Street Medicine Kalamazoo Peer Recovery Coach
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About The Position
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) has an opportunity for a Street Medicine Community Health Worker. Street Medicine Kalamazoo (SMKzoo) provides medical care to unhoused individuals on the streets, in encampments, and shelters where they are temporarily housed. The initiative was started in January 2021 by medical students, resident physicians, and attending physicians from WMed. SMKzoo's model of care helps overcome systemic barriers by taking medical care directly to the people and establishing a relationship of trust and mutual respect with the unhoused community while training the next generation of highly skilled and compassionate physicians. SMKzoo is seeking a Peer Recovery Coach to provide services to unhoused and precariously housed individuals living in Kalamazoo County. The Peer Recovery Coach is a person that is currently certified or certifiable as a recovery coach or peer support specialist in the state of Michigan. The Peer Recovery Coach will work collaboratively with the SMKzoo team to increase access to harm reduction and recovery services amongst individuals experiencing homelessness in Kalamazoo. This individual will additionally assist with advocacy efforts through supporting learner, staff, and faculty education, and development of advocacy initiatives focused on harm reduction, substance use disorder, and trauma-informed care practices.
