Peer Specialist

MultiCare Health System; Lakewood (WA); On-site; USD 33,861 - 48,711; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, and retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

A health service provider is seeking an Outreach Peer Specialist in Lakewood, Washington. In this community-based role, you will assist clients in regaining control over their lives by providing peer counseling, support, and consultations on mental health experiences. Candidates should have a high school diploma or two years of relevant experience, along with specific certifications. The position offers a competitive salary range of $24.58 - $35.36 USD along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred OR two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
• Successful completion of assigned training.
• Counselor Agency Affiliated Registered within 90 days of hire.
• Washington state Peer Counselor certification or ability to acquire that certification within one year of date of hire.
• Drivers License/Abstract.
• Experience as a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental health illness.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in a wide range of services to regain control and success in their own lives.
• Provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer.
• Serve as a mentor to patients to promote hope and empowerment.
• Provide consultation concerning patients' experiences on symptoms of mental illness.
• Assist in providing direct clinical services to patients on an individual, group, and family basis.
• Encourage consumer self-help programs and advocacy organizations that promote recovery.

Job description

About Greater Lakes Mental Health

Greater Lakes Mental Health is a key component of MultiCare's Behavioral Health Network, providing mental health and substance use disorder treatment for over 10,000 individuals annually across Pierce County. Providing services for adults, children, and families with Medicaid coverage, Greater Lakes offers 6 convenient mental health care locations including a 16-bed inpatient facility covering medically necessary voluntary and involuntary services to adults. Our experienced teams, veteran nurses, and robust training plans are designed to support your success and growth in facilitating recovery-oriented and trauma-informed treatment.

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm

This is an Outreach Peer Specialist role and the work is conducted in the community with a team.

Position Summary

The Peer Specialist is a key multidisciplinary team position at MultiCare. Providing peer viewpoints about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses to maintain a healthy lifestyle, you will collaborate to promote a team culture of respect, empathy and understanding.

Responsibilities

• You will assist clients in a wide range of services to regain control and success in their own lives, such as developing supportive relationships, self-advocacy, stable housing, education, and employment.

• You will provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to validate patients' experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own healthcare and wellness.

• You will serve as a mentor to patients to promote hope and empowerment.

• You will provide consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team concerning patients' experiences on symptoms of mental illness, responses to and opinions of treatment, and experiences of recovery.

• You will assist in the provision of direct clinical services to patients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach symptom/behavior-management techniques, support skill-building, and to strengthen skills to cope with internal and external stresses.

• You will encourage consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery.

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred OR two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses.

• Successful completion of assigned training.

• Counselor Agency Affiliated Registered within 90 days of hire.

• Washington state Peer Counselor certification, or the ability to acquire that certification within one year of date of hire.

• Drivers License/Abstract.

• 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. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $24.58 - $35.36 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.