Addiction counselor Jobs in Tacoma, WA

Overview

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PEER COUNSELOR (YOUTH PARTNER)

UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA

(SERVING PIERCE COUNTY IN THE TACOMA, WA AREA)

WHO WE ARE :

We are a values-driven organization, providing family oriented behavioral health care for children, youth and families, provided primarily in their own home and community. Our enthusiastic clinical teams provide whatever is needed to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity. With sites located in Aberdeen, Bremerton, Burien, Olympia, Shelton, Tacoma, Tukwila, University Place, Vancouver, Yelm, WA and Portland Oregon. We offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ almost 800 energetic and compassionate employees.

WHAT WE VALUE :

Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff!

WHAT WE OFFER :

• Excellent starting pay range :  $25.18 - $27.07 per hour

Additional Pay for :

BENEFITS :

Training and Supervision :

We strive to help children and families live together safely and securely with hope and promise. At times we serve as a catalyst for change, offering new approaches and challenging long-standing service traditions in community behavioral health. We behave with Humility, Passion for our Mission, and Compassion and Respectful Interactions. We value learning and offer alternatives and we stand strong to help child-serving systems understand our alternative paradigm while strengthening partnerships. We do not compromise our values!

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

CPC (Youth Partners) collaborate, provide support and help facilitate services for youth and their families receiving Family Behavioral Health Services. Working as a member of a team, the Youth Partner helps a youth voice their own perspective and assure that other team members are able to understand their perspective and use that perspective in treatment planning. This position helps youth, parents and families achieve confidence in their abilities to team on a recovery journey and maintain hope for their success after formal behavioral health services have been completed.

Emphasis is on achieving incredible outcomes with children, youth and families by actively partnering with them along with their natural and community services and supports to achieve long term safety and stability in our neighborhoods and communities.

This position will be based out of the FBH Westside site, located in University Place, WA. This position requires scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of youth and families served. The services we offer will be provided in community-based settings and in family homes.

A full job description with qualifications may be shared with candidates identified for an interview.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING IN A CANDIDATE :

ABOUT TACOMA :

Urbanites are drawn to downtown Tacoma for its competitively priced living spaces with sweeping views of Mt. Rainier, city and water views, while families gravitate toward Tacoma’s charming, affordable neighborhoods with big city amenities. Tacoma, conveniently located on the I-5 corridor, easily accessible to Seattle. Enjoy all the area has to offer :

If you are passionate about providing strength-based mental health services for children, youth and their family we would love to hear from you and have you apply.

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