Peer Recovery Coach Full Time Overnight M-F Mental Health 612

Telecare Corporation; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Peer Recovery Coach to join their team in Palm Springs. This full-time overnight position offers a unique opportunity to engage with individuals facing mental health and addiction challenges. As a Peer Recovery Coach, you will inspire and facilitate meaningful conversations, helping members explore and achieve their recovery goals. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to delivering effective behavioral health services in a supportive environment. If you have a passion for helping others and possess the necessary certifications, this role could be your chance to make a significant impact in the lives of those in need.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Free CEUs

Tuition Discount

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED and Peer Certification.
• Experience supporting members with behavioral health challenges is essential.

Responsibilities

• Engage and inspire members to achieve their recovery goals.
• Provide consultation to promote Telecare’s Recovery Culture.

Skills

Peer Support Skills

Engagement Techniques

De-escalation Skills

Behavioral Health Knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Peer Certification

Job description

Peer Recovery Coach Full Time Overnight M-F Mental Health 612

Job Category: Direct Care

Requisition Number: PEERR025732

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• Posted: April 17, 2025
• Part-Time
• On-site

Locations

LC0612-Riverside Desert
Palm Springs, CA - Riverside Desert CSU
2500 N. Palm Canyon Drive
Suite A1-A4
Palm Springs, CA 92262, USA

We have over 300 Peer roles at Telecare. We value this lived experience and this is what we are trying to grow within the organization. We have a career ladder specific to our Peer Workforce.

What You Will Do to Change Lives

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.

Shifts Available:

• Monday - Friday Full Time 11PM - 7:30AM

Expected starting wage range is $21.00 - $21.58. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges.

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)

• 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.
• One (1) 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
• Successful completion of Peer Support Training or Peer Employment Training.

What’s In It For You*

• Paid Time Off: For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
• Free CEUs, free Supervision for BBS Associate License, coaching and mentorship
• Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships
• Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

At the Desert Riverside Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), we are here to help you find relief from distress and assist you in maintaining stability in your life. We believe recovery starts from within, and that our job is to do whatever it takes to help you cope with crisis and gain skills to deal with your challenges more effectively. Our 12-chair facility, serving up to 8 adults (aged 18 and above) and 4 adolescents (aged 13-17); has a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, psychiatric prescribers, nursing staff, and peer specialists who are all here to help you on your path.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

*May vary by position and location

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.