Youth Partner - Peer Counselor - Oak Harbor - Full Time

Youth Partner / Peer Counselor - Full Time (40 hours/week)
Compass Health - Oak Harbor, WA
Compass Health is currently looking for a Youth Partner / Peer Counselor to join the Children's Intensive Services program!
What you will be performing
We are looking for someone who can work as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team to provide an individualized, creative, and strength-based approach within the wraparound model. This position will work to support youth and caregivers in order to maintain children in a least restrictive and community-based environment.
What you will be carrying along
This position requires a flexible schedule with evening and weekend hours both in the office, in the client's home, and in the community. Youth Partners work with the client to help support their engagement and active participation in making informed decisions to drive the wraparound process. The Youth Partners ensure each client is heard and their individual needs are being addressed and met. Youth Partners have their own life experience of living with a behavioral health disorder as a young person which helps them connect with and provide hope to youth in the program.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. AA or BA Degree in a related field preferred.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Current Peer Counselor Certification required.

What you will be sharing

• Personal experience receiving community services as a consumer, and/or experience as a caregiver of a child as a consumer.
• Experience as a Peer Counselor preferred.
• Some knowledge of child development, behavior management and parenting techniques, and culturally diverse families.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of rehabilitation and recovery.
• Knowledge of mental illnesses and chemical dependency, and effective strategies for dealing with its effects.
• Ability to collaborate, provide peer support, and help facilitate services for families receiving high intensity services.

What we will be offering
As the region's largest non-profit community behavioral healthcare organization, we have been serving our clients and our communities for over 110 years. Our commitment to care doesn't stop with our clients though, as we take pride in offering our employees the opportunity to work in a culture that promotes learning, growth, and advancement as well as a focus on employee satisfaction and work/life balance.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance at NO COST to Full-time employees (premiums paid 100% by Compass Health)
• 3+ weeks of vacation time
• 12 sick days plus an additional wellness day
• 10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Professional funds and paid education leave
• 403(b) retirement with company match
• And much, much more!!!

THE ORGANIZATION:
Compass Health was established in 1902 as Parkland Lutheran Children's Home. For more than 10 decades we have grown to providing more than 22,000 people with comprehensive behavioral healthcare, housing, and integrated healthcare each year. We are committed to serving the vulnerable members of our community, including those who are overlooked and underserved by traditional health systems, by creating hope, promoting recovery, and advancing whole person health.
KEYWORDS: Peer Counselor, Youth Peer, Counseling, Mental Health
Compass Health promotes equal treatment and equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, sexual minority status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification.
POSITION SUMMARY
Job Title: Youth Partner
Program: 600-16300 Children's Intensive
Location: Oak Harbor
Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Wage: $17.49-$30.61/hr DOE