Peer Recovery Coach – Mental Health 645

Telecare Corporation•Perris, CA

39d•$23 - $24

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 coach consults with the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture, as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS), ensuring each member’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into services and self-help programming. The role 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. This is a new startup program with an expected start date of December 14, 2026. Shifts available are AM (7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.), PM (3:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m.), and NOC (11:30 p.m.–7:30 a.m.); days vary as needed. The role is based at the Telecare Wellness Village Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC), a 24/7 facility on the Wellness Village Campus serving up to 50 individuals who are Incompetent to Stand Trial or otherwise court-ordered to this level of care. The program provides residential services and supports individuals referred through the Superior Court, Riverside Sheriff’s Office, Riverside University Health System–Behavioral Health, Laura’s Law/AOT, and other diversion programs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Peer certification obtained before hire and maintained throughout employment.
For California applicants, obtain and maintain the CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification before the hire date and throughout employment.
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 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 listing the applicant as a driver.
Willingness to use a personal vehicle to drive clients to appointments, groups, and similar activities.
Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments, groups, and similar activities.

Responsibilities

Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served to help them 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.
Help ensure members’ perspectives and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into services and self-help programming.
Respond to critical situations involving mental health or addiction challenges using engagement and de-escalation skills.
Support a least restrictive environment for members served who are experiencing an emergency.
Drive clients to appointments and groups using a personal vehicle and the company vehicle.

Benefits

Eligible employees working 20 or more hours per week earn paid time off each pay period for vacation and personal needs, 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 shifts, 11% for weekend PM shifts, and 15% for weekend NOC shifts.
Free continuing education units.
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.
Weekly mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate for use of a personal vehicle.