On Call Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 614

Main Template•Riverside, CA

2d•Onsite

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 is a 24-hour County-owned Restorative Transformation Center (RTC), Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) (also referred to as RTC/MHRC) specializing in serving people who have been identified as being Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) or are otherwise court ordered to treatment at this level of care. Services will be provided for a maximum of 30 residential beds, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (24/7). The 30 beds can be used for male and female clients interchangeably. A maximum of 20 beds are specific for IST consumers identified by Superior Court, Riverside Sheriff's Office (RSO), or Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health (RUHS-BH) teams. Ten beds are designated for consumers needing residential services with a secondary focus on consumers under Laura's Law/AOT, and Other RUHS-BH and Superior Court Diversion Programs.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Peer Certification must be obtained prior to hire and maintained throughout employment
California: Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA must be obtained within 120 days of your date of hire and maintained throughout employment. Failure to obtain certification within this period will result in separation with the company.
One (1) year or part-time equivalent of experience supporting members served with behavioral health challenges
Two (2) years’ full-time experience, or part-time equivalent, working in a mental health program serving persons with severe and persistent mental disabilities, or a bachelor’s degree with a major in psychology, social work or behavioral sciences
Experience as a beneficiary of the public Behavioral Health system of care
Successful completion of Peer Support Training or Peer Employment Training.
Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.

Nice To Haves

Peer roles at Telecare
Lived experience
Career ladder specific to Peer Workforce

Responsibilities

Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served to assist them in exploring, creating, and meeting 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 to support a least restrictive environment for members served experiencing an emergency related to a mental health/addiction challenge.
Use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

Benefits

Paid Time Off: Eligible employees (20+ hours/week) earn PTO each pay period for vacation and personal needs, with pro-rated accrual for part-time schedules and annual carryover up to set caps.
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