Certified Peer Support Specialist - WISe

Comprehensive Life Resources; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision with 100%

11 paid holidays

403(b) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Long term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition Assistance

Paid Sick and Vacation leave

Bereavement Leave

Student Loan Repayment

Continuing Education Assistance

Job summary

Comprehensive Life Resources in Tacoma, WA seeks a qualified Certified Peer Support Specialist to join the WISe Team. The role supports youth, young adults, or parents, delivering community-based mental health services and participating in an on-call rotation.

Responsibilities include skill-building with clients, recovery-focused planning, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. Requires WA credential or eligibility, strong communication, and the ability to transport clients if needed.

Qualifications

• WA State credential or ability to become credentialed.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize deadlines, work independently and maintain confidentiality.
• Active/current credential as a Certified Peer Specialist per WA DOH (Starting July 1, 2025).

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in skill building to promote recovery and self-advocacy.
• Facilitate wellness management and recovery strategies (IMR/WRAP).
• Promote recovery principles within a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide information and support about health, wellness, and recovery skills.
• Educate clients about daily living skills and navigation of healthcare systems.
• Connect clients to community resources and natural supports.
• Attend treatment team and staff meetings as assigned.
• Maintain ethical and professional standards per CLR policies.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Written and verbal communication

Client engagement

Documentation and confidentiality

Education

Peer Certification

WA DOH Certified Peer Specialist credential (or eligible)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Fawcett - Tacoma, WA 98402, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Peer Certification, Salary Range: $21.75 - $29.67 Hourly, Travel Percentage: Travel within the community, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services, Full Time

WISe Program

$21.75 - $29.67

Monday – Friday

Program hours 7am to 7pm; 40 hour weeks with flexibility to meet program needs and On Call rotation.

Comprehensive Life Resources is looking for a qualified Certified Peer Support Specialist to join our WISe Team in downtown Tacoma, WA.

We offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision with 100% paid premiums for employees.
• 11 paid holidays
• 403(b)-retirement plan
• Life Insurance
• Long term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (up to 6 consultations per year)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Sick and Vacation leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Student Loan Repayment
• Continuing Education Assistance

All benefits contingent on working a scheduled 40hrs a week.

Scope:

A Certified Peer Support Specialist provides interventions through the use of shared experiences to assist clients in the acquisition and exercise of skills needed to support the client's recovery. Interventions may include activities that assist clients in accessing or engaging in treatment and in symptom management; promote social connection, recovery, and self-advocacy; provide guidance in the development of natural community supports and basic daily living skills; and support clients in engagement, motivation, and maintenance related to achieving and maintaining health and wellness goals.

A Certified Peer Support Specialist provider and resource for the WISe team. Provide community based mental health services to a WISe enrolled youth, young adult or parent. Serve as a member of the intensive services team that collaborates to support youth, young adults and families. Must participate in 24/7 On Call rotation. Ability to transport clients and drive for work related activities.

Share in the rotation of the off-hours / on-call crisis phone to support clients (compensation provided).

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in skill building to promote recovery, self-direction, self-advocacy
• Facilitate wellness management and recovery strategies (e.g., IMR, WRAP)
• Promote and model recovery principles and values within and as a member of multidisciplinary client support team
• Provide information and support about skills related to health, wellness, and recovery
• Educate clients about daily living skills, self-advocacy skills, healthcare and other systems navigation
• Connect clients to community resources and natural supports
• Identify strengths and assets, and setting goals, led by the person receiving the Peer’s support
• Promote hope through sharing of lived experience
• Role model ongoing recovery and wellness management
• Attend/facilitate treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and designated staff training and consultation sessions as assigned.
• Ensure that ethical and professional standards of practice are maintained by following all CLR policies and seeking regular consultation.
• Actively participate in Peer supervision and training for continued professional growth.

Competencies:

• Ability to engage clients in collaborative and caring relationships
• Personalizes peer support; assists clients in recovery planning, to set and accomplish goals related to home, work, community and health.
• Provides information and links to resources, services, supports, and skills related to recovery, health, and wellness
• Demonstrates skills in telling their recovery stories and using their lived experiences as a way of inspiring and supporting a person living with behavioral health conditions. (Family peer support workers likewise share their personal experiences of self-care and supporting a family-member who is living with behavioral health conditions.)
• Ability to interact verbally and in writing with colleagues and others.
• Supports collaboration and teamwork; ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and others to enhance the peer support provided.
• Recognizes the limits of their knowledge and when to seek assistance from others, using supervision (mentoring, reflection) effectively by monitoring self and relationships, preparing for meetings and engaging in problem-solving strategies with the supervisor (mentor, peer)
• Ability to self-reflect and examine own personal biases, motivations, judgments, and feelings that may be activated by the peer work, recognize signs of distress, and know when to seek support
• Committed to professional growth, seeking to increase knowledge and skills of peer support

Qualifications:

• WA State credential or ability to become credentialed
• Proficiency in common Microsoft applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize deadlines, work independently, take initiative, and maintain confidentiality
• Active/current credential as a Certified Peer Specialist per WA DOH (Starting July 1, 2025)
• If driving is required for role, must have valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, and working vehicle.

Comprehensive Life Resources is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability status, and any other applicable legally protected characteristics and or class.