Peer Support Specialist/Counselor (Multilingual)
$43,534,400–$65,416,000 year
On-siteBeaverton, Oregon, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate case management services by monitoring client progress, providing referrals, and advocating for individuals accessing Medicaid and essential services. Deliver emotional and adjustment support alongside parenting education and mental health resources to refugee and immigrant families. Facilitate cultural adjustment groups, conduct outreach, and guide clients toward educational and job opportunities. Transport clients between community-based settings, partner agencies, and homes while navigating various environments and weather conditions. Maintain medication compliance and encourage adherence to treatment plans. Requires Certified Peer Support Specialist certification, fluency in English and Arabic, Dari, Spanish, or Kurdish, and a valid driver's license.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 1 year of related experience; working with refugee/immigrant youth and families, coordinating treatment teams, strengths-based planning, or similar
- Lived experience that enhances relatability to clients being served
- HS diploma or equivalent
- Certified Peer Support Specialist (PSS) or Family Peer Support Specialist (FSS)
- Fluency in English and Arabic, Dari, Spanish, or Kurdish
- Basic mastery of business applications and productivity suites
- Demonstrates resilience, awareness and self-regulation in navigating challenges, conflict and obstacles/barriers
- Thrives in a diverse and multicultural environment; works with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies to enhance end-user experiences throughout the service lifecycle
- Demonstrates exceptional commitment to serving and advocating for diverse and marginalized populations
- Successfully completes tasks in a low / moderately noisy environment
- Interacts with others and performs tasks in-person and through the use of technology, with moderate periods of stationary activity and moderate periods of increased physical activity including and not limited to sitting, walking, standing
- Moves equipment/materials weighing up to 25 pounds
- Travels between worksites regularly; responsible for transporting clients in personal and/or agency vehicle, which requires valid driver's license, auto insurance, and motor vehicle records clearance
- Works in a variety of settings, including and not limited to LCSNW office locations, partner agency and community-based settings, client home/community settings, outdoor settings in varying weather conditions, and faith-based settings such as churches
- Meets LCSNW criminal background clearance requirements and other job-relevant clearances as required by the State or program
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