What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Counselor - AOT position at Community House Mental Health Agency?
Job Title: Certified Peer Counselor FLSA: Non-Exempt
Compensation: $30.00-$36.47 per hour
Supervisor: Day Treatment Supervisor
To apply, please download and complete the application here.
Here at Community House Mental Health Agency, we strive to provide a supportive family atmosphere in Seattle and King County for people with severe and persistent mental illness. Each person who walks through our door has a unique story, and we believe that everyone deserves to feel welcomed and valued.
Our Community Support Services department aims to provide quality outpatient care, meeting the client where they are at. The CSS department is composed of 3 teams: The Outpatient Case Managers, the Housing Support team (Standard and Intensive), and our Day Treatment Program.
Our Community Support Services team here at CHMHA has a fantastic opening for a Certified Peer Counselor.
Our Certified Peer Counselor will serve as an advocate and provide peer support services to individuals in our community. This role will be split between providing services in our Day Treatment Program and working with the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program. Our Day treatment program operates Monday – Friday approximately 10:00 am – 3:00 pm and is open to all clients in all programs of Community House. The Assisted Outpatient Treatment program has two components, one is working to engage individuals who may potentially be eligible for an Assisted Outpatient Order as a way to hopefully prevent the need for a court order to treatment and the other is working with individuals who have been court ordered to Assisted Outpatient Treatment. With both the goal is to get them either re-connected and engaged to their existing services or get them connected and engaged to long term behavioral health services.
At Community House, we value a strong work-life balance and aim to provide the best support for our workers. As a CHMHA employee, you will have access to a range of unique benefits, such as company-paid medical/dental/vision/disability insurance, a 403B retirement plan with employer match, continuing education credit, a personal unlimited ORCA card, and an employee assistance program with financial, mental, and legal assistance.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in articulating enrolled individual’s personal goals and identifying problems and barriers for recovery when requested
- Assist in determining objectives needed to reach recovery goals
- Understanding and utilizing specific interventions necessary to assist in recovery goals
- Teach enrolled individual how to identify and combat issues such as negative self-talk and fears
- Assist in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups
- Provide housing assistance and support to enrolled individual when requested
- Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies
- Utilize and teach problem solving techniques with enrolled individual and groups
- Utilize personal recovery experience to role model the value of recovery
- Develop and share recovery-oriented material with other CPCs at continuing education assemblies
- Review daily log and documents after each shift and communicate other staff members of any emergency situations
- Chart relevant daily interaction with clients for both individual sessions, group sessions, and within the peer support day program and/or support groups which provide support and assess their progress
- Attend all relevant seminars, meetings, and trainings
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- Current First Aid/CPR certification or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire
- Have legible handwriting
- Ability to do simple mathematics
- Ability to read and comprehend agency/client charts
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record in order to use agency vehicles
- Completion and graduation from the Washington State Peer Counselor training or approval by Health Care Authority
- Experience with target population or ability to acquire specialized training to work with target population
- Ability to perform duties outlined in description within reasonable accommodation
ACKNOWLEGEMENT STATEMENT:
By submitting this application, I acknowledge that I have read this job description and understand what is expected of me in this position.
Salary : $30 - $36
