About Greater Lakes Mental Health

Greater Lakes Mental Health is a key component of MultiCare’s Behavioral Health Network, providing mental health and substance use disorder treatment for over 10,000 individuals annually across Pierce County. Providing services for adults, children, and families with Medicaid coverage, Greater Lakes offers 6 convenient mental health care locations including a 16-bed inpatient facility covering medically necessary voluntary and involuntary services to adults. Our experienced teams, veteran nurses, and robust training plans are designed to support your success and growth in facilitating recovery-oriented and trauma-informed treatment.

FTE: 1 , Shift: Day, Schedule: 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday

Position Summary

The Mental Health Specialist Community (MHS) functions as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary treatment team responsible for providing outreach and assistance to persons with serious mental illness who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. As a Mental Health Specialist you will assist clients in successfully transitioning from homelessness; secure funding, food, transportation, medical services, and other social services as needed and connect and refer clients to community mental health and substance use treatment centers.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree required; preferably in human service field such as Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, etc; Certification as a Level 2 Psychiatric Technician through the American Association of Psychiatric Technicians (AAPT) may be accepted in lieu of the degree, at the discretion of the hiring manager and Human Potential
• Must be eligible and apply for a Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor within 30 days and obtain within 90 days of placement in job, unless a higher credential is held
• One (1) year of mental health direct care experience required; experience in inpatient setting preferred
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider card through American Heart Association

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $21.05 - $30.29 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.