Certified Peer Recovery - Mental Health Outreach 184

We have over 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; AM - : PM; Monday-Friday,

Expected starting wage range is $ - $ 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
• Certified Peer Specialist and / or completed Peer Support Training
• One () 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 drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.
• Willingness to use the company vehicle to drive clients to appointments and groups, etc.
• 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 days in your first year
• Nine Paid Holidays & Shift differentials for hourly staff (% for PM Shift, % for Overnight Shift). Weekend Shift differentials for hourly staff (% for Weekend AM Shift, % for Weekend PM Shift, % 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, K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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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.

Program Type : Community-based

Please note that if you are specifically interested in referring a family member, loved one, or client for enrollment in the Telecare Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program, please be sure to do so by contacting the IHOT program and specifically stating your desire to make a referral to the Telecare AOT program.

The IHOT program will be the first step in clinically assessing whether an individual meets the nine criteria of Laura’s Law that is required for AOT placement and will proceed to make referrals accordingly.

of Members : The teams will serve a combined - consumers per quarter (- per team), or - per year (- per team

Who We Serve : Adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness that are resistant to mental health treatment. Family education is provided to family members or caretakers.

About the Program : Telecare In-Home Outreach Team (IHOT) is a centralized program offering mobile teams to provide in-home outreach to adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who are reluctant or resistant to receiving mental health services.

IHOT offers services throughout San Diego County.

The IHOT program also serves as the gatekeeper program through which referrals to the program are made. The AOT program is part of a continuum of supportive services offered to individuals with serious mental illness who are opposed to engaging in treatment services and who meet the nine criteria of Laura’s Law.

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 months would not be eligible.