
Behavioral Health Tech (BHT)
January 30, 2025
Peer Support Specialist
February 21, 2025
Website Portland Recovery Community Center
where recovery lives
Position Summary:
The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for coordinating PRCC’s volunteer workforce, through recruitment, retention, training, evaluation, and recognition. The Volunteer Coordinator provides coordination and support for prosocial events. This position manages data of volunteer hours and activities, ensuring accurate, organized written and electronic records. The Volunteer Coordinator works closely with the Peer Support Supervisor and Center Manager to ensure necessary volunteer resources, coordinate coverage, and create ongoing volunteer experiences for people in recovery.
FLSA Classification: Hourly
Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:
· Serve as a recovery ambassador, promoting the message and mission of PRCC
· Motivate, manage, retain and recognize PRCC volunteers
· Create meaningful opportunities for volunteers to learn new skills and use existing ones to contribute to PRCC’s mission
· Facilitate weekly volunteer orientation and communicate with individuals interested in the volunteer program
· Create and facilitate training program for volunteers including implementation of training videos and certificates of training
· Assist with flyer designs, marketing communications, and volunteer scheduling for prosocial events held both at the center and in the community. Communicate directly with volunteers to ensure proper coverage, sharing flyers and signup sheets via Facebook, email lists, and printed versions at the center.
· Collect and input data of volunteer hours and activities, ensuring accurate written and electronic records.
· Partner with Coach Coordinator, Resource Navigator, and other staff to connect to local organizations and develop shared volunteer opportunities.
· Plan and coordinate volunteer recognition events
· Facilitate youth social events as staff liaison for Young People’s Committee
· Assist Center Manager with special projects including but not limited to, Rally 4 Recovery, Committees, and Events
· Other duties as assigned
Reports to: Center Manager
Supervises: Volunteers
Professional Qualifications:
· Strongly supportive of PRCC’s mission and ability to motivate and encourage others
· Enthusiastic, extremely well organized and passionate about working closely with people in recovery
· Clear and positive communication ability and ability to foster cooperation and teamwork
· Self-motivated and takes initiative to accomplish goals and responsibilities
· Experience providing orientations/training sessions
· Experience with organizing events and event management
· Knowledge about the recovery movement and recovery support services
· Strong facilitation and training skills
· One year community volunteer management experience, or comparable experience
· Lived experience with one year or more of personal recovery
· Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required
Benefits:
· Health insurance with employer HSA contribution
· Generous PTO accrual
· 12 paid holidays
· Dental and vision insurance
· Short-term and Long-term disability coverage
· Life insurance
Work Schedule:
This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm with flexibility for occasional evenings and weekends.
To apply for this job please visit portlandrecovery.org.