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Peer Recovery Coach - Mental Health 194

Telecare Corporation

#Sign On Bonus #Behavioral Health #Mental Health #De-escalation #Lived Experience #Recovery Goals #Crisis Situations #Psychiatric Health Facility #Inpatient Program #Peer Recovery Coach #Peer Certification #Peer Employment Training

Full Time On Site 0-2 yrs$25 - $30 / HOURPosted 5 months ago

Location

Santa Cruz, California

Salary

$25 - $30 / HOUR

Quick overview

The Peer Recovery Coach engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations to help members explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals. They also provide consultation to the team to reinforce the Recovery Culture and respond to critical situations using high-level engagement and de-escalation skills.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED and must obtain and maintain Peer Certification prior to hire, which includes the California Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification if applicable. A minimum of one year of experience supporting members with behavioral health challenges and successful completion of Peer Support or Peer Employment Training are also mandatory.

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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

Short Hour | Shifts

8:00
AM - 4:30 PM |
Days: Saturday and Sunday

Full Time | AM | Shifts

8:00
AM - 4:30 PM |
Days: Monday through Friday

Expected starting wage range is $24.59 - $29.64. $500.00 sign on bonus.

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

· Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification through CalMHSA must be obtained within 120 days of your date of hire and maintained throughout employment. Failure to obtain certification within this period will result in separation with the company.
One (1) year or part-time equivalent of experience supporting members served with behavioral health challenges

What’s In It For You* • Paid Time Off

For Full Time Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year
Nine Paid Holidays & Shift differentials for hourly staff (6% for PM Shift, 10% for Overnight Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift)
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
For more information visit: https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits [https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits]

Join Our Compassionate Team

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.

The Santa Cruz County Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) is a 16-bed locked acute psychiatric inpatient program for adults aged 18+, diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI), experiencing a mental health emergency and require intensive treatment and support.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability: *May vary by position and location

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

Peer Support Specialist, Peer Recovery, Peer Employment Training, PET

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