CTHCA Peer Counselor, MB-50111

CLOSING DATE: November 30, 2026

POSITION: Peer Counselor

SALARY: $32.96-38.59, per hour DOE

REPORTS TO: Clinical Director

LOCATION: Nespelem, Washington

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Relevant lived experience that supports effective peer-to-peer connection with individuals or families affected by behavioral health challenges, substance use, grief, trauma, recovery, or significant life crisis.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required peer-support certification or credentialing, if applicable to assigned duties or funding requirements.
• Must successfully complete required background checks and meet CTHCA employment requirements.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License and ability to travel throughout the CTHCA service area.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call response as assigned.
• Knowledge of peer-support principles, trauma-informed care, grief and loss, crisis response, recovery, resilience, and community-based support, or the ability to obtain such knowledge through required training.
• Ability to provide empathetic, nonjudgmental support to individuals and families experiencing intense grief, trauma, fear, anger, confusion, or emotional distress.
• Ability to remain calm, dependable, and professional in emotionally charged, unpredictable, or high-stress situations.
• Ability to recognize when immediate clinical, medical, or emergency intervention is needed and to follow established escalation and safety procedures without attempting to provide services outside the position's scope.
• Ability to use personal lived experience appropriately as a peer-support tool while maintaining professional boundaries and respecting the experiences and choices of others.
• Knowledge of local behavioral health, substance use, grief, medical, social service, cultural, and community resources, or the ability to learn available resources.
• Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to verbal and non-verbal social cues, including when an individual or family needs privacy, space, or wishes to end an interaction.
• Demonstrates sound judgment and respect for personal and cultural boundaries by providing support without becoming intrusive, overstaying, pressuring individuals to engage, or imposing personal beliefs or expectations.
• Ability to meet individuals and families where they are, accept their choices and responses without judgment or blame, and understand when to offer support, when to step back, and when referral or additional assistance is appropriate.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate respectfully with individuals, families, providers, first responders, community partners, and CTHCA team members.
• Ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and to provide culturally responsive support within Tribal and community settings.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, document objectively, and manage sensitive information appropriately.
• Ability to work independently in the field while maintaining communication with supervision and following established procedures.
• Ability to use electronic health records, email, Microsoft Office applications, mobile devices, and other technology required for communication and documentation.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License and ability to meet applicable CTHCA vehicle insurance requirements.

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

INFORMATION: Matilda Bob. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) 634-2800 matilda.bob.ohc@colvilletribes.com