Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM | 16 Hours/Week
Washington State Peer Certification Required – CPC or CPSS
Telecare is seeking an experienced Certified Peer Health Navigator who understands that recovery is personal—and that sometimes the most meaningful support comes from someone who has walked their own recovery journey.
This role is designed for a strong, recovery-focused Certified Peer who can build authentic relationships with individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges while helping them navigate behavioral health, physical health, and community resources.
As a Peer Health Navigator, you will use your lived experience, professional peer training, and knowledge of recovery to help members build confidence, advocate for themselves, overcome barriers, and take greater ownership of their health and recovery.
This is a fully in-person position in Northern Washington and is ideal for an experienced Certified Peer looking for a consistent weekend schedule.
16 Hours Per Week | Saturday & Sunday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Expected Starting Wage: $21.05 – $25.38/hour
Full Wage Range: Up to $29.70/hour
Starting pay is based on relevant experience above the minimum qualifications and applicable geographic differentials.
Weekend AM shifts also receive a 5% shift differential.
We're looking for someone who brings credibility, compassion, resilience, and strong peer engagement skills.
Required qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
Current Washington State Peer Certification – CPC or CPSS required upon hire
At least two (2) years of experience as a Certified Peer or working in behavioral health
Personal lived experience as a beneficiary of the public behavioral health system of care
Experience helping individuals navigate physical healthcare services and barriers
Must be at least 18 years of age
This position requires Washington State Peer Certification. Candidates who do not currently hold the required CPC or CPSS credential will not meet the minimum qualifications for this opening.
As a Peer Health Navigator, you will:
Use your own recovery experience appropriately to build trust, connection, hope, and engagement
Help members identify their strengths, interests, recovery goals, and personal preferences
Support members in navigating mental health, primary care, substance use, specialty healthcare, and community resources
Coach members on advocating for themselves and communicating effectively with healthcare providers
Help individuals overcome barriers to accessing care and strengthen their ability to manage their own health and recovery
Connect members with community resources and natural supports
Support members in reducing self-stigma and building resilience
Engage individuals who may have struggled to connect with traditional behavioral health services
Assist members with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as needed
Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team
Use verbal de-escalation and crisis prevention skills to help maintain a safe, respectful, and recovery-focused environment
Participate in required crisis prevention and safety training
At Telecare, Peer Health Navigators don't simply connect people to services. They help members develop the confidence and skills to increasingly navigate their own healthcare, advocate for their needs, and direct their recovery.
Strong candidates will bring:
A recovery-focused, strengths-based approach
The ability to use lived experience professionally and with appropriate boundaries
Strong knowledge of recovery, resilience, self-advocacy, and member choice
Experience engaging adults experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges
Confidence working with individuals who may be difficult to engage
Knowledge of community behavioral health, healthcare, and social service resources
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Comfort working collaboratively with members, families, clinical staff, and community partners
Basic computer, documentation, and written communication skills
Nine paid holidays
5% Weekend AM shift differential
Free CEUs, coaching, and mentorship
Online university tuition discounts and company scholarships
Medical, vision, and dental insurance for eligible employees
401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
For more than 60 years, Telecare has provided behavioral health services focused on helping people recover their health, hopes, and dreams.
Our Peer professionals are an important part of that mission. We value the expertise that comes from lived experience and believe recovery is strengthened when members are supported by people who understand the journey personally.
Telecare is committed to cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and welcomes mental health peers, BIPOC individuals, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, people with disabilities, and people of all belief systems.
EOE AA M/F/V/Disability
Benefit eligibility may vary based on employment status and scheduled hours.
If a job posting references a sign-on bonus, internal applicants and applicants employed by Telecare within the previous 12 months are not eligible.
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