Peer Counselor - Parent Partner (FBH Certified Peer Counselor)

Overview

WE'RE GROWING! HIRING A PEER COUNSELOR (PARENT PARTNER)

Tacoma, WA (Serving Pierce County)

Our Clinical Teams

Work in the homes of families and in the community; plus, in an office site

Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health Team

Awarded WSU's Employer of the Year!

What We Value

• Compassion
• Diversity
• Strength-Based-Approach
• Social-Justice
• & Our Staff!

What We Offer

• Starting Pay Range: $26.19 - $27.76 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 provided (i.e. WISe, De-Escalation, etc.)
• Extensive training provided (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
• MedicalDentalVision Insurance
• Life Insurance (1 times annual salary)
• Retail Plans: 403-B Employee Savings Plan and an Employer Contribution Pension

Responsibilities

Peer Counselors (Parent Partners) collaborate, provide support and help facilitate services for youth and their families receiving Family Behavioral Health Services.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Age 21 or older.
• Personal (lived) experience as a parent of a child who has been or is receiving community / mental health services within the past ten years.
• Ability to drive to our family homes within the community with reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and current automobile insurance with an acceptable driving record per CCS policy.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Ability to visually assess safety within family homes and in the community.
• Availability to flex some work hours.
• Demonstrate the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.

About Tacoma

• Urbanites are drawn to downtown Tacoma for its competitively priced living spaces with sweeping views of Mt. Rainier, city and water views, while families gravitate toward Tacoma’s charming, affordable neighborhoods with big city amenities.
• Tacoma, conveniently located on the I-5 corridor, easily accessible to Seattle.
• Enjoy all the area has to offer: A haven for hikers, runners and cyclists. Tacoma is alive with activities from students attending the Universities and Trade, Technical and Community Colleges.
• Tacoma’s gourmands and culinary connoisseurs have cultivated a scene that’s made national press, with top-notch meeting and convention spaces, and huge headliner concerts have drawn visitors from across the globe.
• Birthplace of world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly, displaying at the Glass Museum, Tacoma is home to vibrant, creative community writers, artists and musicians, photographers, filmmakers, passionate entrepreneurs and business owners.

Note to Internal Candidates

HR reviews internal compensation and determines any increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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