Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 209

Main Template; Oregon; On-site; USD 26,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

CEUs, coaching and mentorship

Online university tuition discounts

Medical, Vision, Dental insurance

401K / ESPP

Job summary

Telecare Corporation in Multnomah County, Oregon, is hiring a Peer Recovery Coach I to engage with members, support recovery goals, and reinforce the Telecare RCCS culture. This on-site, part-time role emphasizes de-escalation, compassionate communication, and collaboration with a treatment team to promote least-restrictive care.

Ideal candidates bring a high school diploma or GED, Oregon THW certification, and at least one year of experience supporting behavioral health clients; prior

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Oregon THW Certification through OHA must be obtained prior to hire and maintained.
• One year or part-time equivalent of experience supporting members with behavioral health challenges.
• Experience as a beneficiary of the public Behavioral Health system is valued.

Responsibilities

• Engage and facilitate conversations to help members set and meet recovery goals.
• Provide consultation to treatment teams to promote Recovery Culture (RCCS).
• Respond to critical situations with de-escalation skills to support least restrictive environment.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Oregon THW Certification (Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist)

THW Certification required prior to hire

Experience in Behavioral Health peer support

Job description

• On-site
• Direct Care
• Part-Time
• Requisition #: PEERR031100

Description

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:

Varies

Expected starting wage range is $18.69 - $22.52. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

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
  • Oregon: obtain Traditional Health Worker (THW) Certification through OHA as a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist 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

What’s In It For You*

• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees (20+ hours/week) earn PTO each pay period for vacation and personal needs, with pro-rated accrual for part-time schedules and annual carryover up to set caps.
• Free CEUs, 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.

Multnomah Crisis and Treatment Center (CATC) is a subacute 16-bed, 24/7 program that serves as a secure short-term crisis program for adults with persistent and serious mental illness, who live in Multnomah County.

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.

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