Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 173

Telecare Corporation•Sanger, CA

About The Position

The Peer Recovery Coach I engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations with members served to help them explore, create, and achieve their recovery goals. The role consults with the team to promote Telecare’s Recovery Culture, as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS), recognizing, understanding, respecting, and integrating each member’s point of view and preferences into services and self-help programming. The Peer Recovery Coach also responds 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 position is at Sanger Place MHRC, a 15-bed sub-acute psychiatric care facility for adults ages 18–59 with serious mental illness and developmental disability. The scheduled full-time AM shift is 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, Sunday through Thursday. The role may involve driving clients to appointments and groups in a company vehicle and using a personal vehicle to attend meetings. The expected starting wage is $23.00; pay ranges vary by geographic location, and starting pay may reflect relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Peer certification obtained before hire and maintained throughout employment; in California, this must be Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA.
One year, or part-time equivalent, of experience supporting members served with behavioral health challenges.
Two years of full-time experience, or part-time equivalent, working in a mental health program serving people with severe and persistent mental disabilities, or a bachelor’s degree majoring 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 listing the employee as a driver.
Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups.
Willingness to use a personal vehicle to attend meetings.

Responsibilities

Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served to support their recovery goals.
Consult with the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture and RCCS principles.
Recognize, understand, respect, and integrate members’ points of view and preferences into services and self-help programming.
Respond to critical situations with engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment.
Drive clients to appointments and groups using a company vehicle, as needed.
Use a personal vehicle to attend meetings, as needed.

Benefits

Paid time off for 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.
Shift differentials for hourly staff: 6% for PM shifts and 10% for NOC shifts.
Weekend shift differentials for hourly staff: 5% for Weekend AM, 11% for Weekend PM, and 15% for Weekend NOC shifts.
Free CEUs.
Free supervision for BBS Associate License.
Coaching and mentorship.
Online University tuition discount.
Company scholarships.
Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
401(k).
Employee Stock Ownership Plan.