Peer Outreach Coordinator

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Job description

Bay State Community Services

Description:

Bay State Community Services is committed to keeping everyone healthy/safe during this challenging time and strongly adheres to CDC guidelines on COVID-19 precautions. We strongly encourage the COVID-19 vaccination, but this is not a pre-requisite for employment at BSCS.

Turning Point Recovery Center is one of the select few recovery centers In Massachusetts on the front line aiding the state's health movement to end opioid use and addiction crisis. The role of Peer Outreach Coordinator is a pivotal role in this movement. Turning Point Recovery Center welcomes all and accepts all where ever they may be in their journey to recovery. We welcome all BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals to apply for this role.

What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference...

• Research neighboring communities and complete outreach plan to identify places to educate and welcome peers to the Recovery Support Center
• Working with peers who may represent varying ethnicities, cultures, and religions; educational level and socioeconomic status
• Responsible for creating and distributing flyers for all group meetings and events
• Responsible for creating and distributing Recovery Center calendar, weekly emails and newsletter which include meeting minutes, agendas and center updates
• Coach peer volunteers on Recovery centered language
• Serve as a point of reference/liaison for MOAR and other advocacy groups

Salary/Benefits-Bay State Community Services recognizes all the hard work of our staff and provides outstanding benefits including:

• Competitive compensation
• BENEFITS START DAY ONE!!!!!
• 3 weeks accrued vacation upon hiring; 4 weeks accrued vacation after 2 years of service
• 12 paid holidays
• Outstanding Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Medical FSA and Dependent Care Account
• Mileage and parking reimbursement for all employees that drive for BSCS as part of their job responsibility
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free CEU trainings
• Free Weekly Supervision Towards Clinical Licensure
• Career Ladder and Job Advancement
• Student Loan Forgiveness
• Potential financial assistance in obtaining master's degree at local institutions

Schedule: Must be available to work days, nights (until 9p), and weekends. Flexible schedule available

. Requirements:

Qualifications/Credentials

• Lived experience with sustained recovery is required
• Bilingual Speakers/BIPOC Individuals Strongly Encouraged to Apply
• Understanding of the recovery process is required
• Demonstrable computer skills including, but not limited to, emailing, Microsoft Office Suite, Calendly, Zoom, Social Media sites etc.
• Respects and advocates for all paths to recovery
• Experience with connecting with community resources preferred

Bay State Community Services is committed to diversity, inclusion, and social justice. We are committed to providing an environment free from harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Bay State Community Services believes diversity and inclusion, and social justice is an action, and as such seeks to operationalize policies, procedures and systems, that support a talented, and diverse workforce.

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