Do you have personal experience navigating services for your mental health? If you want to support others with your knowledge and experience, Seneca believes you may be the right person for the role. 

Now offering $1,000 sign-on Bonus for new employees!

As the Peer Partner you will provide case management, mental health, and crisis interventions as needed and collaborate with the MRT and START teams to complete risk screening and safety planning. The Peer Partner’s personal experience as a consumer of mental health services is critical to building rapport and trust with youth, and advocating for them as you provide services in the community, office, their home, school, and other locations where the youth needs support.

Now offering $1,000 sign-on bonus to new employees!

ABOUT THE PROGRAMS 

The Mobile Response Team (MRT) is a short-term program which supports youth and their families in crisis when there are concerns for immediate safety. The MRT service is intended to offer families, schools, and providers an alternative to calling 911 when law enforcement may not be necessary for the level of presenting concerns. The goal is to provide early intervention before crises escalate, to divert youth from more restrictive interventions, and reduce criminalization of mental health for youth.

The Short-Term Assessment of Resource and Treatment (START) Program provides stabilization services following a crisis involving a youth within the Pierce County community. The primary goals of the START Program are suicide prevention and safety planning, ongoing crisis management and development of coping skills for youth and their families along with collaboration with other treatment team providers serving the youth. The goal is to provide crisis stabilization and linkage to long-term services while providing same day crisis services in the home or community.

ABOUT SENECA

Seneca Family of Agencies is committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities a network of outstanding mental health, community based, and educational services. Seneca’s agency-wide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Board, Employee Resource Groups, and Language Practice Groups help our employees provide culturally and linguistically relevant services to the families we serve.

• Respond in-person to crises in the community alongside a Clinician to complete risk screenings and safety planning
• Provide guidance, coaching, and support for youth or any other natural supports 
• Help youth to build a general understanding and have a voice in navigating the systems they are involved in 
• Use knowledge of community resources, school systems or other mental health services to help youth identify and connect to a family safety network and/or a natural support team in the community.  
• Support youth in completing action steps identified by the youth and the treatment team, which may relate to education, employment, housing, benefits, etc. 
• Participate in weekly program and agency supervisions, meetings, and trainings.   
• Maintain documentation and paperwork including but not limited to, mental health notes, timecard, and expense reports.  
• Maintain a flexible schedule, that may include nights and weekends. 

• Participate in the on-call rotation. 

Required:

• Personal experience with relevant systems (i.e. Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Special Education, etc.) 

• Minimum High School diploma 
• Must be 21 years of age or older 

• Clearance of TB test, fingerprints, and any other state or federal requirements 
• Own vehicle & valid Washington driver's license and insurability by Seneca's automobile insurance carrier 
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations

Preferred:

• Experience or interest in working with youth and families
• Strong writing and organizational skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team 

• Full Time
  • Three days, 12-hour shift (Mon-Wed or Wed-Fri) 
• Flexible schedule required, with the ability to provide on-call weekend and holiday rotation coverage 

• Starting at $21.00- $23.50 per hour. Effective July 9th: This position will start at $23.69 - 26.19 per hour
• Actual salary is dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
• $1,000 sign-on Bonus
• Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
• Salary increases each year
• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and chiropractic coverage, as well as partially paid premiums for dependents
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• 5 weeks of flexible Paid Time Off and 11 Paid Holidays
• We provide a 403b Retirement Plan
• Scholarship opportunities, ongoing training, and professional development opportunities