Job description
The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) was founded alongside the Gloucester Police Department Angel Initiative in June 2015 and has grown into a movement of more than 700 law enforcement partners in 34 states. Law enforcement officers have a front row seat to the opioid epidemic and a growing number of police departments are motivated to adopt non-arrest programs that connect individuals with substance use disorders to treatment. Members of our National Recovery Corps will strengthen the ability of partnering law enforcement agencies to increase access to care and address addiction and poverty through non-arrest approaches. This program will place VISTAs in police departments to help build, strengthen, and sustain police-led programs to reduce and prevent overdose deaths and help more people with opioid use disorder get into treatment and recovery. This position will be in the Chelsea Police Department and will serve as part of a larger cohort of PAARI National Recovery Corps VISTAs, spread across the entire nation. Individuals with lived experience with addictions, including those who are personally in recovery, are encouraged to apply.
Member Duties : Focus on identifying current program needs for existing community facing programs that enables police departments to assist their community’s most at-risk populations with substance use disorders and other social determinants of health needs; Focus on implementation of procedures to improve quality and engagement in existing Hubs; Focus on continuity of HUB practices.
Program Benefits : Training , Health Coverage* , Relocation Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance .
Terms :
Car recommended .
Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Health , Community Outreach .
Health , Community Outreach .
Skills :
Community Organization , Public Health , General Skills , Recruitment .
Community Organization , Public Health , General Skills , Recruitment .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
PAARI Chelsea Police Department HUB
Program Start/End Date
06/05/2023 - 06/04/2024
Work Schedule
Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations
MASSACHUSETTS
Accepting Applications
From 02/21/2022 To 06/10/2023
Contact
Vanessa Kennedy
225 Water St
Plymouth MA 02360
5082960769
vanessa@paariusa.org
Listing ID
116844
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