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Family Behavioral Health Peer Counselor (Parent Partner) in Tacoma, Washington
WE'RE GROWING!
PEER COUNSELORS (PARENT PARTNERS)
JOIN OUR DEDICATED TEAM IN PROVIDING STRENGTH-BASED FAMILY SERVICES! Tacoma, WA
OUR CLINICAL TEAMS WORK IN THE HOMES OF FAMILIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY; PLUS, IN AN OFFICE SITE
Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Peer Counselors (Parent Partners) who wants to join our team of innovators who continually "push the envelope" and challenges traditional thinking in Behavioral Health.
WHO ARE WE:
We are a values-driven organization, providing family oriented mental health care for children, youth and families in their own home and community. Our enthusiastic clinical teams provide whatever is needed to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope with promise, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity. With sites located in Tukwila, Tacoma, Olympia, Shelton, Bremerton, Aberdeen, Yelm, Vancouver, and Portland Oregon, we offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ over 550 caring and compassionate employees.
*WHAT WE VALUE: * Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff!
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Starting Pay Range: $23.62- $25.39 per hour
- Collaborative Supervision
Ability to Earn Additional Pay for:
- Availability Pay for coverage after hours: $75.00 per pay period (2 times per month)
- Additional Pay based on performance
Training and Supervision:
- - Extensive training (i.e. WISe, De-Escalation, etc.) - Daily supervision and support, as needed
* BENEFITS: *
- - 12 paid holidays; plus 1 personal holiday each year! - 15 days' vacation per year - 12 sick-days per year - Medical - Dental - Vision Insurance - Life Insurance (1 times annual salary) - Retirement Plans: 403-B Employee Savings Plan and an Employer Contribution Pension * *
We strive to help children and families live together safely and securely with hope and promise. We serve as a catalyst for change when appropriate, challenging long-standing service traditions in community behavioral health. We behave with Humility, Passion for our Mission, and Compassion and Respectful Interactions. We value learning and offer alternatives and we stand strong to help child-serving systems understand our alternative paradigm while strengthening partnerships. We do not compromise our values.
*Peer Counselors (Parent Partners) *are individuals with personal history as a parent of a youth/child who has been a recipient of behavioral health, child welfare, complex medical coordination or juvenile justice services who use that personal experience in building support with families. Successful applicants must have first person experience as a parent of a youth who received system services and prepared to disclose their personal experiences with youth, parents and others.
Responsibilities
Peer Counselors (Parent Partners)* *collaborate, provide support and help facilitate services for youth and their families receiving Family Behavioral Health Services. Working as a member of a team, the Peer Counselor (Parent Partner) helps a parent voice their own perspective and assure th