Description

 Work at Evergreen Treatment Services and make a difference in our community! 

• ETS has been working to transform the lives of individuals and their communities through innovative and effective addiction and social services in Western Washington for over 50 years. Learn more about our mission and values.
• Change begins within. We strive to foster and sustain a diverse and inclusive community within our organization. Find out how we are working to achieve racial equity, health equity, and community justice.
• Our Clinic Services and REACH teams bring critical professional expertise and heartfelt compassion to the work they do every day to serve our most vulnerable community members. Check out the compelling stories told by our patients, clients, and staff members that provide more information and a clear picture regarding our organization’s essential work. 

This important role helps ETS accomplish our mission!

The Community Based Safety Specialist is responsible for the safety of the Mobile Medication Unit (MMU) and ETS/REACH staff. This position oversees safety and client engagement while out in the community while also being responsible for safely transporting staff both to and from the Treatment in Motion (TIM) location. This position oversees safety and client engagement while out in the community. This position will foster relationships and community building by providing patient-centered services from a harm reduction perspective utilizing motivational interviewing, therapeutic verbal de-escalation, and trauma- informed care approaches.

• This position is full-time onsite, located at ETS' clinic facility in Olympia, WA and ETS' Mobile Unit in Mason County, WA.
• The annual salary for this position is $54,080 - $57,200, hourly rate is $26.00 to $27.50. ETS strives to achieve pay equity and transparency as part of our goal to create an equitable workplace. 
• The hours for this position are: 5 AM - 1:30 PM, Tuesday through Saturday.

What you contribute to this role – Responsibilities:

•  Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness. 
• Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism.
• Carries out the safe operation and driving of a 20-foot RV-style vehicle in areas of high traffic.
• Drives large shuttle transport vehicle, transporting clinic patients to and from dosing appointments at local opioid-treatment clinics.
• Sets up and breaks down a mobile treatment facility in an urban environment.
• Develops professional rapport and trusting relationships with patients through respectful, person-centered engagement practices.
• Orients new patients to the remote TIM location and patient flow in and out of the space while maintaining a hospitable and friendly demeanor.
• Monitors patients’ activities within the immediate vicinity of the remote treatment location with the intent to address any potential safety risks or violations of program rules and regulations.
• Submits incident reports or other relevant documentation when appropriate, and monitors and reports hazardous materials and conditions.
• Works in collaboration with Counselors and Case Managers to support individual service plans for patients with challenging behaviors.
• Upholds strict patient confidentiality and safeguards sensitive security-related information, including logs and reports.
• Conducts twice-daily safety inspection of mobile treatment unit both in the check-out and check-in of the vehicle to its secured location through the completion of a verified checklist; also monitors security cameras and control systems. 
• Routinely maintains critical functions to the operation of the mobile treatment vehicle such as; fill-and-dump of gray water tank, tire pressure checks, fluid level checks, filling of the gas tank.
• Assists with receiving and stocking supplies for the mobile treatment unit.
• Assists police, fire, EMS, and all other emergency service providers in the performance of their duties while responding to the remote treatment location.
• Responds to all mobile treatment facility alarm activations including but not limited to security, duress, fire, and intrusion alarms.
• Helps implement systems to support patients with behavioral issues in a highly stimulating urban environment.
• Attends ETS team meetings and other required meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you bring to this role – Qualifications:

Education and/or Relevant and Lived Experience:

• High School graduation or equivalent.
• Customer service experience and/or training.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.
• Previous experience in a safety-related role, especially with individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
• Experience in opioid treatment is desired, though not required. Previous experience with substance use disorder treatment is a plus.

Knowledge and Skills 

• An understanding of racial justice and social equity and a commitment to helping create an equitable environment for all ETS clients and patients as well as fellow staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, patients, and staff from a wide variety of ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Capability to navigate large vehicles in an urban setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and verbal/ written communication skills. 
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload, work independently, and complete tasks timely and efficiently.
• Dependable, able to work under pressure, receptive to change, willingness to learn, cooperative approach to problem solving.
• Flexible team player, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion when handling highly sensitive information.
• Ability to set boundaries, resolve conflict and de-escalate issues.
• Computer literate, with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, as well as a high level of initiative in keeping current with technological change.

Additional Essential Information:
Physical Requirements:

• The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear; frequently required to stand, walk, and kneel; occasionally to climb balance, or stoop; rarely to crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, color, and peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Equipment Used:

• Computer, photocopier, fax machine, phone, cell phone, and backpack.

If you're a dedicated and compassionate individual ready to make a difference in the lives of others, we invite you to join our team as a Community-Based Safety Specialist. Together, we can create safer, healthier communities for all. Apply today!

Inclusivity and Reasonable Accommodation:

• Evergreen Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
• ETS will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship for ETS. We also seek to provide reasonable accommodation for the interview process.

Check Out ETS’ Excellent Benefits - Part of Your Total Rewards Package in this Role!
Key Benefits:

• Medical and Dental benefits, as well as voluntary Vision benefits.
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer match starting at 2% at 1 year, and Roth IRA.
• Basic Life/ADD/FSA tax saving accounts for health and dependent care.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), voluntary long-term disability coverage.
• Vacation (starting at 2 weeks/year at 6 months), Sick leave (24 days/year at 6 months).
• Mental health leave (12 days/year).
• Holidays (12 days/year) and one Floating Holiday per year.

Exceptional Perks:

• Wellness stipend ($50/month) to use for wellness benefits such as massage, fitness classes, gym membership, meditation, therapy, park passes, etc.
• Transportation stipend ($40/month) and mileage and parking reimbursement when traveling.
• License renewal reimbursement (variable) and tuition/training assistance (variable).
• Referral bonus ($100/$250) and sign-on bonuses for some positions at certain times.
• Longevity awards ($50 - $750 over milestone anniversaries, and for REACH programs).
• Discounts for Woodland Park Zoo, Verizon Wireless, and Corporate Shopping.
• Professional development: ETS is committed to supporting all staff on their career paths so that ETS is a place to join and contribute fully in the short term and also grow and thrive long-term.

Explore Working at ETS and Apply for This Position! 

• To learn more about ETS, visit our website at www.evergreentreatment.org. 
•  To apply for this position, click here. ETS HR staff will respond to your application soon.

Evergreen Treatment Services acknowledges that we are on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.