Peer Recovery Coach - Machias Peer Center
About The Position
AMHC is seeking a compassionate, recovery-oriented full-time Peer Recovery Coach for its Machias DownEast Recovery Peer Center in Machias, Maine. The coach provides non-clinical support to individuals working to establish and maintain recovery from substance use disorders. The role emphasizes respect, empowerment, self-direction, and hope, and uses lived experience to support people on their recovery journeys. The Peer Recovery Coach provides peer support, education, advocacy, and connections to community resources. Working in a variety of community settings, the coach promotes recovery-based care through relationship-building, role modeling, and practical assistance.
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 such as living with a family member or friend with a substance use disorder.
- Reliable transportation.
- Training in the Recovery Coach Academy CCAR Model (Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery) and CCAR Ethics training; after completing training, register with the State of Maine as a registered recovery coach.
Nice To Haves
- Valid driver’s license is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a personal belief in recovery and optimism about others’ success.
- Respect each person’s unique recovery path, value diversity, and engage with people at all stages of recovery.
- Serve as a positive peer role model.
- Engage individuals in recovery centers, behavioral health settings, hospitals, shelters, law enforcement settings, and the community.
- Conduct Recovery Capital Assessments and support the development of recovery goals and wellness plans.
- Assist with referrals and coordination of mental health and substance use services.
- Help remove barriers to care, including providing transportation when needed.
- Connect individuals to housing, medical care, insurance, and workforce resources.
- Build trusting, supportive, non-judgmental relationships.
- Provide emotional support and identify when additional intervention is needed.
- Facilitate skill-building and psycho-educational groups, such as WRAP.
- Teach coping, self-care, problem-solving, and recovery skills.
- Advocate for recoverees’ needs and support self-advocacy.
- Share lived recovery experience in a purposeful, supportive way.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and supplemental insurance
- Pet insurance
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO
- Floating holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
