis residential services for adults ages 18+ via 16 beds at Telecare Citrus House- 7225 Leeds Street, RTP-D, Downey, CA 90242. Services will help clients in acute psychiatric distress avoid inpatient hospitalization, emergency services, and incarceration; regain their stability in a safe, homelike environment; begin working toward longer-term recovery goals; and establish linkages with stable housing and ongoing treatment.EOE AA M/F/V/Disability*May vary by location and position typeFull Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.Peer Support Specialist, Family Peer, Peer CertificationIf job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)