AREAS Facilitator - Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery

The AREAS (Achieving Recovery through Education, Awareness, and Support) program is designed to support individuals impacted by substance use and/or mental health challenges. The program uses group-based education, peer support, and therapeutic approaches to help participants build resilience, foster recovery, and reduce recidivism. 

This position assists in the coordination and facilitation of peer educational meetings, membership meetings and public presentations.

What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference...

• Distributing membership needs surveys;
• Participate in recovery community public awareness campaigns and events;
• Help ensure MOAR activities are announced;
• Facilitate assigned addiction recovery educational access services;
• Develop and enhances peer driven educational services;
• Develop curriculum and update information as needed;
• Build a peer driven ethics training curriculum;
• Oversee peer education evaluations collection and reporting;
• Complete task assignment and weekly reporting requirements;
• Document weekly summaries of meeting and educational sessions attended;
• Attend all schedule supervision and other meetings.
• Help recruit and retain Massachusetts membership;

This role is per diem or part time. 

Requirements

Credentials/Qualifications

• If in personal recovery a minimum of two years of continuous abstinence required.
• Must have experience with recovery community organizations and direct knowledge about addiction recovery;
• Ability to develop, prepare and adapt educational material to be utilized in the AREAS groups;
• Extensive experience working with individuals in recovery from alcohol and other addictions required;
• Experience and knowledgeable regarding the addiction treatment service system and other related human services programs;
• Effective oral and written communication skills;
• Effective interpersonal skills

Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.  

Contact Information:

recruitment@baystatecs.org

857-374-5669