Join the SRHN Team!
The Steve Rummler HOPE Network is recruiting for two Recovery Project Coordinator positions through Recovery Corps to join our Overdose Prevention team!
The Minnesota Recovery Corps is an 11-month program, sponsored by AmeriCorps, that pairs people passionate about recovery with organizations serving affected communities around the state.
Our Recovery Project Coordinators will support SRHN’s ODP Program by hosting community Overdose Response trainings, working with our Community Trainer group, coordinating volunteer kit assembly, and assisting our ODP Manager with day-to-day activities related to supply maintenance and community outreach.
Essential qualifications to participate in Minnesota Recovery Corps:
- Must be 18 years of age, a US citizen, national, or legal permanent resident, and a high school graduate (or GED recipient)
- Willingness to commit to a full year of service (1700 hours for full-time members). Hours must be completed within 11 months of start date
- Direct or indirect experience with substance use disorders and strong connection to and understanding of the recovery process
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to build strong, trusting relationships in both 1-1 and group settings
- Demonstrated experience with intermediate computer skills (word processing, internet, data entry, e-mail, comfort with database and software use, etc.)
- Desire to affect systems change regarding the opioid epidemic and substance use disorders at the ground level; ability to connect the small details to the bigger picture
- Ability to work effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds
- Access to regular, reliable transportation
Preferred qualifications for SRHN placements:
- Experience and comfort with public speaking, or an openness to developing these skills
- Familiarity with Principles of Harm Reduction
- Ability to listen and accept feedback
- Time management skills, and ability to engage in self-directed work
- Willingness to travel and access to regular, reliable transportation
- Some evening and weekend availability
Top reasons that members like serving in this program:
- Excitement about engaging a wide range of professional and public groups in conversations about overdose prevention and Harm Reduction
- Impacting accessibility and public opinion on the overdose reversal medication, naloxone, as a tool for public health
- Opportunity to develop a wide range of soft professional skills