Location: Belding SUD Offices (10514)
Status: Full time 40 hours per week, in office
Pay: $18.50/hour + Comprehensive Benefits with eligibility following 30 days of employment
Are you in recovery and passionate about helping others begin or sustain their journey? We’re looking for a Recovery Coach who brings lived experience, empathy, and strength to support individuals and families navigating Substance Use Disorder.
In this role, you’ll serve as a mentor, advocate, and connector—helping clients access resources, build recovery plans, and find hope in their path forward. Your voice and experience will make a difference every day.
Samaritas is a Michigan-based, faith-driven human services organization committed to empowering individuals and strengthening communities. Our work is rooted in compassion, service, and transformation.
As a Recovery Coach, you’ll support clients through connection, guidance, and advocacy:
Client Support & Recovery Planning
- Partner with clients to develop individualized recovery plans
- Help identify goals, strengths, and recovery resources
- Collaborate with clinicians, case managers, and care teams to support treatment plans
Community Engagement & Advocacy
- Serve as a bridge between clients and the recovery community
- Attend community events and recovery meetings to build connections and awareness
- Support and evaluate community recovery resources and identify gaps
Collaboration & Teamwork
- Participate in team meetings and contribute insights from a lived-experience perspective
- Work alongside providers and community partners to ensure coordinated care
- Support clients receiving MAT and other services in alignment with care guidelines
Outreach & Program Growth
- Build relationships with community partners and referral sources
- Assist with outreach efforts and share information about available services
- Provide recommendations to strengthen programs through feedback and quality improvement processes
- High school diploma or equivalent required (bachelor’s preferred)
- Lived experience in substance use and recovery with at least 2 years of sobriety required
- Peer Recovery Support (PRS) certification (or willingness to obtain)
- CCAR certification preferred
- Experience working with individuals or families in recovery preferred
- Ability to build trust and inspire hope through shared experience
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Commitment to maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
- Passion for advocacy, education, and community engagement
- Valid, unrestricted driver’s license with a good driving record
- Current automobile insurance
Your story has power. In this role, you’ll use it to guide, uplift, and empower others as they rebuild their lives in recovery.
If you're ready to turn your recovery journey into meaningful work that helps others thrive, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and help people find strength, connection, and hope!
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