Salary Range: $45,000.00 To $55,000.00 Annually
Job purpose
Are you passionate about helping others on their recovery journey and making a meaningful difference in your community? Recovery Action Network of Michigan (RANMI) is a peer-led Recovery Community Organization dedicated to empowering individuals and families affected by substance use by providing a safe, supportive community where they can find hope, connection, resources, and opportunities for long-term recovery.
Duties and responsibilities
- Provide welcoming, trauma-informed peer recovery support through RCC drop-in services and community-based interactions.
- Assist participants with immediate needs, recovery goals, resource navigation, and warm referrals to community partners.
- Provide hands-on assistance with housing, transportation, employment, healthcare, financial assistance, and related applications and online systems.
- Support Medicaid enrollment and redetermination through portal navigation, documentation assistance, and referrals to enrollment specialists.
- Assist with RANMI client assistance programs in accordance with established procedures.
Workforce Readiness & Recovery Education
- Support workforce readiness and life-skills programming, including résumés, job applications, interview preparation, and digital literacy.
- Assist with recovery education, peer workforce training, overdose prevention, and Recovery Friendly Workplace initiatives.
- Support youth and family prevention activities, including classroom education, alternative-to-suspension programming, and family engagement.
Community Outreach & Engagement
- Participate in street outreach, resource fairs, community events, and partner-site activities.
- Provide overdose prevention and harm reduction education, including naloxone distribution in accordance with agency protocols.
- Support sober social activities and recovery events that promote connection and community engagement.
Recovery Center Operations & Group Facilitation
- Provide RCC drop-in coverage and maintain a welcoming, safe, and recovery-supportive environment.
- Facilitate peer-led recovery support groups as trained and assigned.
- Assist with coordination and on-site support for independent mutual aid groups and volunteer-led activities.
Documentation & Professional Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate, timely electronic documentation of participant services, referrals, outreach, and program activities.
- Collaborate with staff, volunteers, and community partners to support participants and program operations.
- Uphold confidentiality, professional boundaries, peer ethics, trauma-informed practices, and multiple pathways to recovery.
- Participate in required supervision, training, and professional development.
Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.
- Lived experience in recovery from a substance use disorder, with a minimum of 24 months in recovery and the ability to meet applicable MDHHS peer certification eligibility requirements.
- Current MDHHS Certified Peer Recovery Coach (CPRC) certification or willingness and eligibility to obtain certification as a condition of employment. Uncertified candidates must apply for training promptly, enroll in an approved course within 60 days of hire (subject to availability), and complete certification within an agency-approved timeframe. RANMI provides support throughout the certification process.
- Demonstrated computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office or comparable applications, email, online forms, electronic documentation, file uploads, and the ability to learn new software systems.
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and documentation skills, with the ability to manage changing priorities in a busy, community-based environment.
- Understanding of peer recovery support principles, confidentiality, professional boundaries, trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and multiple pathways to recovery.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse participants, staff, volunteers, and community partners.
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and flexibility to travel throughout Western Wayne County and work occasional evenings and weekends.
- Ability to complete required employment screenings, orientation, and ongoing training in accordance with agency policies and applicable requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Current MDHHS CPRC certification or additional peer recovery credentials, such as CCAR Recovery Coach training or MCBAP CPRM.
- Experience providing peer recovery support, resource navigation, or community-based services.
- Familiarity with Michigan recovery resources, Medicaid, housing, transportation, employment assistance, and related support services.
- Experience with group facilitation, community outreach, overdose prevention, or services involving youth, families, and diverse populations.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform routine office and computer-based tasks, including prolonged periods of sitting, standing, and computer use.
- Ability to participate in community outreach and events, which may involve walking, standing for extended periods, and working in various indoor and outdoor environments.
- Ability to occasionally lift and transport materials weighing up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.