Youth Support Partner - Bellingham Children's Intensive Services

YOUTH SUPPORT PARTNER

BELLINGHAM, WA

Compass Health is currently looking for a Youth Support Partner to join the Children’s Intensive Services program in Bellingham!

Our Bellingham WISe team is small but mighty! We are a group of compassionate, tenacious, and resourceful people who are dedicated to serving our clients and community.

Children’s Intensive Outpatient Services supports children and their families in their community in a least restrictive environment using the Wraparound process. Wraparound works to honor the family voice and choice, identify strengths, build natural supports, and foster self-sufficiency. Wraparound teams provide comprehensive behavioral health services and supports to Medicaid-eligible individuals, up to 21 years of age, with complex behavioral health needs and their families. The goal of the program is for eligible youth to live and thrive in their homes and communities, as well as to avoid or reduce disruptive out-of-home placements. Assessment, treatment, and support services are provided in the youth and family’s natural setting, where needs and challenges present themselves (such as the home, school, and community). Families report excellent outcomes including, youth/family stability, increased support, connection to their community, and hope for the future.

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.

This position requires a flexible schedule with evening and weekend hours both in the office, in the client home, and in the community. Youth Support Partners work with the client to help support their engagement and active participation in making informed decisions to drive the wraparound process. The Youth Support Partners ensure each client is heard and their individual needs are being addressed and met. Youth Support 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.

What you will be carrying along

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. AA or BA Degree in a related field preferred.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Completion of the online modules and application for the Certified Peer Counselor credential through the Department of Health prior to start date.
• Complete in-person/live certification source within 90 days of hire. Current Peer Counselor Certification preferred.
• Personal experience accessing and receiving mental health services.
• Individuals who do not already hold a license or associate license through the Washington State Department of Health must submit Agency Affiliated Counselor application upon hire and be approved by the DOH.
• Experience as a Peer Counselor preferred.
• Experience in medical, mental health or social services field preferred.
• Some knowledge of child development, behavior management and pare