Wise Peer Support Specialist Job Spokane area,Washington USA,Social Work

WISe Peer

We offer excellent 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

Mission of Catholic Charities

Feed the hungry, heal the hurting, welcome the stranger.

CCEW is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and potential employees will be recruited, selected, trained, promoted, compensated and, if necessary, disciplined or terminated without regard to sex, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, religious affiliation, marital status, military veteran status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Program Summary

The Mission of Washington State's WISe (Wraparound Intensive Services) Workforce Collaborative is to advance best practices for youth and their families and to strengthen relationships among youth, families, and their community's resources and support. Our team is a program of Catholic Charities Eastern Washington's Behavioral Health Services. By serving family systems, our aim is to reduce trauma in children, decrease the rates of out-of-home placements, enhance existing strengths, solidify support systems, and remove barriers that traditionally prevent success in treatment.

We walk alongside and support vulnerable families as they seek to change their stories.

Job Description

The WISe Peer is a member of the WISe team serving children and their families. This role incorporates all aspects of Peer responsibilities including implementing developmentally appropriate behavior interventions for youth and parents, helping problem solve, and providing support to promote family well-being. Additionally, this position requires the ability to work under stressful conditions at times and the ability to use discretion and effective judgement to keep families and staff safe.

This position will also be responsible for covering some evening and weekend hours.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job.

As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, assist other WISe team members in the development of treatment objectives and interventions for clients enrolled in WISe services.

Participates as a member of the treatment team providing outreach, engagement and support of on-going services to enrolled youth and families.

As part of the clinical team, assess family needs for community resources to ensure safety and child-centered support.

Model and teach appropriate social behavior, self-awareness, and developmentally appropriate coping skills.

Promote family advocacy across involved systems.

Building and maintaining community living skills.

Assist in the planning and implementation of appropriate curriculum.

Observation, assessment, and documentation of youth and family progress.

Collaborate with other providers to assist with the implementation of treatment recommendations and other youth and family support.

Maintain caseload (individual one-on-ones) and groups as assigned, including appropriate and complete documentation, according to the ethics and Certified Peer Support standards of practice.

Coordinate Positive Childhood Experience events in collaboration with the team to foster a healthy family environment.

Follow all Community Behavioral Health Policies and Procedures.

Participate in all mandatory training including agency-required training and state WISe training.

Other Related Duties:

Actively participates in staff meetings and multi-disciplinary meetings with other team members.

Maintain state requirements for Certified Peer Support Specialist credentials.

Maintain required state training for WISe service providers.

Actively participate in team and/or individual supervision as stated in agency policy.

As a mandated reporter, follow all procedures outlined in agency policies and procedures to report to the proper agency when there is a suspicion and/or confirmation that a child or adult has been a victim of abuse or…