Peer Support News

If you are already a Peer Support Specialist, this is the page for you! There are three sections to this page:

• Help Wanted notices from mental health agencies who are looking for Peer Support Specialists. Notices will specify if they are looking for people who are certified or not.
• Trainings that may be of interest to Peer Support Specialists.
• Connections - notices from Peer Support Specialists who may want to connect to share information, strengths and resources from their own experiences.

08/23/11

For more information, please click on this link to the posting on the UW Hires Web site: https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=JobProfile&szOrderID=77368&szlocationID=88

Peer Specialist - FISH (Forensic Intensive Supportive Housing)/Kasota

Part time (20 hours per week, Tuesday through Saturday, 4 hours per day) with partial benefits (Kasota Apartments, Seattle). Works with adult clients who have mental illness and who are homeless. Supports and provides direct therapeutic services. Related AA degree or related experience required. Good communication skills important. WDL with excellent driving record necessary.

Salary = DOQ.

Parent Partner - MIDD (Mental Illness and Drug Dependency) Wrap Delivery Team Wraparound Program

Two positions, both part time (30 hours per week with flexible work hours; including some nights and weekends) with full (pro-rated) benefits (Bellevue). Responsibilities include providing direct advocacy and day to day support and Team involvement to parents/caregivers. Promotes development of self determination, independence, skill building, self empowerment and self advocacy in parent/caregivers. Educates and assists parents/caregivers in navigating systems such as IEP's, juvenile justice, DDD, DSHS and other community resources. Provides resources, referrals and linkages that will enable strength building. Attends meetings as requested by family. Washington State Peer Counselor Certification, or the ability/availability to begin the certification process within the first year of employment; experience with system advocacy for own family or others; willingness to partner with professionals necessary. Must be a parent or caregiver of a child/youth who is or has been involved in the systems of care. Must have experience with severely emotionally disturbed children/youth and a parent's perspective and the intimate knowledge of the expectations and range of experiences of parents and caregivers of children with serious emotional and behavioral disorders. WDL & excellent driving record necessary.

Salary = DOQ.

Send letter of interest, resume and salary history to: Sound Mental Health, Attn: Tana Leybold, Jobs #11-113 or #11-114, 1600 E. Olive St., Seattle, WA 98122, or fax to (206) 302-2210, or e-mail to TanaL@smh.org.

Wraparound Parent Partner - Child and Family Services Certified Peer Counselor

Valley Cities currently has two openings for individuals that have a passion for partnering with parents/caretakers, providers, and systems in advocating for families of children with complex behavioral and emotional challenges.

• Provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, for parents and caregivers by encouraging them to regain hope in, and control over, their own lives as well as their children's lives. Promote self-determination, empowerment, personal responsibility for recovery and wellness, and assist parent/caregivers to advocate for themselves and their children.
• Partner with agency clinicians, wraparound facilitators, and other members of the caregiver/parent's team in creating wraparound plans that empower clients to reach life goals and/or collaborate with the treatment team to promote a team culture in which each client's point of view, experiences and preferences are recognized, understood and respected, and in which client decision making in treatment planning is maximized and supported.
• Assist families in discovering and creating community and natural supports.
• Provide resources, referral and linkage for families

Qualified applicants must have experience raising a child involved with a child-serving system (mental health, juvenile court, DCFS, etc.) and two years experience related to job duties. Requires a working knowledge of South King County community resources and social service systems. Experience with wraparound planning preferred. F/T position. Please submit a cover letter that describes how you meet qualifications and a resume that details related experience.

We offer comp. salary & generous benefits package.

Resume & cover letter to HR, Valley Cities, 2704 "I" St. NE, Auburn, WA 98002, FAX 253-833-0480, email employment@valleycities.org. Website: www.valleycities.com. We are dedicated to Equal Opportunity Employment & embrace a diverse & inclusive workforce.

Bridgeways is a Non Profit Community Mental Health Agency serving clients suffering from chronic mental illness. We are seeking a Certified Peer Counselor to work with our clients to provide support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to validate clients' experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery. Peer Counselor will work collaboratively with clinical team in assessing clients' status and ongoing assessments. Bridgeways is in Snohomish County.

HS diploma/equivalent. Current Peer Counselor certification required. Preferred experience as peer counselor. Valid WSDL w/ insurable driving record. Affiliated Counselors License Required

To apply, go to: http://www.bridgeways.org/employment.html

Questions can be directed to Nancy Elliott at: nelliott@bridgeways.org

Visit www.bridgeways.org to learn more.

Sound Mental Health, Peer Specialist – Adult Services

Full time with full benefits (Bellevue). Works alongside of professional staff providing living proof that recovery is possible. Provides flexible services that are customized to the needs of the individual and that allow the peer to act as a role model of recovery. Related AA degree or related experience required. Good communication skills important. WDL with excellent driving record necessary.

Salary = DOQ.

Send letter of interest, resume and salary history to: Sound Mental Health, Attn: Teri McNeely, Job #11-132, 1600 E. Olive St., Seattle, WA 98122, or fax to (206) 302-2210, or e-mail to TeresaM@smh.org

Peer Specialist - SMH

This is a peer position, meaning that eligible candidates should be current or former consumers of mental health services, who are able to provide support to peers according to the King County Standards for Peer Support Services.

Peer Specialist – Standard Supportive Housing (SSH)

Full time (Tuesday – Saturday, days) with full benefits (Tukwila). Works alongside of professional staff providing living proof that recovery is possible. Provides flexible services that are customized to the needs of the individual and that allow the peer to act as a role model of recovery. Related AA degree or related experience required. Good communication skills important. WDL with excellent driving record necessary.

Send letter of interest, resume and salary history to: Sound Mental Health, Attn: Stephanie Berg, Job #11-140, 1600 E. Olive St., Seattle, WA 98122, or fax to (206) 302-2210, or e-mail to StephanieB@smh.org