Bachelor Level Youth Services Counselor-Wahkiakum

WE’RE HIRING!!!

FULL-TIME, BACHELOR LEVEL YOUTH SERVICES COUNSELOR OPPORTUNITY

(PROVIDING COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT)

CATHLAMET, WASHINGTON

(SERVICING WAHKIAKUM COUNTY AREA)

Who we are:

Community Integrated Health Services (CIHS) is a Washington State-based behavioral health organization offering quality care to all communities we serve. Our team of dedicated, experienced professionals offer a variety of behavioral health services to people of all ages.

Supplemental Information

Hourly Range:  $22.60- $32.21/HR   ($47,000- $67,000 annually) (DOE)   

What we offer for benefits:

• Comprehensive Health Package (medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage) - Currently, monthly health premiums are PAID for the employee and their qualifying dependents
• Life insurance;
• Long term disability;
• 11 paid holidays;
• Paid Time Off (PTO )- accrue 25 days in first year;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• PERS Retirement Program through the State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems (DRS)  CIHS currently contributes 9.53% of your salary into your retirement.

Who should apply?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling or the Social Sciences and 5 years of supervised experience under a DOH credential and able to obtain Certified Agency Affiliated Counselor Credential.
• Proficient in computer use and applications commonly used or applied in this field/trade/position for the development of reports, documents, presentations and access/utilize databases for care management and Microsoft Office software.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. Pass and maintain a clear background record as required for healthcare organization under state and federal contracts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual and/or experience working with diverse populations.

Our Goals:

• Deliver whole person, integrated care in coordination with our partners
• Assure timely access to high quality behavioral health services and follow through with meeting needs
• Provide 24/7 access to services to all we serve
• Listening to our Community

 Some of what you will do:

• Identifies potential health problems through assessment of participants’ physical and mental status, daily living skills, coping patterns, strengths and supports.
• Consultation with relevant community agencies, the coordination of multi-agency services, and participation in multi-agency support team on behalf of consumers. Provides education and training to other individuals and/or agencies as necessary.
• Develops with the individual in service, an assessment and comprehensive treatment plan that identifies the unique needs of each individual and may provide individual, couples, family, and group counseling. Participates in crisis intervention services with participants.
• Development and implementation of behavior plans for individuals in services with behavior problems due to personality disorders or cognitive deficits with clients and caregivers.
• Assures that participants understand their rights to confidentiality and the limits of confidentiality, to include participant’s rights as recipients of mental health services and substance use treatment services.
• Provide individual supportive counseling, i.e. problem solving, role-playing, modeling and support, social skill development, and assertiveness training to increase client social and interpersonal activities in community settings.
• Provide ongoing measurement of individual in service outcomes and evaluation of intervention effectiveness. Address barriers and potential health problems that impede the development of skills necessary for independent functioning in the community.
• Meets expected productivity standards and completes the necessary financial/billing information for the organization to receive payment.
• Assists/coordinates the attendance of appropriate WISe Team Members, planning, and organizational meetings.
• Completes and ensures the maintenance of all required clinical and administrative documentation.
• Represents the agency in coordinating service plans with other community providers. Provides training and supervision activities that is appropriate to enhancing relevant knowledge and skills of WISe Team Members.
• Participates in, and leads as necessary, quality improvement and assurance process for cases.

Why you should work in Wahkiakum County:

The Town of Cathlamet (Kath-LAM-et) perches on a rugged shoreline of the Columbia River in southwest Washington State. Before the Town of Cathlamet came into existence, the area on which it stands was a Native American village occupied by the Wahkiakum tribe. The name "Cathlamet" is said to have come from the local Chinookan language spoken by the tribe that refers to a "rocky stretch of river channel". The Wahkiakum were here when Lewis and Clark passed through on their way to the Pacific Ocean in November 1805 and were here to greet the fur traders who followed. The traders also brought disease into the villages of the Wahkiakum, which decimated much of the tribe by the late 1830’s.
James Birnie, a retired Hudson Bay Company employee, and his wife, Charlotte, brought their ten children to the village of Cathlamet in 1846. It was here that Birnie established a trading post called Birnie's Retreat. Birnie's Retreat soon became a thriving business, trading furs, fish and other foods to the river travelers on their way to Astoria. At the time, there were still between three and four hundred Native Americans still inhabiting the village. Charlotte Birnie was of Native American heritage being half Kootenai and half French Canadian and this heritage contributed to good relations with the local tribe who were responsible for much of what the Birnie's traded. The Birnie's were known for their hospitality and soon others began to settle in Cathlamet.
Rose Birnie, sister of James, arrived in Cathlamet in 1850 to teach her brother's now twelve children and became Wahkiakum County's first schoolteacher. She later married a former Hudson's Bay clerk, George Roberts. Their home, built in 1857, is now known as the Julia Butler Hansen Heritage Center and is the oldest home left in Cathlamet.
The Cathlamet of today retains it's small town character even as it continues to attract new residents from much more metropolitan areas. Cathlamet is the county seat of Wahkiakum County and remains the only incorporated town in the County. The Elochoman Slough Marina is located in Cathlamet and attracts boaters and fishermen year-round. The old waterfront still boasts a busy tugboat operation and other small commercial fishing companies. Main Street houses a historic hotel, restaurants, a grocery store, flower shop, pharmacy, two banks and other small businesses including the local newspaper, the Wahkiakum County Eagle. The historic Pioneer Center has been preserved by the Pioneer Community Association and can be found directly behind the Community Center and Library at the east end of Main Street.
-Cathlamet History, https://www.cathlamet.lib.wa.us/content/cathlamet-history

CIHS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.