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Peer Support Specialist - Mental Health - 609 - San Jose California

Company: Telecare Corporation
Location: San Jose, California
Posted On: 01/19/2025

Description"They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I'd be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live..." - Client from Telecare
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 - AM - Shifts: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Days: Monday to Friday
Expected starting wage range is $21.38 - $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
  • Obtain Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA within 90 days after date of hire. Peer Certification must be maintained throughout employment.
  • Valid and current driver's license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
  • Willingness to use your personal vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

    What's In It for You*

    • Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
    • 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:


      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.
      Santa Clara Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program serves adults age 18+ diagnosed with a severe mental illness. AOT serves individuals who are high utilizers of mental health services and are considered to be high risk for psychiatric hospitalization, and/or have been incarcerated.

      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.

      Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe 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) More...

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