Mental Health Provider/Certified Peer Counselor

Prepared on June 25, 2025

Department	Behavioral Health
Reports To	Health Director
Type of Employment	Full-Time
Work Hours	Monday - Friday
FLSA Status	Exempt
Salary	$80,000 - $93,000 DOE

Summary

The Shoalwater Bay Behavioral Health Program provides services to people of all ages in the Shoalwater Bay community, and Natives and non-natives in the vicinity. The Youth and Family Mental Health Professional provides counseling and crisis intervention services to children, adolescents, and families in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and with Behavioral Health policies and procedures. Certified Peer Counselors share lived experiences with individuals seeking healing from substance use and mental health disorders. They help people to create their own recovery plans and develop their own healing pathways. These services are provided using appropriate individual counseling, including but not limited to couples and family therapy, group counseling, educational classes, and case management.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned.

Coordinates, and manages an ongoing caseload of 30-35 clients.
Provides individual, couples, family and group counseling, intake and assessment, diagnosis, crisis intervention, and follow up services.
Administer and interpret tests and measures of psychosocial functioning.
Develops treatment interventions and associated recommendations for clients in addition to providing active case management.
Promotes culturally relevant client care and treatment.
Utilizes evidenced based practices such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, MI, and other specialized applications to support client identified goals which promote overall stabilization of disorders and resolution of trauma Anxiety and/or Depression.
Provides tools for regulating emotions, relationship building, social emotional skills and executive function development.
Participates in staff meetings, consultations, case presentations and training programs.
Provides educational services (i.e., parenting classes, skill-building classes) as well as community and school trainings and presentations.
Maintains client progress and provides outreach and advocacy to help people attain their highest degree of health and independence.
Provides ongoing outreach to children, youth, parents, schools, and communities to ensure awareness of community needs and service availability.
Develops and maintains positive relations with community referral sources.
Advocates and facilitates the delivery of medical/psychiatric, cared coordination, housing, employment, and educational services.
Assists with facilitating client disability applications, developmental and psychological assessment and/or referral for vocational services. Develop and maintain cooperative, constructive relationships with families of clients.
Works to ensure current and accurate documentation of care is provided to individual clients or those participating in group settings as is appropriate for both compliance with related regulations, WAC codes, RCWs and Shoalwater Bay policies and procedures.
Provides necessary agency and program statistical information and information necessary for program/services evaluation.
Maintains case records in an accurate and timely manner; develops and maintains current crisis plan.
Meets with clinical supervisor on a regular basis and attends required meetings, consultations, and trainings.
Actively collaborates with other integrated health care staff for optimal client health while also referring for additional psychiatric, medical, dental, specialty services as pertinent to client needs.
Provides telemedicine/telehealth from other secure locations which prescribes to accepted standardized guidelines as dictated for privacy and confidentiality of patient care. (as necessary)
Participates in the Tribe’s quality improvement and planning activities as necessary.
Works cooperatively with the Health Director, Wellness Center Staff.
Observes strict patient confidentiality, and all pertinent requirements of HIPAA and any other confidentiality regulations.
Performs any additional reasonable roles and responsibilities as determined necessary by the Health Director.

Certified Peer Counselor Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Certified Peer Counselor engages, inspires, and facilitates meaningful conversations assisting individuals to explore, create, and meet their own recovery goals.

Provides peer counseling to individuals and their families.
Provide case management, ensuring effective communication with those involved in the recovery healing process, including school administrators, law enforcement, attorneys, etc.
Facilitate support groups, workshops and education classes focused on recovery on various topics.
Build awareness of recovery in the community through education and related community events.
Help identify new and existing resources for our members.
Facilitate communication between individuals in recovery healing process and other healthcare and support professionals.
Coordinate with outside recovery support services.

Supervisory Requirements

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience and Eduction

American Indian/Alaskan Native preference.

Master’s of Arts in Applied Psychology or Master’s Degree in Social Services field or related field (Psychology, Mental Health Counseling).
Meet all conditions of Washington State Mental Health professional license.
Must hold or obtain within 6 months of employment a Washington State approved Certified Peer Counselor certificate.
Experience working with neuro-diverse children and youth.
Experience in working with youth, adolescents, and families.
Experience in leading groups, trainings, and workshops.
Experience working with diversified, ethnic/cultural populations.
Ability to pass criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen.
Maintains current CPR certification.

Must keep up to date certification CEU’s to provide services to clients.

Skills

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of treatment approaches for individuals with special needs, neurodiversity, and family counseling and support, crisis intervention and brief therapy. Strong knowledge or therapeutic orientation of evidenced based practices, notably trauma related approaches.
Knowledge of group process.
Ability to develop and monitor goal-directed treatment relationships.
Knowledge of treatment approaches for clients, and the ability to work with clients experiencing substance use and mental health related issues.
Ability to develop community resources and market services.
Ability to continue training through the Bridge training program to become a Certified Peer Counselor.
Must demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences.

Safety:

Demonstrates knowledge of CDC, Dept. of Health, OSHA standard as it applies to the clinic environment.
Adheres to universal precautions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed in such a position.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Basic mathematical skills; addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals and fractions.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

Must hold or obtain, either an LMHC-A, LMHC, LMFT, and Certified Peer Counselor certificate.

Essential Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical – Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data.

Client Service – Manages difficult or emotional client situations, responds promptly to clients needs, collects client’s feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Technical Skills: Assess own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.

Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control.

Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; present numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Ethics – Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.

Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization’s goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.

Motivation – Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Professionalism – Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.

Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Initiative – Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and stand. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Common health clinic environment.

At-Will Employment

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job related instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

INDIAN PREFERENCE

Indian preference will be exercised in the hiring of this position in accordance with Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe’s policy 181 within the Tribes Employee Handbook.

Benefits

After 60 days of employment

Medical
Vision
Dental
Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage
Short term disability
Long term disability
Disability resources

After 90 days of employment

Annual Leave accrual
Sick Leave accrual
Bereavement Leave
Military Leave
Jury Duty Leave
Paid Holidays

After 1 year of employment

401K contribution

Work Location	Work on Location Premises 2373 Old Tokeland Rd. Bldg E Tokeland, WA 98590
Job Posting Valid Through	Valid until filled
Position Start Date	Immediately