What is the job?

Working Fields is seeking Peer Coaches that are trained recovery coaches in the State of Vermont or hold equivalent certification. This is a part-time peer coaching position that will work with individuals at the end of their incarceration in Vermont Prisons and continue to support post-release. All applicants must pass a Department of Corrections background check. This is a 1099 contractor position with flexible schedule. Please apply by emailing your resume and cover letter to secondchances@workingfields.com.

What is the Company?

Working Fields is a mission aligned staffing agency that utilizes the recovery coaching model to provide support to individuals placed in temporary or temp to perm work assignments with Vermont employers. Working Fields provides an opportunity for employment and provides support for daily challenges in life.

How does it work?

Working Fields uses a peer coaching model to provide support to our job seekers. For job seekers not in recovery, the peer coach functions as a life coach using the same approach. So, what is it?

• Peer coaching is one of the support systems an individual can use to help navigate the days of early recovery or other life challenges. A peer coach's primary purpose is to create a supportive environment around an individual’s personal recovery or life plan.
• Coaches help develop a personal plan by using motivational interviewing skills and assessing various domains of a person’s recovery. These domains include physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing along with basic life issues such as housing, employment, financial wellbeing, transportation, food and staples, health insurance, and any other area that may be a concern to a person’s wellbeing.
• A coach does not counsel or direct but rather provides support and helps the person stay accountable to their plan. A coach also helps refer or connect individuals to resources in the community that will be helpful to address specific needs.
  
  In the end, a peer coach provides a level of support that gives an individual a better chance of success in early recovery and overcoming life challenges which also leads to success in the workplace. Peer support is most impactful when our coaching team reflects the breadth of our employees’ lived experiences.