Certified Peer Recovery Coach - Community Mental Health 261

Telecare Corp.•Tacoma, WA

56d•$19 - $23

About The Position

The Peer Recovery Coach I engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations with members served that assist the members to explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals. Peer Recovery Coaches 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 Recovery Coaches respond to critical situations with high-level engagement and de-escalation skills which support a least restrictive environment for members served experiencing an emergency related to a mental health/addiction challenge. This position functions as part of Telecare's Peer Bridger Program for Pierce County residents at Western State Hospital. The role of the Peer Bridger is to offer peer support services to participants at the state hospital prior to discharge and after their return to their communities. The Peer Bridger develops a relationship of trust with each participant, functioning as a role model, peer support, mentor, advocate, and ally. The Peer Bridger communicates hope and encouragement to assist participants in developing readiness to discharge from the hospital and return to their community. In the community, Peer Bridgers offer assistance with independent living skills, coping skills and community adjustment, helping the individual make a positive connection to outpatient behavioral health services and other community resources.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Current Certification by the State of Washington Peer Counselor Training Program
One (1) year or part-time equivalent of experience supporting members served with behavioral health challenges
Experience as a beneficiary of the public 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 your personal vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.
Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

Responsibilities

engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations with members served that assist the members to explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals
provide consultation to the team to promote and reinforce Telecare's Recovery Culture
respond to critical situations with high-level engagement and de-escalation skills which support a least restrictive environment for members served experiencing an emergency related to a mental health/addiction challenge
offer peer support services to participants at the state hospital prior to discharge and after their return to their communities
develops a relationship of trust with each participant, functioning as a role model, peer support, mentor, advocate, and ally
communicates hope and encouragement to assist participants in developing readiness to discharge from the hospital and return to their community
offer assistance with independent living skills, coping skills and community adjustment, helping the individual make a positive connection to outpatient behavioral health services and other community resources

Benefits

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, coaching and mentorship
Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships
Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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