MAT Peer Recovery Coach
About The Position
AMHC is hiring a Peer Recovery Coach to support its recovery services through a new PDOA MAT Grant. The position is based in Calais or Machias and uses the coach’s lived experience and ability to connect with others to help individuals navigate their recovery journeys. The coach provides encouragement, advocacy, connections to resources, and recovery-focused support, helping people build hope, confidence, and meaningful community connections. The role includes building trusting relationships, helping individuals identify goals and develop recovery wellness plans, connecting them with treatment and community resources, and assisting them in overcoming barriers to services. The coach also supports skill development, problem-solving, and self-care; serves as an advocate, mentor, and positive role model; and participates in community outreach and recovery-focused education. Required training includes the Recovery Coach Academy CCAR Model and CCAR Ethics training. After completing training, the coach must register with the State of Maine as a registered recovery coach.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least one year in recovery and willingness to self-identify as a person in recovery, or lived experience supporting a family member or friend with a substance use disorder.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Training in the Recovery Coach Academy CCAR Model (Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery) and CCAR Ethics training.
- After training is completed, register with the State of Maine as a registered recovery coach.
- Passion for helping others achieve their recovery goals.
- Ability to engage individuals with compassion, respect, and without judgment.
Responsibilities
- Build meaningful, trusting relationships with individuals in recovery.
- Share hope, encouragement, and recovery-focused support.
- Help individuals identify goals and develop recovery wellness plans.
- Connect people with treatment, housing, employment, healthcare, and other community resources.
- Assist individuals in overcoming barriers to accessing services.
- Facilitate skill development, problem-solving, and self-care strategies.
- Serve as an advocate, mentor, and positive role model within the recovery community.
- Participate in community outreach and recovery-focused education efforts.
Benefits
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Meaningful work that changes lives
- Supportive and mission-driven team
- Opportunity to use lived experience to help others succeed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
