Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health #326

Main Template•Perris, CA

About The Position

The Peer Recovery Coach I engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations with members served to help 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 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. 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 role is with the Telecare Riverside Mental Health Urgent Care, a voluntary 24/7 treatment program for adults ages 18 and above experiencing a mental health crisis who wish to avoid a locked setting. The program offers a welcoming, home-like environment to assess the crisis, soothe and comfort the individual, and connect them with resources to help avoid future crises. Services are recovery-oriented and delivered through a multidisciplinary team approach with a high level of peer-to-peer services. The listed schedule is Friday through Monday at 0.8 FTE. Expected starting pay is $23 per hour, with geographic differentials applied based on where the role is performed. Starting pay may be adjusted based on relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Obtain and maintain the applicable peer certification before hire and throughout employment: California Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA; Oregon Traditional Health Worker (THW) certification through OHA as a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist; Washington Certified Peer Counselor (CPC) through HCA, with Department of Health Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) certification within 60 days of employment; or Arizona Peer and Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) certification through AHCCCS.
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.
Valid, current driver’s license and personal vehicle insurance listing the applicant as a driver.
Willingness to use a personal vehicle to attend meetings and other 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 the principles of the Recovery Centered Clinical System.
Recognize, understand, respect, and integrate members’ points of view and preferences into services and self-help programming.
Respond to critical situations with high-level engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment for members experiencing mental health or addiction-related emergencies.

Benefits

Paid time off: 16.7 days in the first year for full-time employees.
Nine paid holidays.
Shift differentials for hourly staff: 6% for PM shift and 10% for overnight shift.
Weekend shift differentials for hourly staff: 5% for weekend AM shift, 11% for weekend PM shift, and 15% for weekend overnight shift.
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.