RSC Community Outreach Coordinator

Saint Francis House Inc•Boston, MA

23d•$24 - $26

About The Position

The Recovery Support Center staffing includes a manager and three Coordinators, all of whom are people in recovery. The three Coordinators each have core duties to the Center and the members, but also each have a special focus as summarized below. The coordinators work together, as well as with the Manager, peer leaders, and members, to ensure that the Recovery Support Center is a safe, welcoming, supportive, and consistent community for people who are sober and in recovery. Coordinators must be committed to championing recovery, providing and encouraging peer-to-peer support and helping to shape and organize the overall Peer Participatory Process that is the heart of the RSC model. Coordinators expected to act as positive role models and peer mentors, providing guidance, support, and access to key resources that help members on their recovery journey, no matter what pathway of recovery they choose. The Community Outreach Coordinator is a vital member of the Recovery Support Center. This position is part of a team of employees, who work together to ensure that the Recovery Support Center is a safe, welcoming, supportive and consistent community for people who are sober and in recovery. The Community Outreach Coordinator provides guidance, knowledge, support and access to resources within SFH and/or within the local Boston area while respecting and supporting the pathway of recovery the member may choose. The Community Outreach Coordinator champions’ recovery provides and encourages peer-to-peer support to help, shape and organize the overall Peer Participatory Process that is the heart of the RSC model.

Requirements

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with clear boundaries and a customer service mindset
Compassionate and knowledgeable about challenges related to homelessness, addiction, and disabilities
Understanding of addiction, multiple recovery pathways, and recovery coaching practices
Strengths-based mindset rooted in the value of giving back, with a patient and encouraging approach
Familiarity with the peer participatory process model and a commitment to trauma-informed, person-centered, recovery-oriented care
Collaborative, adaptable, and open to learning and feedback
Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and delegate
Comfortable using computers, internet tools, email, and Microsoft Office
Proficient in English
Able to perform in fast-paced, high-stress environments
Actively engages in training, supervision, and professional development
Able to engage with outside organizations in offsite settings and represent RTG and St. Francis House in a professional manner
High School diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of one year of experience working directly with people experiencing homelessness and or substance abuse/recovery.
A minimum of one year lived experience with three years sobriety and active engagement in recovery practices.
Lived experience with homelessness and or working with homelessness and/or may have additional challenges related to mental and/or physical health and/or various types of disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Training and completion in the Recovery Coach Academy and training in motivational interviewing a plus.
Experience using Microsoft Word (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.) software, and extensive knowledge of HMIS database software.
Bilingual Spanish a preferred.

Responsibilities

Stays up to date about resources for members at St. Francis House.
Acts as a key connector to SFH services that can benefit members.
Explores the local Boston area for ideas of people and organizations that could make positive contributions to the Center and its members.
Conducts outreach to educate and inform the Boston community about the Center services and find ways to promote Multiple Pathways of Recovery.
Provides coaching/mentoring to members
Upholds Center’s Code of Ethics, Boundaries with and between members and illustrate trauma-informed, recovery oriented values
Reinforces positive messages of recovery through actions, including language that represents a stigma-free community.
Participates and assists fellow coordinators in providing support for peer led activities and events as well as collaborating with other SFH staff to engage and support members to other SFH programs
Welcomes people to the center, provides center orientations, membership enrollments, and scan membership cards.
Intervenes respectfully to ensure members are abiding by the shared expectations, practices and values of the Center.
Enters basic information into database that keeps all required documentation current to track member participation.
Promote a safe, recovery-positive environment
Uphold trauma-informed, person-centered practices
Encourage member participation in peer-led activities and events
Provide Center orientation and manage membership processes
Intervene respectfully when behavior does not align with Center expectations
Support members in developing recovery-focused ideas and activities
Share recovery resources and event information
Collaborate with SFH staff and programs
Maintain attendance records and support annual member surveys
Participate in regular supervision and training
Respond to urgent situations, including de-escalating behavior and using naloxone in emergencies
Adheres to agency code of conduct.
Performs other duties as assigned.