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

ABERDEEN, WA (GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY)

Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Parent Partner  to join our team of innovators who explore and develop new approaches and implement novel strategies. Our teams provide individualized, creative and flexible services, infused with evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies. Services are offered in a hybrid manner with some services provided in the community, and some through telehealth. 

WHO ARE WE:

We are a values-driven organization, providing family oriented behavioral 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 throughout Western Washington and Portland, Oregon,  we offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ over 700 caring and compassionate employees. 

*WHAT WE VALUE:   *Compassion  Diversity  Strength-Based-Approach  Social-Justice & Our Staff!

*WHAT WE OFFER: *

• Excellent starting pay rate range of: $24.45 - $25.91 per hour
• Earn additional pay for performance

*BENEFITS:  *

• 11 paid holidays; plus 2 personal holidays each year!
• 15 days' vacation (to start) and 12 sick-days per year!
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans: 403-B Employee Savings Plan and an Employer Contribution Pension*                                                                *

Training & Supervision:

- - Extensive training provided (i.e. WISe, De-escalation, etc.) - Daily supervision and support, as needed

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. 

JOB SUMMARY:

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 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 services have been completed.