Compass Health
Crisis Outreach Peer Specialist - FT - NOC Shift
Compass Health, Bellingham, Washington, us, 98227
Certified Peer Specialist – Mobile Crisis Outreach Team
Bellingham, WA | Full-Time | 12 Hour Shifts
Shift: Mon-Wed 10pm - 10am, Thurs 12pm - 2pm
Who You'll Be Working With The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) provides mobile, on-demand behavioral health crisis support to individuals of all ages throughout the community. Whether in homes, shelters, schools, or on the streets, MCOT engages clients experiencing mental health or substance use crises, helping them stabilize, navigate challenges, and access further care using trauma-informed, culturally responsive, recovery-based methods.
What You’ll Be Doing As a Peer Counselor, you will use your lived experience with behavioral health to connect with individuals in crisis, offering hope, encouragement, and tools for recovery. Your role is vital in helping clients feel heard, empowered, and supported.
Provide peer support and mentorship
to promote hope and self-determination
Help clients
navigate community and natural supports , including treatment resources
Validate clients’ lived experience and
offer encouragement through shared understanding
Support family/natural supports with information and empathy
Collaborate with clinical staff in setting and reviewing client-centered goals
Monitor symptoms and behaviors as part of a multi-disciplinary team
What You Bring
Lived experience
with behavioral health or substance use challenges (required)
Washington State Peer Counselor Certification
(preferred)
Valid WA Driver’s License and vehicle insurance, if applicable
DOH Agency Affiliated Counselor application (required upon hire if not licensed)
Passion for advocacy and belief in recovery
What We Offer
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
at NO COST to full-time employees
16 days
paid vacation
in your first year
12
sick days
+ 1
wellness day
13
paid holidays
(11 standard + 2 of your choice)
Professional development funds
+
paid education leave
403(b) retirement plan with
2% match
after 1 year
A values-driven culture focused on growth, inclusion, and work/life balance
About Compass Health Compass Health is Northwest Washington’s largest private, non-profit provider of behavioral health services. We serve Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties through innovative, person-centered care for children, families, and adults.
Learn more at www.compasshealth.org
Equal Opportunity Statement Compass Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting equity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification.
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Shift: Mon-Wed 10pm - 10am, Thurs 12pm - 2pm
Who You'll Be Working With The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) provides mobile, on-demand behavioral health crisis support to individuals of all ages throughout the community. Whether in homes, shelters, schools, or on the streets, MCOT engages clients experiencing mental health or substance use crises, helping them stabilize, navigate challenges, and access further care using trauma-informed, culturally responsive, recovery-based methods.
What You’ll Be Doing As a Peer Counselor, you will use your lived experience with behavioral health to connect with individuals in crisis, offering hope, encouragement, and tools for recovery. Your role is vital in helping clients feel heard, empowered, and supported.
Provide peer support and mentorship
to promote hope and self-determination
Help clients
navigate community and natural supports , including treatment resources
Validate clients’ lived experience and
offer encouragement through shared understanding
Support family/natural supports with information and empathy
Collaborate with clinical staff in setting and reviewing client-centered goals
Monitor symptoms and behaviors as part of a multi-disciplinary team
What You Bring
Lived experience
with behavioral health or substance use challenges (required)
Washington State Peer Counselor Certification
(preferred)
Valid WA Driver’s License and vehicle insurance, if applicable
DOH Agency Affiliated Counselor application (required upon hire if not licensed)
Passion for advocacy and belief in recovery
What We Offer
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
at NO COST to full-time employees
16 days
paid vacation
in your first year
12
sick days
+ 1
wellness day
13
paid holidays
(11 standard + 2 of your choice)
Professional development funds
+
paid education leave
403(b) retirement plan with
2% match
after 1 year
A values-driven culture focused on growth, inclusion, and work/life balance
About Compass Health Compass Health is Northwest Washington’s largest private, non-profit provider of behavioral health services. We serve Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties through innovative, person-centered care for children, families, and adults.
Learn more at www.compasshealth.org
Equal Opportunity Statement Compass Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting equity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification.
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