Young People in Recovery - Chapter Lead & Program Coordinator MUST BE LOCATED IN Durango, CO Organization Overview :YPR is a national, peer-led organization that serves youth and young adults in recovery from substance use disorder.YPR aims to improve access to resources such as housing, education and employment that sustain long-term recovery.
Vision :Young People in Recovery envisions a world where all young people have the resources they need to thrive in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol.
Mission :YPR's mission is to provide the life skills and peer support to help people recover from substance use disorder and reach their full potential.
Chapter Vision and Overview :Young People in Recovery Chapters support people in or seeking recovery by providing community-based recovery support services.Chapters also advocate on the local and state levels for more access to these services and other effective recovery resources.This peer-based network relies on quarterly workshops, monthly pro-social events, and regular all-recovery meetings.Note: This position is Part Time; 29 hours per week General Responsibilities :- Celebrating large and small victories while also evaluating for bottlenecks and barriers the chapter is experiencing.
- Comply with all YPR reporting procedures, notably ADP time-tracking, Concur expense reporting, Salesforce/YPR Community, and census reports.
- Communicate regularly with the supervisor to ensure data collection is executed with fidelity and troubleshoot any problems or challenges.
- Syncing team members across all chapter projects, including social media marketing, community outreach, communications, finance reporting, and advocacy.
- Obtain training and certificates as required by the organization and your direct supervisor, including but not limited to DEI and MHFA.
- Employee will attend all YPR Academies or view the recording of the YPR Academy each month.
Chapter Lead :- Complete YPR's online, interactive orientation and study YPR Leadership Handbook.
- Employee will be responsible for community outreach tracking and reporting of outreach.
- Chapter Leads are responsible to bring all Chapter members together, foster an environment where they can learn from each other, and feel they are improving as a skill/domain-focused group.
- Oversee all contractual Chapter events and operations, including all-recovery meetings, prosocial events, chapter workshops, and advocacy events.
- Communicate weekly with Chapter Coordinator.
-- Register Chapter leaders, members, and supporters through the appropriate platforms (YPR Community/YPR website)- Secure free or inexpensive venue space for Chapter meetings and events at community centers, libraries, etc.- Collaborate with other YPR Chapter Leads for statewide joint events and advocacy efforts.
- Support and encourage the many pathways of recovery.
- Employee will utilize RCI and the appropriate chapter-specific keywords at all chapter events and to engage and communicate with participants.
- Employee will host, at minimum, one virtual National All Recovery Meeting each calendar year.
- Employee will attend and participate in one monthly All Chapter Call.
- Employee will attend or view the recording of one All Team/All Staff Meeting each quarter.
- Employee will utilize social media to promote the chapter and its events, national fundraising campaigns, and initiatives with the support of the marketing team as needed.
- Employee will host (at minimum) public weekly All Recovery Meetings, quarterly YPR-approved Workshops, and monthly ProSocial Events in accordance with the set grant deliverables.
Program Coordinator :- Attend training sessions with the supervisor to become proficient with the YPR program, develop communication and small group leadership skills, and establish best practices for peer support.
- Facilitate YPR Life Skills Program curriculum modules on a weekly (or otherwise regular) basis.Responsible for set-up and welcoming participants to each session- Prepare for each life-skills curriculum module by reviewing slides, reviewing engagement activities, and reviewing the facilitator guide prior to implementation.
- Complete all necessary PHI certifications if applicable to program or grant requirements.
- Utilize RCI for program participant data collection, including Recovery Capital Index surveys.
- Maintain positive and productive relationships with partner sites by communicating with partner sites' points of contact on a regular basis.
- Act as primary liaison between life-skills curriculum program and local YPR chapter community; Invite and encourage program participants to engage in chapter activities.
Organizational Commitments - Work collaboratively to support and implement YPR's strategic plan and to support and encourage the many pathways of recovery.
- Enthusiastically promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives.
- Work to continuously impro
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