Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:
Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization
Job Description
Group Life Counselor I On Call- Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Sea Mar is seeking an on-call Group Life Counselor at Tacoma Adult Residential Treatment Center. This direct service position includes a combination of completing admission procedures, monitoring patient’s behavior, supervising patient and assisting with milieu management and group facilitation. An entry level person is expected to have a basic understanding of how to provide the direct services listed above.
Key Responsibilities
• Maintains professional standards and follows the treatment policies and procedures of the agency, as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations, especially WAC 388-877 requirements.
• Attends regular staff meetings and in-service training for staff.
• Completes all staff responsibilities as required, with emphasis on timeliness and accuracy.
• Supports the Chemical Dependency Professional/Trainee with the patient's individualized
treatment plan as designed and implemented by the treatment team.
• Monitors the clients, log all activities in the logbook, do laundry for youth clients, clean up, and be responsible for shift activities.
Qualifications
• The person in this position must be of good character and able to maintain the understanding,
physical health, emotional stability and personality suited to meet the physical, mental,
emotional, and social needs of the adolescent and adult populations served.
• Must have good organizational and communication skills.
• This person must understand that chemical dependency is a treatable illness and a public health problem.
• Must complete an annual clinical competency test.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate boundaries in all interactions.
• The person in this position shall have no history or evidence of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of two (2) years prior to the date of employment at the facility, and no misuse of alcohol or other drugs while employed at this facility.
• This individual cannot be a person who has been convicted of a felony within the last seven years or ever been convicted of child abuse and / or any crime involving physical harm to another person nor be a perpetrator of substantiated child abuse.
• With regards to his/her driving record, this person may not have violations/accidents in excess of the limits in the table below at time of hire, or anytime thereafter.
Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive benefits package.
Starting Wage: $21.30
Work Schedule: On Call
What We Offer:
Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:
Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.
Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.
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Sea Mar Community Health Centers is a non-profit organization providing comprehensive healthcare services to diverse communities in Washington State.