Peer Recovery Coach – Mental Health 645
About The Position
The Peer Recovery Coach I engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations with members to help them explore, create, and meet 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. 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. This is a new startup program with an expected start date of December 14, 2026. The program is located on the Wellness Village Campus. The Telecare Wellness Village Mental Health Rehabilitation Center operates 24/7 and serves 50 individuals who are Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) or otherwise court-ordered to this level of care. It provides residential beds for male and female clients and primarily serves IST consumers referred by the Superior Court, Riverside Sheriff's Office, or Riverside University Health System–Behavioral Health. It also supports people needing residential services through Laura’s Law/AOT and other diversion programs.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Peer Certification obtained before hire and maintained throughout employment. In California, obtain and maintain 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 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.
- 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 and groups.
- Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups.
Responsibilities
- Engage, inspire, and facilitate meaningful conversations with members to help them explore, create, and meet their recovery goals.
- Consult with the team to promote and reinforce Telecare’s Recovery Culture 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, groups, and other activities using a personal vehicle and the company vehicle.
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 continuing education units.
- Free supervision for 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
