Peer Recovery Coach

Organization: Family Outreach Center

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $39,100

This is a full-time position providing community-based peer recovery support to assist clients from diverse backgrounds in achieving sustained recovery from a substance use disorder. This position will be part of a clinical team based in our Main office. The Recovery Coach and Therapist work together to provide intensive support and advocacy for mutual clients and their families. The primary role of the Recovery Coach 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 pursuing treatment.

The position requires

  • personal, 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, have good organizational skills, and work with multiple disciplines and agencies.

This program serves all of Kent County, so candidates must be able to safely drive within and outside of Grand Rapids, including occasionally transporting clients.

 

 

Family Outreach Center (FOC) is a Grand Rapids based non-profit organization, which is committed to building stronger families by providing high-quality behavioral health services, regardless of ability to pay. FOC is especially focused on low-income and underserved individuals, families and children. Our mission is to lead the way in promoting healthy family living by reaching out to underserved populations and those who are low income in our community.

Benefits: Health insurance · No on-call · No weekends · Dental insurance · Vision insurance · Life Insurance · Generous PTO and paid holidays · Retirement plan · Flexible work schedule, with evening hour availability.

Taj Burgen