Peer Recovery Coach - On Call - Mental Health 622

Telecare Corporation; Indio (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO) for part-time role

Free CEUs and supervision for BBS lic.

Online University Tuition Discount and

Job summary

Telecare Corporation is hiring a Part-Time Peer Recovery Coach I on call for mental health services in Indio, CA. You will engage with members to support recovery goals and contribute to a recovery-centered clinical system.

Roles include de-escalation during emergencies and collaboration with the care team. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, peer certification, state-specific certifications, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Peer certification must be obtained prior to hire and maintained thereafter.
• CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist certification required before hire.
• THW or CPC certifications required in applicable states before hire.
• PRSS certification required in Arizona before hire.
• At least 1 year or part-time equivalent experience supporting members with behavioral health challenges.
• Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle insurance in your name.
• Willingness to use personal vehicle for meetings and travel.

Responsibilities

• Engages, inspires, and facilitates conversations to help members explore and meet recovery goals.
• Provide consultation to the team to promote Telecare’s RCCS and recovery-centered care.
• respond to critical situations with de-escalation skills supporting least restrictive environment.

Skills

Driver's license

Behavioral health experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Peer Certification

California Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification

Oregon THW Certification (Peer Support/Peer Wellness)

Washington CPC Certification (or DOH Agency Affiliated Counselor via AAC)

Arizona PRSS certification

1 year or part-time equivalent behavioral health experience

Job description

Peer Recovery Coach - On Call - Mental Health 622

Job Category: Direct Care

Requisition Number: PEERR030867

• Part-Time

Locations

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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 as needed.

Expected starting wage range is $23/hour. 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.
• 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.
• Washington: obtain Certified Peer Counselor (CPC) through HCA prior to hire date and maintained throughout employment and certified by the Department of Health (DOH) as an Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) within 60 days of employment.
• Arizona: obtain Peer and Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) certification through AHCCCS 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 your personal vehicle to attend meetings, 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.

About the Program:

At Tranquil Springs CRT, we provide comprehensive mental health and psychiatric treatment services in a safe, welcoming inpatient environment for adults with serious mental illness.

We believe recovery starts from within, and that our job is to do whatever it takes to provide the support needed on your recovery journey in a comfortable, structured setting. Our 15-bed crisis residential treatment (CRT) program has a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, nursing, and residential care staff.

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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