MCRT Certified Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 627
About The Position
The Peer Recovery Coach I engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations with members served, helping them explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals. The role consults with the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture, as defined by its 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. Peer Recovery Coaches also respond to critical situations using high-level engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment for members experiencing a mental health or addiction-related emergency. The Telecare Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) delivers crisis services in the community through a dedicated team of mental health professionals, involving law enforcement only when necessary. The team aims to expand safe, accessible, and compassionate crisis care in Stanislaus County, reduce unnecessary law enforcement involvement, and help people avoid unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Peer certification obtained before hire and maintained throughout employment.
- In California, obtain and maintain CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification within 120 days of hire; failure to obtain it within that period will result in separation from the company.
- One year, or part-time equivalent, of experience supporting members with behavioral health challenges.
- Experience as a beneficiary of the public Behavioral Health system of care.
- Successful completion of Peer Support Training or Peer Employment Training.
- Valid, current driver’s license and personal vehicle insurance listing the applicant as a driver.
- Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments, groups, and similar activities.
Responsibilities
- Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations that help members explore, create, and meet their recovery goals.
- Consult with the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture and integrate members’ viewpoints and preferences into services and self-help programming.
- Respond to critical situations with engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment.
- Use a company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, as needed.
Benefits
- Paid time off accrued each pay period by eligible employees working 20 or more hours per week, with prorated accrual for part-time schedules and annual carryover up to set caps.
- Nine paid holidays.
- Hourly shift differentials: 6% for PM shifts and 10% for NOC shifts.
- Hourly weekend shift differentials: 5% for Weekend AM, 11% for Weekend PM, and 15% for Weekend NOC shifts.
- Free continuing education units (CEUs).
- Free supervision for a BBS Associate License.
- Coaching and mentorship.
- Online University tuition discount and company scholarships.
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
- 401(k).
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
