Certified Peer Recovery Coach (2 Full Time Positions Available)

Volunteers of America Northern New England serves people and communities in need and measures company success in positive changes in the lives of individuals and communities we serve. We provide competitive wages, excellent benefits, and highly rewarding opportunities. It is more than a job when you are making a difference.

Position Title: Peer Recovery Coach

Two (2) Full time positions available

Location: Belfast, ME

This is a community based position. There is an office provided but the position requires community outreach and travel. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation is required. Some responsibilities also require working within a correctional facility.

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

Position Overview: A Peer Recovery Coach will serve as personal guide and mentor for people seeking all paths of recovery from SUD/OUD, helping them remove barriers and navigate systems to meet their treatment, wellness, and recovery support goals. The right individual must be highly motivated, be a facilitative leader, and have excellent communications, mobilization, social media and community relations skills. The Peer Recovery Coach must have an appreciation and affinity for those persons and families in addiction recovery and have either lived experiences or a strong understanding of the recovery community.

Essential Job Functions:

• Meet regularly with individuals in recovery to support their recovery needs and goals, including to develop and implement a wellness plan.
• Provide non-clinical, peer support that helps people stay engaged in recovery and reduce the likelihood of recurrence.
• Focus on issues such as building a new community of friends, finding housing, and employment.
• Assist individual to access needed services and resources, and to navigate health care and social service systems.
• Help address barriers to independence and recovery.
• Transport individuals in the Agency vehicle as required.
• Ensure compliance with all data tracking and reporting.
• Participate in required trainings and meetings.
• Submit required program reports and timekeeping in a timely manner.
• Conduct outreach/education about recovery coach program
• Adhere to the following guiding principles of recovery coaching: (1) Recovery coaching is a strengths-based approach to recovery (rather than focusing on the pathology of substance use disorder); (2) Recovery coaches support all paths to recovery; (3) Recovery coaches engage people in a peer-to-peer relationship that is participatory and empowering; and, (4) Recovery coaches provide support services that are person-centered and include education, support, and motivation.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications:

• CCAR (Connecticut community for Addiction Recovery) Certification or CIPPS (Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist) active and in good standing.
• Personal characteristics of maturity and professionalism with a sincere desire to work with recovering individuals and the recovery community;
• Highly self-motivated; ability to work independently from office or community;
• Appreciation and affinity for those persons and families in addiction recovery and must have either lived experiences or a strong understanding of the recovery community;
• Understanding of harm reduction theory, techniques, and practices within community services and systems;
• Warm, personable and approachable. Ability to work with individuals overcoming substance abuse, mental health issues, and/or homelessness, and to build and maintain strong working relationships with diverse partner organizations;
• The ability to complete multiple tasks, while overseeing volunteers in a variety of settings;
• Strong communications skills; ability to listen well, speak and write effectively;
• Ability to manage and disseminate information effectively;
• Team player with high professional standards, positive attitude and flexibility;
• A valid state of Maine driver's license, a minimum of three years' good driving history and a reliable vehicle is required;
• Due to the nature of this position, it is recommended that the coach be a person in long-term recovery or have a strong demonstrated personal experience with the recovery process.

ADA Compliance:

Volunteers of America is an equal opportunity employer; and all employment-related decisions are made without consideration of individuals’ race, sex, age, national origin, disability status or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $25