Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 209
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), recognizing, understanding, respecting, and integrating each member’s point of view and preferences 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. The position is part-time, with PM shifts from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM, Friday through Sunday. The expected starting wage range is $18.69–$22.52; the assigned pay range depends on geographic location, and starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements. The role is with Multnomah Crisis and Treatment Center (CATC), a subacute 16-bed, 24/7 program serving adults with persistent and serious mental illness who live in Multnomah County. A peer certification must be obtained before hire and maintained throughout employment. In Oregon, this means obtaining Traditional Health Worker (THW) certification through OHA as a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist before the hire date and maintaining it throughout employment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Peer certification obtained before hire and maintained throughout employment. In Oregon, obtain and maintain OHA Traditional Health Worker (THW) certification as a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist.
- One year, or part-time equivalent, of experience supporting members served with behavioral health challenges.
- Experience as a beneficiary of the public Behavioral Health system of care.
Responsibilities
- Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members served to support them in exploring, creating, and meeting their recovery goals.
- Consult with the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture as defined by the Telecare Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS).
- 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 during mental health or addiction-related emergencies.
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.
- Hourly staff shift differentials: 6% for PM shifts and 10% for NOC shifts; weekend differentials of 5% for Weekend AM, 11% for Weekend PM, and 15% for Weekend NOC shifts.
- Free continuing education units (CEUs), coaching, and mentorship.
- Online University tuition discount and company scholarships.
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
- 401(k).
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
