Peer Specialist: Empowerment & Community Reentry

MultiCare Health System; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Navos Behavioral Health, part of MultiCare's Behavioral Health Network, offers comprehensive behavioral health care for people of all ages. The Peer Specialist- Peer Bridger helps individuals transition from inpatient hospital settings back into the community, drawing on peer experiences to support recovery and wellness.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, you will provide peer counseling, mentorship and consumer perspective insights to promote hope, engagement in care, and empowerment across

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
• 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 (1) year of hire but no later than 12/31/2026
• Washington State Counselor Agency Affiliated Registered (ACCR) credential must be applied for within thirty (30) days of hire
• Drivers License/Abstract
• BLS Certification and First Aid card due within 30 days of hire
• Experience as a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental health illness

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

Job description

Navos Behavioral Health, part of MultiCare's Behavioral Health Network, offers comprehensive behavioral health care for people of all ages. The Peer Specialist- Peer Bridger helps individuals transition from inpatient hospital settings back into the community, drawing on peer experiences to support recovery and wellness.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, you will provide peer counseling, mentorship and consumer perspective insights to promote hope, engagement in care, and empowerment across