Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 259

Main Template • Olympia, WA

28d • $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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Peer Certification must be obtained prior to hire and maintained throughout employment
• California: obtain Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA prior to hire date and maintained throughout employment.
• Oregon: obtain Traditional Health Worker (THW) Certification through OHA as a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist prior to hire date and maintained throughout employment.
• Washington: obtain Certified Peer Counselor (CPC) through HCA prior to hire date and maintained throughout employment and certified by the Department of Health (DOH) as an Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) within 60 days of employment.
• Arizona: obtain Peer and Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) certification through AHCCCS prior to hire date and maintained throughout employment.
• One (1) year or part-time equivalent of experience supporting members served with behavioral health challenges
• For Los Angeles County CRT: Experience must be one (1) year or part-time equivalent of experience supporting individuals with mental disabilities
• For MHRC Programs: 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. (CA/AZ/NC/NE)
• Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver. [IF NEEDED]
• Willingness to use your personal vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc. [IF NEEDED]
• Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc. [IF NEEDED]
• Willingness to use your personal vehicle to attend meetings, etc. [IF NEEDED]
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be CPR, First Aid, and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certified (hands-on course) on date of employment or prior to providing direct client care and maintain current certification throughout employment
• All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver’s license, a motor vehicle clearance and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to perform at a consistently high level as a support worker in a healthcare field
• Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural

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 as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS)
• 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.
• Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
• Draws upon own personal recovery experience with mental/addiction challenges as a basis for engagement as a peer with members served and to validate members’ own lived experiences
• Consistently utilizes recovery language and a strength-based approach to assist members served to reach their fullest potential
• Participates in the planning, organization and co-facilitation of Recovery Centered Clinical Service (RCCS) materials, self-help and recovery education groups
• Provides education and expertise from the perspective of a person with lived experience of mental illness to the team concerning various mental health/addiction recovery experiences
• Travels locally to provide outreach to members served in the community
• Participates in verbal de-escalation and physical interventions in emergent situations and is willing and able to assist other staff as needed to maintain a safe, healing environment for all
• If employed at Inpatient program, must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
• If employed at Outpatient program, must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
• San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team (MRCT)
• San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) provides onsite support to persons in crisis

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, free Supervision for BBS Associate License, coaching and mentorship (CA/AZ/NE)
• Free CEUs, coaching and mentorship (WA/OR)
• Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships
• Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED