Jail MAT Peer Support Specialist (Kent County, MI)

Location: Kent County Correctional Facility

Organization: Family Outreach Center

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $41,500.00

Full time position providing jail and community based peer support to assist individuals from diverse backgrounds in achieving sustained recovery from a substance use disorder. This position will be part of a clinical team at the Kent County Correctional Facility.

The primary role of the Peer Support is to

  • serve as a role model through face-to-face meetings

  • to provide ongoing support in a community setting

  • to link individuals to community resources and to assist in providing education related to substance use and related topics.

The Recovery Coach will use their own history with and knowledge of Substance Use and Co-occurring mental health recovery to assist clients in engagement with treatment.

The position requires:

  • previous life experience with substance use

  • an ability to address the recovery needs of individuals

  • sharing one’s own personal recovery journey- even if the recovery path is different from that of the individuals being served.

Successful candidates will have an ability to work well in a team setting, utilize an electronic clinical record, and work with multiple disciplines and agencies.

Taj Burgen