Peer Support Specialist
Catholic Charities Eastern Washington•Spokane, WA
•Onsite
About The Position
This position is responsible for providing peer support services for households living at Catalyst emergency supportive housing project. The clients residing at Catalyst are formerly homeless persons who may have behavioral health challenges, substance addiction history as well as barriers to employment and recovery. As a member of the Catalyst team, the peer support specialist provides clients with support, education, and community resource navigation to promote client recovery and self-sufficiency.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- One year of successful work experience
- Lived experience that allows the successful candidate to understand and relate to program clients.
- Valid Driver’s License
- Must successfully pass background check applicable to position
- Proficient in the use of: Word Processing software, Spreadsheet software, Internet software, database software.
Nice To Haves
- Must obtain DBHR Peer Training certification within 6 months of start date.
Responsibilities
- Provide Peer Support services—per SAMSHSA best practice guidelines--to assist persons living in Catalyst.
- Teach clients how to navigate a variety of community-based services and organizations.
- Manage a caseload of clients with whom you work to empower clients to problem solve and find their own solutions.
- Provide consistency and support to promote client progress and accountability.
- Collaborate with the Integrated Case Management team to ensure behavioral health and physical health needs of clients are being addressed.
- Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness.
- Maintain professional boundaries and participate in training as requested.
- Accurately account for time worked according to agency standards.
- Work with the Catalyst team to ensure outcomes of grant agreements, contracts, MOU’s and other commitments of the program are met.
- Uses appropriate administrative, fiscal, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of CCEW client protected health information (PHI), per regulations outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
- Regularly utilizes all forms of communication (email, text, phone, etc.) and database practices necessary for this position and as directed by supervisor.
- As a mandated reporter, follow all procedures outlined in agency policies and procedures to report to the proper agency when there is suspicion and/or confirmation that a child or adult has been a victim of abuse or neglect.
- Obtain Peer Certification from DBHR within 6 months of employment.
- Adheres to the tenants of Catholic Social Teaching.
- Performs related functions as assigned to support program success as well as the mission and core values of Catholic Charities.
Benefits
- FREE Employee Medical Insurance
- FREE Employee Dental Insurance
- FREE Employee Vision Insurance
- Sick leave (8 hours of paid sick leave per month)
- Vacation (Minimum of 2 weeks paid vacation)
- Discounted health memberships
- Retirement (Employer contribution - 3% contribution and an additional 3% employer match)
- FREE Long-Term Disability Insurance
- FREE Life Insurance
- 13 Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
