Certified Peer Counselor - Crisis Services

Certified Peer Counselor - Crisis Services

Join to apply for the Certified Peer Counselor - Crisis Services role at Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington.

$22.26/hr – $27.56/hr.

Under the direction of the Program Manager
- Crisis Services, the Certified Peer Counselor supports clients by sharing their own lived experience with behavioral health recovery, demonstrates how to navigate systems and processes, encourages clients' engagement with treatments needed. Services may be provided in the community, at other healthcare agencies, in a client’s home, or in a Catholic Charities clinic location, depending on need.

Option 1:
Monday night, Friday and Saturday day (7am-9pm).
Option 2:
Wednesday day (10am-12am), Thursday night, and Saturday day (10am-12am).

• Meets weekly with the designated Peer Approved Supervisor and as needed for consultation; provides referrals and resources to help clients access available services such as medical, mental health, vocational, educational, financial support, and all other needs supports as indicated.
• Assists with transportation, psychosocial support, and activities of daily living.
• Links to and accesses community resources for basic needs including housing, behavioral health resources, education, financial, vocational, and transportation as needed.
• Provides continuity of care in support of established client/therapist relationships and best practices, coordinates care with providers internally and outside of the agency with a Release of Information.
• Completes appropriate documentation for services provided within required time frames.
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with Catholic Charities staff, community resources, and other providers.
• Coordinates consumer treatment with other providers, and initiates referrals to medical providers and other community resources when appropriate.
• Reports and documents all services in the Electronic Medical Record as well as other contractually required systems. Maintains contacts on Google spreadsheet.
• Attends all required individual supervision, group supervision, all staff meetings, clinical training, and other trainings or community meetings as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet or more of the physical requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

This position normally requires that physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking and hearing on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time. Position also requires ability to drive with adequate vision and skill.

• High School Diploma or GED.

• Must be a self-identified consumer of mental health or substance use disorder treatment services in stable recovery for at least one year.
• Preferred:
  At least two years’ experience providing peer services.

• Possess and utilize effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be self-motivated, work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to represent the agency in a professional manner within the community.
• Bilingual/bi-cultural (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required.

• Valid Washington State driver’s license and required minimum liability insurance by WA State.
• Must be deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charities’ liability insurance provider.
• Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration and Peer Counselor or Peer Specialist certification through the Washington State Health Care Authority; or Certified Peer Support Specialist or Certified Peer Support Specialist Trainee credential from the Washington State Department of Health.

• Being cleared by criminal background check and…