Peer Support & Crisis Response Coordinator (PS5) - Regions 1 & 2

at  State of Washington Dept of Children Youth and Families

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Job Title: Peer Support & Crisis Response Coordinator (PS5)
Location: Region 1 & 2 Areas, WA – Flexible/Hybrid – As this position covers Regions 1 and 2 in their respective offices, the incumbent must live within these areas. View our current region areas here.
Closes: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Salary: $ 5,479 - $ 7,368 Monthly

We are currently searching for a Peer Support & Crisis Response Coordinator (Program Specialist 5) who can lead a team serving all divisions and programs in DCYF’s Regions 1 and 2. Our program provides trauma-informed and healing-centered practices to staff in need of support while they serve the communities around us. If you are a compassionate and thoughtful individual who wants to make a difference, we encourage you to apply today.
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| Required Qualifications:

• Eight (8) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience (applicable work, lived, or volunteer) related to planning, administering, developing, or delivering social service programs.OR
• An Associate’s degree in mental health, social services, or a related field.
• Six (6) years of experience (applicable work, lived, or volunteer) related to planning, administering, developing, or delivering social service programs.OR
• A Bachelor’s degree in mental health, social services, or a related field.
• Four (4) years of experience (applicable work, lived, or volunteer) related to planning, administering, developing, or delivering social service programs

| In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Demonstrated advanced level knowledge of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and working with vulnerable persons.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver or train in crisis response, peer support, trauma-informed, and wellness practices

• Implement and monitor performance and compliance with Peer Support and Crisis Response practice by gathering, reviewing, and analyzing statewide peer support and crisis response data.
• Track data relating to critical incidences, frequency of responses, number of staff involved and receiving services, and make recommendations to management and leadership based on qualitative data received by staff engaging in these services.
• Conduct quality assurance audits related to key practice and performance measures within the peer support and crisis response program.
• Develop monthly reports for management that identify peer support and crisis response trends, compliance, and recommended legislative or policy changes related to this work.
• Provide and develop recommendations for statewide process improvement, identifying areas of needed focus and ensuring that strategic measures are met.
• Track and monitor the validity of training materials used by staff statewide and coordinate updates to training materials as needed by providing expert feedback around best practices.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and facilitate individual/group peer support activities, including one-on-one sessions, mentorship, drop-in groups, debriefings, and training.
• Triage and respond to Administrative Incident Reporting System reports to respond and support agency staff.

| Required Qualifications:

• Eight (8) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience (applicable work, lived, or volunteer) related to planning, administering, developing, or delivering social service programs.OR
• An Associate’s degree in mental health, social services, or a related field.
• Six (6) years of experience (applicable work, lived, or volunteer) related to planning, administering, developing, or delivering social service programs.OR
• A Bachelor’s degree in mental health, social services, or a related field.
• Four (4) years of experience (applicable work, lived, or volunteer) related to planning, administering, developing, or delivering social service programs.

Note(s):
Degree must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org.
*Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S. Incomplete applications may be screened out of the recruitment process. *

| In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Demonstrated advanced level knowledge of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and working with vulnerable persons.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver or train in crisis response, peer support, trauma-informed, and wellness practices.