Telecare Corporation
Location
Indio, California
Salary
$21 - $22 / HOUR
The Peer Recovery Coach engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations to help members explore and meet their recovery goals, while also providing consultation to reinforce the organization's Recovery Culture. Additionally, the coach responds to critical situations using high-level engagement and de-escalation skills to support a least restrictive environment during mental health or addiction emergencies.
Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED and obtain and maintain Peer Certification prior to hire, such as the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification in California. Required experience includes one year supporting members with behavioral health challenges, experience with mental disabilities, and being a beneficiary of the public Behavioral Health system of care.
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.
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.
• On-Call Shifts and days vary as needed
Expected starting wage range is $21.00 - $21.58
We pay differentials!! Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (5% for Weekend AM Shift, 11% for Weekend PM Shift, 15% for Weekend Overnight Shift
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
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.
Tranquil Springs CRT is a 15-bed program in Indio, California serving community members ages 18 years or older who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness or are experiencing a mental health crisis. Tranquil Springs CRT is a short-term, voluntary 15-bed crisis residential program that expands the menu of crisis services available in the county, and helps reduce the use of involuntary treatment. The county’s goal is to help people manage crises in the least restrictive manner possible, with a significant focus on recovery supports and principles. The typical length of stay is 12 days.
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.
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