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Crisis Peer Support– Parent Peer Counselor CCS – Family Behavioral Health Vancouver, WA (OAK VIEW SITE - CLOSE TO VANCOUVER MALL) Starting Pay Range: $25.18 - $27.07 per hour, Full-time Potential additional earnings: First Responder: $1,800.00 per year Pay based on performance: up to $8,000.00 per year Bi-lingual skills: $2,400.00 per year Benefits: Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Relocation assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule: Monday to Friday, with some evenings and weekends Training and Supervision: Extensive training in multiple clinical approaches as well as training in other areas Weekly supervision and daily support with your Clinical Supervisor, as needed. Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Peer Counselor (Parent Partner) who wants to join our team of innovators who continually "push the envelope" and challenges traditional thinking in Behavioral Health. WHO WE ARE: 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. With sites located in Western Washington including Vancouver/Portland Metro area, we offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health and Crisis Response services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ almost 600 energetic and compassionate employees. 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. WHAT WE VALUE: Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff! JOB SUMMARY: 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. Our Wrap-around Intensive Services (WISe) teams provide family, strength-based mental health services for children 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 and promise, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity. Parent Peer Counselors work flexible schedules, based on their family’s needs, including evenings and weekends, in the home and community setting of the youth and families. This position will participate in an on-call rotation with other Parent Peer Counselors and Youth Peer Counselors. These positions will be based out of the Family Behavioral Health Oak View office, located near the Vancouver Mall. These positions require scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of youth and families served. The services we offer will be provided in community-based settings and in family homes. This unique way of working allows clinicians the opportunity to offer a high level of collaboration, coordination and intensive behavior health services while allowing room for creativity and needs driven work. Emphasis is on achieving incredible outcomes with children, youth and families by actively partnering with them along with their natural and community services and supports to achieve long term safety and stability in our neighborhoods and communities. A full job description may be shared with candidates selected for an interview. WHAT WE ARE SEEKING IN A CANDIDATE: 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. 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. If you are not on our careers page: please copy and paste the following URL into your browser: to view and apply for our opportunities. Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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