Certified Peer Counselor - CCBHC

Sound • Auburn, WA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Sound Behavioral Health is hiring a certified peer counselor in Auburn, WA. Sound is one of King County’s most comprehensive providers of quality mental health and addiction treatment services, supporting our area’s most vulnerable populations. A central tenet of our work is Reaching Recovery, an evidence-based clinical care model. Certified peers work alongside professional team members to provide a living example of hope that recovery is possible for others living with disorders. Peers' personal experiences can be a valuable asset to the clinical team. Their first-person knowledge and their stories of recovery enhance and extend services, as well as infuse clients with hope and self-determination. Certified peers provide flexible services that are customized to the needs of the client and that allow the peer to act as a role model of recovery. Certified peer assist professional team members in the delivery of conventional health services and a service model built on principles of mutuality, empowerment, and informality.

Requirements

• Must be a Certified Peer Counselor, having completed the training, passed the exam and be in possession of the confirmation letter from DSHS/DBHR.
• Must be able to obtain a WA State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire.
• Washington State driver's license and insurable driving record required.
• Must pass a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma, GED or in active pursuit of diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Previous experience working in community behavioral health or lived experience is preferred.
• Follows direction from supervisor and maintains professional boundaries with both clients and team members.
• Uses personal experience to build empathy and rapport.
• Validates and provides information, emotional support and encouragement.
• Understands dual relationships and role conflicts.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Knows when to seek consultation and supervision within the scope of their training.

Responsibilities

• Assists in developing and implementing the recovery plan, including identifying life goals and the steps needed to achieve them.
• Identifies services and activities that promote recovery and resilience.
• Supports clients and their families in making their own choices and taking responsibility for their own recovery.
• Assist clients with navigating the behavioral health and criminal justice systems.
• Assists clients in building self-advocacy skills and developing coping skills.
• Assists clients with navigating the mental health and other systems.
• Assists clients in building and maintaining community living skills and accessing community resources.
• Assists clients with finding and retaining employment, education, and volunteer work.
• Assists clients with finding other meaningful activities that promote a sense of purpose, structure, and inclusion in the community.
• Assists clients to identify strengths, recognize successes, and build hope.
• Assists in reducing the sense of isolation and helplessness that clients and families often feel.
• Articulates their own recovery and resilience stories in ways that are relevant to the obstacles faced by clients of mental health services.
• Utilizes recovery tools and resources in the delivery of services.
• Facilitates classes and individual plan development.
• Establishes and maintains positive, ethical, and professional working relationships with clinical team members, clients, and outside organizations.
• Relates to a wide variety of people including members of ethnic and sexual minority populations and is respectful of individual and cultural differences.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance: Premium 100% paid by Sound for team member and child coverage to age 26, depending on plan selected. Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available at team member’s cost.
• Life Insurance (2x annual salary + additional $25,000): paid by Sound
• Long Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary): paid by Sound
• Retirement Plan: Sound contributes 3% to team member’s plan; team member is 100% vested.
• Retirement Plan - 401(k) Plan, pre-tax and/or Roth: team member may contribute to their own plan.
• Health Savings Account: Sound contributes $1,133.33 (individual) or $2,266.67 (family) for eligible team members, pro-rated for new hires in first year.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: for health care and dependent day care costs (pre-tax)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Plan
• Vacation: 18 days per year, increasing with years of service
• Holidays: 9 days per year
• Sick Leave: 12 days per year
• Bereavement Leave: for death in the family
• Parking: Free at all Sound sites
• Training: Free in-house professional training and $400 annually + 3 paid days approved off-site training
• Service Award: at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 & 40 years of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED