Peer Counselor - Youth Partner (FBH Certified Peer Counselor)
About the Role
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF YOUTH & FAMILIES! Our clinical teams work in the homes of families and in the community; plus, an office site. Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Peer Counselor (Youth Partner) to join our team of innovators who explore and develop new approaches and implement novel strategies.
We are a values-driven organization, providing family-oriented behavioral health care for children, youth and families, provided primarily 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, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity.
Responsibilities
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.
Peer Counselor (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.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Age 21 or older.
- Personal (lived) experience as a child who has received community / mental health services within the past ten years.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Demonstrates the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
- Preference for a flexible schedule rather than a traditional, fixed 8-5, Monday through Friday, facility-based position.
- Must be able to drive to youth and family homes and in the community, have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and provide current auto registration per CCS policy.
- Must have an acceptable driving record per CCS’ driving policy (required to provide current driving abstract).
- Applicant must successfully pass required background clearances prior to an offer of employment.
- Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.
Benefits
- Excellent starting pay range of: $26.19 - $27.76 per hour.
- Availability pay of $75.00 per pay period for working hours to meet family's needs.
- 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.
- Daily supervision and support, as needed.
About Bremerton & Kitsap Area
Bremerton is a small beautiful city, located across from Seattle (a one-hour ferry ride away) with sweeping views of Olympic Mountain Range. Guests of Bremerton will enjoy the Harborside area offering fine hotels and dining, coffee shops, cafes and Art District, Puget Sound Navy Museum, USS Turner Joy, Boardwalk, Harborside Fountain, and PSNS Memorial Plaza.
The Surrounding Kitsap Area Offers Smaller, Charming, Waterfront Communities With All The Amenities Of Any Large City. Enjoy All The Area Has To Offer A haven for boating, fishing, whale and bird watching, and hiking. Kitsap is alive with farmers markets, art shows, and festivals throughout the year. Bremerton offer championship golf courses, 35 parks, affordable housing, excellent schools, and many recreational programs.