Certified Peer Counselor - Crisis Services

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Wenatchee, WA/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$22.26 - $27.56 Hourly/div divstrongTravel Percentage/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Up to 50% /div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Any/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongPosition Summary:/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Under the direction of the Program Managerndash; 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#39; engagement with treatments needed. Services may be provided in the community, at other healthcare agencies, in a client#39;s home, or in a Catholic Charities clinic location, depending on need./span/span/spanbr / nbsp;/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"uWork Schedule/u: Two 13-hours shifts and one 14-hour shift per week, including both day and overnight shifts.nbsp;/span/span/span/p h1span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"strongResponsibilities:/strong/span/span/span/h1 ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Meets weekly with the designated Peer Approved Supervisor and as needed for consultation Provide 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/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Assist with transportation, psychosocial support, and activities of daily living./span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Assist with linking to and accessing community resources for basic needs including housing, behavioral health resources, education, financial, vocational, and transportation as needed./span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"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.nbsp;nbsp; /span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Completes appropriate documentation for services provided within required timeframes./span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Establishes and maintains working relationships with Catholic Charities staff, community resources, and other providers/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Coordinates consumer treatment with other providers, and initiates referrals to medical providers and other community resources when appropriate./span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Reports and documents all services in the Electronic Medical Record as well as other contractually required systems.nbsp; Maintains contacts on Google spreadsheet./span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Attend all required individual supervision, group supervision, all staff meetings, clinical training, and other trainings or community meetings as requested./span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Performs other duties as assigned./span/span/span/li /ul h4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="font-size:14px"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"strongJob Requirements:/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position.nbsp; 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./span/span/spanbr / nbsp;/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"stronguPhysical Requirements:/u/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"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.nbsp; These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time.nbsp; Position also requires ability to drive with adequate vision and skill./span/span/spanbr / nbsp;/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"stronguNon-Physical Requirements:/u/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"strongEducation/strong/span/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:disc" lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"High School Diploma or GED /span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"strongExperience/strong/span/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:disc" lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Must be a self-identified consumer of mental health or substance use disorder treatment services in stable recovery for at least one year/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Preferred: At least two yearsrsquo; experience providing peer services/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"strongSpecial Skills/strong/span/span/span/p ul style="list-style-type:disc" lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Possess and utilize effective verbal and written communication skills/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Ability to be self-motivated, work independently and as a team member/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Ability to represent the agency in a professional manner within the community/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Bilingual/bi-cultural (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"strongLicensure, Registration, Certification/strong/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Valid Washington State driverrsquo;s license and required minimum liability insurance by WA State/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Must be deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charitiesrsquo; liability insurance provider/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"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/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"strongEmployment is conditional upon:/strong/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting when required/span/span/spanbr / nbsp;/li /ul pspan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"span style="color:#000000"strongWage Range:nbsp;/strong$22.26-$27.56 per hour, depending on experience/spanbr / strongSign On Bonus:/strongspan style="color:#000000"nbsp;up to $2,500, depending on experience (paid in 2 installments for total commitment of 27 months)/spanbr / strongWork Schedule:/strongspan style="color:#000000"nbsp;Two 13-hour shifts and one 14-hour shift per week, including both day and overnight shifts.nbsp;/span/span/span/p pbr / span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"strongBenefits:/strong/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"13 paid holidays, 12 days of vacation, 12 days of sick leave per year/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Health insurance including medical amp; prescription coverage, with optional dental and vision insurance plans. Majority of premiums paid by Catholic Charities/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Retirement 403(b) Plan: employee contributions commence upon employment; Catholic Charities contributes 2% of monthly income and matches up to 4% of employee contributions following 6 months of employment/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Basic Life Insurance paid 100% by Catholic Charities/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Flexible Spending Account eligibility following 6 months of employment/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Education Assistance Program reimbursing up to $5,250 per year for approved continuing education after 6 months of employment/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Additional voluntary insurances including supplemental life, accidental death amp; dismemberment (ADamp;D), critical illness, long term disability, accident, and ID theft/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Employee Assistance Program includes 3 counseling sessions per year, legal consultations, financial coaching, and other wellbeing tools/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"Annual longevity awards begin at 5 years of employment/span/span/span/li /ul pbr / span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"It is the practice of Catholic Charities to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We gladly offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to support participation in the hiring process and employment./span/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"span style="font-size:14px"#workforhope/span/span/span/p