Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 632

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Peer Recovery Coach I to join their team. This role is essential in engaging and inspiring individuals facing behavioral health challenges, helping them explore and achieve their recovery goals. With a focus on creating a supportive environment, the Peer Recovery Coach will utilize their lived experiences to foster meaningful conversations and provide critical support during emergencies. This position offers a structured career path and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of others. Join a mission-driven organization that prioritizes cultural diversity and inclusion, and enjoy a range of benefits including paid time off and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Free CEUs

Tuition Discounts

Coaching and Mentorship

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED and Peer Certification.
• One year of experience supporting behavioral health challenges.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Engagement Skills

De-escalation Skills

Communication Skills

Behavioral Health Support

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Peer Certification

Tools

Personal Vehicle

Job 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:

Full-Time | Swing | Shifts: 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM | Days: Monday - Friday

Expected starting wage range is $21.00 - $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
  • 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.
• Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver.
• Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.

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

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.

Telecare MLK Adult Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) is a 16-bed acute inpatient facility for adults 18+ experiencing a mental health illness related emergency. Admission is voluntary or involuntary (5150).

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.