Crisis Response Peer

• 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

CCEW Mission 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.

This position is responsible for providing peer support services for households and individuals interacting with the Catholic Charities Eastern Washington (CCEW) Community and Resident Safety Team (CAReS). The clients interacting with this team are current formerly homeless persons who may have behavioral health challenges as well as barriers to employment and recovery. As a member of the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team, the peer support specialist provides clients with de-escalation, behavioral health management techniques, support, education, and community resource navigation to promote client recovery and self-sufficiency.

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 provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job.

• Provide Peer Support services—per SAMSHA best practice guidelines--to assist persons interacting with the CAReS, in housing and unsheltered.
• Embed with and assist the CAReS in de-escalating, outreaching, and providing supportive services to individuals interacting with the CAReS, particularly individuals in crisis.
• Provide case management services for clients in unstable situations.
• Provide connection to client driven needs and goals.
• Follow up with clients and other service staff after incidents to help ensure individuals are supported after a crisis or incident.
• Identify and work closely with tenants in jeopardy of eviction to remove barriers and promote housing stability.
• Collaborate with community partners to provide connections to services.
• Assist with housing referrals and client identified housing goals.
• Empower clients to solve problems and find their own solutions.
• Collaborate with the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team to ensure the behavioral health and physical health needs of clients are addressed.
• Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness.
• Accurately account for time worked according to agency standards.
• Work with the Integrated Case Management 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, follows 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…