PAARI Essex County Job at AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps Massachusetts

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. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that there were an estimated 100,306 deaths from drug overdoses in the United States from May 2020- May 2021. 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 with the Newburyport Police Department in Essex County 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 : Understand the goals and functions of Essex County Outreach; conduct research to identify new providers; identify and work with intake coordinators (by phone and/or in person) to clarify intake process; update/expand existing treatment provider database; participate in outreach activities sponsored by other groups or organization in the community; plan and coordinate Newburyport Police Department events as well as Essex County Outreach events; develop and implement marketing, social media templates, and other strategies to increase the public’s awareness and understanding of Essex County Outreach initiative, and services; develop and distribute promotional materials and information resources; develop strategies to support the long-term sustainability of Essex County Outreach


Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training .



Terms :
Car recommended .


Service Areas :
Health , Public Health AmeriCorps , Community Outreach .


Skills :
Community Organization , Public Health , General Skills , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Recruitment .




SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA



Program

PAARI Essex County



Program Start/End Date

06/05/2023 - 06/04/2024



Work Schedule
Full Time



Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None


Program Locations
MASSACHUSETTS


Languages
English



Accepting Applications

From 06/21/2022 To 06/16/2023



Contact
Vanessa Lopes-McCoy

225 Water St

Plymouth MA 02360

5082960769

vanessa@paariusa.org



Listing ID
113363




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