Yhdp Peer Support Care Coordinator

WE OFFER EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

• FREE Employee Medical Insurance
• FREE Employee Dental Insurance
• FREE Employee Vision Insurance
• 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

Mission of Catholic Charities

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.

Job Summary

This position is responsible to identify, connect, and engage young people experiencing housing instability with peer support services and resources. This position will assist in making system improvements through participation in local, regional, and state-wide decision-making bodies.

Catholic Charities is committed to providing a competitive wage and benefits package.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

This position is responsible for providing peer support services for LOFT youth and YYA engaging in services at The Spark. The Peer Support Care Coordinator will perform this job successfully by performing each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job. Shift and weekend work required.

• Provide Peer Support services-per SAMSHSA best practice guidelines--to young people accessing housing and support services.

• Support a caseload of youth experiencing homelessness--empowering them to problem solve and find their own solutions, while teaching them how to navigate a variety of community-based services and organizations.

• Provide consistency and support to promote progress and accountability.

• Develop and maintain good community partnerships and have up-to-date knowledge of resources for individuals experiencing homelessness.

• Collaborate with other teams and providers to ensure young people are connected to appropriate services.

• Provide aftercare follow-up services to young people involved in the local system for youth experiencing homelessness.

• Attend staff meetings and other local, regional, and state meetings as assigned.

• Facilitate and coordinate the local Youth Action Board and uplift concerns monthly to the Anchor Community Initiative Team.

• Coordinate with Youth Services Manager to conduct community outreach, marketing and coalition building.

• Coordinate with BMAC Outreach Navigators and other relevant resources to ensure young people engage in ACI efforts, and our local system of care to secure long-term resources and other needed services the youth we serve identify.

• Collaborate with ACI to include attending Core Team meetings, ACI Youth & Community Engagement strategy meetings, recurring meetings with AWHWA staff and regular communication with the Walla Walla ACI county Coordinator and Community Lead regarding youth engagement at the YAB and progress toward ending youth homelessness and other ACI goals.

• Participate in on-going data collection efforts.

• Assist with coordination of Regional and State Youth for Youth (Y4Y) board meetings.

• Advocate, educate, and make recommendations to improve local, regional, and state homeless youth systems based on feedback from young people in the region.

• Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness.

• Maintain professional boundaries and participate in training as required.

• Implement core principles and evidence-based practices including, but not limited to: Positive Youth Development, Trauma Informed Care, and Youth Mental Health First Aid.

• Participate in creating and maintaining a workplace that values diversity and is free of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other discriminatory practices.

• 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 the supervisor.

• As a mandated reporter, follow 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 neglect.

• Obtain Peer Certification from DBHR within 6 months of employment.

• Accurately account for time worked according to agency standards.

• Adheres to the tenants of Catholic Social Teaching.

• Performs related functions as assigned to support program success as well as the mission and core values of Catholic Charities.

Job Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must meet the minimum qualifications listed below. These qualifications are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform this job.

Minimum Required Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of successful work experience.
• Lived experience that allows the successful candidate to understand and relate to program youth.

Facility License Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must complete and submit all documentation and trainings, including annual service trainings, as required by Catholic Charities Eastern Washington and all external licensing agencies.

Certificates/Licenses: To

perform this job successfully an individual must have a valid Driver's License, must successfully pass a background check applicable to position and must obtain DBHR Peer Training certification within 6 months of start date.

Certificates/Licenses: To perform this job successfully an individual must:

• Successfully pass background checks applicable to the position.

• Possess a valid Driver's License and ability to drive for work use.

• Physical Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to:

• Regularly stand, climb, walk, hear/listen, talk.

• Occasionally

lift up to 10 pounds, pull/push, carry, grasp, reach, stoop, kneel.

• Occasionally

• Clearly see 20+ feet, with or without corrective lenses, ability to focus.

Mental & Other Skills/Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the:

• Adaptability: ability to adapt to changes, delays, or unexpected events in the work environment; ability to manage competing demands and prioritize tasks; ability to change approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Analytical Ability: ability to maintain focus for extended periods of time; ability to complete research projects with resourcefulness and persistence; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information; ability to use intuition and experience to complement existing data.
• Attendance: ability to consistently arrive and be able to work as scheduled.
• Computer/Technical Ability: proficient in the use of: Word Processing software, Spreadsheet software, Internet software, database software.
• Dependability: ability to follow instructions, both in written and verbal format; ability to respond to management direction; ability to complete tasks on time or notify the appropriate person with an alternate plan when necessary.
• Interpersonal Skills: ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with others, excellent customer service skills and a strong overall understanding of appropriate human relations. Practices cultural humility in interacting with clients, program partners, and colleagues.
• Judgment: ability to make prudent and timely decisions; ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment; ability to explain reasoning for decisions.
• Language Ability: ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Motor Coordination: the ability to coordinate eyes, hands, fingers, and feet accurately and handle precise movements.
• Problem Solving Ability: ability to identify and/or prevent problems before they occur; ability to formulate alternative solutions to problems when necessary; ability to transfer learning from past experiences to new experiences of similar nature.
• Quality Management: ability to complete duties, on time and with absolute precision, at least 95% of the time; ability to edit the accuracy and thoroughness of one's work as well as the work of others; ability to constructively apply feedback to improve performance, ability to generate ideas to improve and promote quality in work.
• Reasoning Ability: ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Supervisory Skills:

this job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Workplace Environmental Conditions

While performing the essential duties/responsibilities of this job, the employee will be:

• Noise Conditions: exposed during a shift to constant or intermittent sounds at moderate to loud levels of sound dependent upon the activities of the LOFT.

• Exposure to Trauma: Employees of Catholic Charities Eastern Washington provide direct services to vulnerable community members including those who have behavioral health challenges and those who have been exposed to trauma.