PAARI Recovery Corps - Police Outreach - Region 1
- Full-Time
- Columbia, SC
- AmeriCorps
- Posted 2 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description
PAARI Recovery Corps - Police Outreach - Region 1
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 nearly 600 law enforcement partners in 34 states. The opioid epidemic is our country’s greatest public health emergency and there were more than 93,000 drug related overdose deaths in the US in 2020. Only 20% of people who need access to treatment for a substance use disorder receive care. Access to treatment is particularly difficult for individuals experiencing homelessness, unemployed individuals, low-income adults, formerly incarcerated adults, low-income veterans, and those with concurrent physical health issues and mental health disorders. 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 VISTA will be serving and reporting to PAARI virtually and will have a local police department available as an anchor service location (potentially Crawford Police Department in New York). Candidates located throughout the region are encouraged to apply. This VISTA will work closely with the Police Outreach team and PAARI’s Executive Director to expand and support PAARI’s network of law enforcement partners in their assigned region. Individuals with lived experience with addictions, including those who are personally in recovery, are ideal candidates for these service positions.
Member Duties : Police Outreach VISTAs will be working with the Police Outreach VISTA Leader, Recovery Corps and other regional VISTAs, and PAARI executive director to expand and support PAARI’s network of law enforcement partners in their assigned region of the United States. They will be focusing on Outreach Marketing Event Planning Communication systems Developing a project plan for increasing awareness and participation, community assessments, community awareness and engagement, expanding and strengthening partnerships with service providers,developing materials, developing policies and procedures, program development and delivery, technology use, developing data collection systems and processes.
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .
For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare
Terms :
Uniforms provided and required , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Health , Public Safety , Community Outreach .
Skills :
Communications , Community Organization , Writing/Editing , Social Services , Public Speaking , Public Health , Recruitment , Non-Profit Management , Team Work , Counseling , Fund raising/Grant Writing .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
PAARI Recovery Corps - Police Outreach - Region 1
Program Start/End Date
10/25/2021 - 10/24/2022
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations RHODE ISLAND , PENNSYLVANIA , NEW JERSEY , DELAWARE , VERMONT , NEW HAMPSHIRE , MASSACHUSETTS , NEW YORK , CONNECTICUT , MAINE , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , NORTH CAROLINA , VIRGINIA , MARYLAND , WEST VIRGINIA , FLORIDA , SOUTH CAROLINA , GEORGIA
Accepting Applications
From 09/06/2021 To 06/29/2022
Contact vanessa mccoy
225 Water St
Plymouth MA 02360
888-972-2749
vanessa@paariusa.org
www.paariusa.org
Listing ID 97839
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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 nearly 600 law enforcement partners in 34 states. The opioid epidemic is our country’s greatest public health emergency and there were more than 93,000 drug related overdose deaths in the US in 2020. Only 20% of people who need access to treatment for a substance use disorder receive care. Access to treatment is particularly difficult for individuals experiencing homelessness, unemployed individuals, low-income adults, formerly incarcerated adults, low-income veterans, and those with concurrent physical health issues and mental health disorders. 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 VISTA will be serving and reporting to PAARI virtually and will have a local police department available as an anchor service location (potentially Crawford Police Department in New York). Candidates located throughout the region are encouraged to apply. This VISTA will work closely with the Police Outreach team and PAARI’s Executive Director to expand and support PAARI’s network of law enforcement partners in their assigned region. Individuals with lived experience with addictions, including those who are personally in recovery, are ideal candidates for these service positions.
Member Duties : Police Outreach VISTAs will be working with the Police Outreach VISTA Leader, Recovery Corps and other regional VISTAs, and PAARI executive director to expand and support PAARI’s network of law enforcement partners in their assigned region of the United States. They will be focusing on Outreach Marketing Event Planning Communication systems Developing a project plan for increasing awareness and participation, community assessments, community awareness and engagement, expanding and strengthening partnerships with service providers,developing materials, developing policies and procedures, program development and delivery, technology use, developing data collection systems and processes.
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .
Terms :
Uniforms provided and required , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Health , Public Safety , Community Outreach .
Skills :
Communications , Community Organization , Writing/Editing , Social Services , Public Speaking , Public Health , Recruitment , Non-Profit Management , Team Work , Counseling , Fund raising/Grant Writing .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
PAARI Recovery Corps - Police Outreach - Region 1
Program Start/End Date
10/25/2021 - 10/24/2022
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations RHODE ISLAND , PENNSYLVANIA , NEW JERSEY , DELAWARE , VERMONT , NEW HAMPSHIRE , MASSACHUSETTS , NEW YORK , CONNECTICUT , MAINE , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , NORTH CAROLINA , VIRGINIA , MARYLAND , WEST VIRGINIA , FLORIDA , SOUTH CAROLINA , GEORGIA
Accepting Applications
From 09/06/2021 To 06/29/2022
Contact vanessa mccoy
225 Water St
Plymouth MA 02360
888-972-2749
vanessa@paariusa.org
www.paariusa.org
Listing ID 97839