Peer Support Specialist - Forensic Housing

Job Description

Job Description

Lives Change Here! We are GROWING… Columbia River Mental Health Services provides comprehensive behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults and families in the communities of SW Washington. We are the largest and oldest not-forprofit provider of mental / chemical dependency treatment in southwest Washington with 200 employees and a history dating back to 1942.

Our Mission : Providing behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults, and families in the communities of SW Washington.

Why Work Here?

CRMHS offers AMAZING benefits aside from health and wellness (medical / dental / vision etc.) Work life balance benefits : 12 paid holidays per year, 3 paid floating holidays, accrue up to 24 days of PTO days in the first year that grows year after year. Career development : $325 annual allowance for career development and education with an additional 40 hours of paid time off for career development / education! And so many More!

Starting Pay Range - $21.64 - $23.85 / hr

Position Description :

To promote socialization, recovery, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills for individuals as well as groups in a Housing First Program.

Summary :

• Engage with client to give supportive counseling
• Assess needs of a client with consumers participating
• Coordinate the client with community involvement
• Connecting with natural supports. Development of supports
• Assist client to tailor goals for daily well being
• Provide community living skills along with connecting with community
• Facilitate groups
• Implementation of peer support services
• Provide transportation to clients
• Lead peer support and program orientation groups in conjunction with other team members.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with participants
• Ability to empathize with the participants’ situation as a vehicle for emotional
• support and to encourage their participation in the treatment process
• Engage consumers through their own recovery journey.
• Bring the consumers perspective to meetings and etc.
• Assist individuals to navigate services and systems based on their own experiences.
• Use that navigation as a vehicle to discuss recovery.
• Work with Trueblood population to develop housing goals
• Develop Relationships with private landlords, property management, ect.
• Work within Housing Development

Non-essential Job Functions :

community at large.

Education, Licensing and Experience :

PER THE STATE OF WASHINGTON MANDATE - ALL HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES MUST BE EITHER COVID-19 VACCINATED / HAVE A MEDICAL / RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.

IF EXTENDED AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN OUR COMPANY, CANDIDATE MUST PROVIDE PROOF TO BE COMPLIANT (COVID VACCINE CARD / MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION) IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE HIRING PROCESS.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Columbia River Mental Health Services is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we seek applicants from all backgrounds to join our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by law. We encourage our employees to bring their authentic selves to work and do not tolerate discrimination at the workplace.