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Family Behavioral Health Youth Peer Counselor (Salmon Creek) in Vancouver, Washington
WE ARE EXPANDING IN VANCOUVER/PORTLAND METRO AREA!
(Salmon Creek Site Located in North Vancouver)
SEEKING A PEER COUNSELOR WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AS A YOUTH TO PROVIDE STRENGTH-BASED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEATLH SERVICES!
Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Peer Counselor (Youth Partner) who wants to join our team of innovators who continually "push the envelope" and challenges traditional thinking in Behavioral Health.
WHO WE ARE:
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 Western Washington including Vancouver/Portland Metro area, we offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ over 650 caring and compassionate employees.
*WHAT WE VALUE: *Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff!
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Starting Pay Range: $24.45 - $25.91 per hour
Additional Pay for:
- First Responder pay: $75.00 per pay period (2 times per month)
- Ability to earn 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!
- 3 weeks' 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 * *
*WHAT WE VALUE: *
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 (Youth Partners) *are individuals with personal history as 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 youth who received system services and prepared to disclose their personal experiences with youth, parents and others.
*JOB SUMMARY: *
Youth 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 Youth Partner helps a youth voice their own perspective and assure that other team members are able to understand their perspective and use that perspective in treatment planning. This position helps youth, parents and families achieve confidence in their abilities to team on a recovery journey and maintain hope for their success after formal behavioral health ser