🚀 Peer Counselor - North Seattle

Peer Counselor

Location: North Seattle, 13555 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98133

Salary: $28.00 Hourly

Shift: 7:00–3:30 pm or 8:00–4:30 pm, Monday–Friday

What You'll Do

• Help clients identify and work toward wellness goals, encouraging personal responsibility for recovery.
• Encourage clients to develop natural social support by engaging with the community.
• Adhere to the Harm Reduction Model, treating all individuals with respect, compassion, and dignity.
• Provide outreach, engagement, and ongoing support as a member of the treatment team.
• Use personal recovery experience to offer guidance to clients and families.
• Assist counselors/case managers in assessment and development of individual therapeutic plans.
• Crisis stabilization, including suicide watch and monitoring risk.
• Advocate for clients and coordinate referrals with community agencies.
• Maintain working relationships with community and government agencies and other professionals.
• Provide consultation and education services to partner organizations.
• Monitor neighborhood center activities.
• Perform front‑desk reception duties as needed.
• Support the mission with all other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

• Certification in Peer Counseling (required).
• Experience in social services or substance use disorder treatment (preferred; OTP experience preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and knowledge of substance use treatment and counseling.
• Computer literate; basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and electronic medical record systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse client population.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills.
• Conduct all business activities in a professional and ethical manner.
• Maintain current testing, screening, and credentialing as required.
• Valid WA State driver’s license (other vehicle preferred). Ability to travel as needed (minimal).
• Evening, weekend, and some Saturday hours may be required.

Benefits

• Impactful work: key role in maintaining safe, functional, and welcoming healthcare spaces.
• Career growth: learn and develop skills while making a tangible difference.
• Compensation: quarterly bonus plan launching in Q4; earn 8–16% of quarterly pay for hitting key targets. Annual COLA adjustments may be offered.
• Exciting environment: daily variety and new challenges.

EEO Statement

We Care Daily Clinics is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, or marital status. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

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