Crisis Peer Specialist

MultiCare Health System; Puyallup (WA); On-site; USD 36,589 - 52,651; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Medical and dental insurance

Job summary

MultiCare Health System is seeking a Crisis Peer Specialist in Puyallup, WA. This position involves providing support, education, and consultation to individuals and families during crisis interventions. Candidates will be actively involved in mobile outreach and must work on a rotating shift basis including nights and weekends.

The ideal candidate should have two years of experience with severe mental illnesses, a high school diploma preferred, and must obtain CPSS certification. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe mental illnesses.
• Drivers license/abstract required.
• Must successfully pass an examination by the Mental Health Division.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise about the recovery process and symptom management.
• Facilitate consumer choice and decision-making in treatment.
• Serve as a liaison with community resources and treatment providers.

Skills

Mental health advocacy

Empathy

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma preferred

Job description

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Day

Position Summary

The Crisis Peer Specialist provides education, support and consultation to consumers and their families during the crisis intervention process throughout Pierce County. The role includes mobile outreach services with advocacy, problem solving, mentoring, and promoting hope and empowerment. Employees will work rotating shifts on a 24/7 basis, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provides expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and persistence required by consumers and their families with severe mental illnesses to have a rewarding life.
• Collaborates to promote a team culture that recognizes, understands, and respects each consumer's point of view, experiences, and preference.
• Facilitates maximization of consumer choice, self-determination, and decision making in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of treatment.
• Serves as a liaison with community resources, allied treatment providers, and substance abuse services.
• Provides education, support and consultation to consumers and families in crisis; supports the crisis intervention process.
• Be a self-identified consumer of mental health services.

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred OR two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
• Employees hired after November 1, 2025 must have an active Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) at time of hire.
• Current employees must obtain Washington State Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) certification within one year of hire but no later than 12/31/2026.
• Washington State Counselor Agency Affiliated Registered (ACCR) credential must be applied for within thirty days of hire. Employees may work while the application is pending for up to 120 days, unless a higher credential is already held.
• Drivers license/abstract.
• Successfully pass an examination administered by the Mental Health Division.
• Experience as a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental health illness.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. The pay scale is $26.56 - $38.22 USD. Pay is influenced by factors such as skill set, level of experience, and certifications or education.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.