Recovery Cafe and Harm Reduction Team Lead

Full-time role. Pay is $45,000-$60,000/yr based on experience. Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, sick time, PTO, 401K, EAP, life insurance (optional), and short-term/long-term disability.

About The Position

The Team Lead/Project Coordinator will lead the establishment, operation, and outreach efforts of our Wake County Recovery Café. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the café program, in addition to the development, implementation, and ongoing management of the program. This position will oversee any staff, volunteers, and/or interns involved with the recovery café. They will be responsible for maintaining a caseload of individuals and coordination of Café events in collaboration with our Recovery Hub program.

Location: Raleigh, NC
Job Type: Full-time

What You’ll Do

• Develop and implement café programs and activities that promote peer support, wellness, and recovery.
• Recruit, train, and supervise café staff, member leaders and volunteers, fostering a supportive and inclusive team environment.
• Establish partnerships with local organizations, community members, and stakeholders to enhance the café’s impact and reach.
• Assist in oversight of all grants that contribute to Recovery Café funding and operations.
• Oversee procurement of supplies and maintenance of equipment to ensure smooth operations.
• Assist in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of café events, collecting data, and preparing reports for leadership and/or funders.
• Ensure that all café activities adhere to relevant regulations, standards, and best practices in peer support and mental health services.
• Develop marketing strategies to raise awareness of the café and attract individuals seeking peer support and recovery resources.
• Provide peer support to café members and guests working towards self-defined recovery and wellness
• Lead, facilitate, and coordinate classes and educational groups based around SAMSHA’s 8 dimensions of wellness.
• Actively participate in all Café related meetings, staff meetings, supervision sessions, and peer support for peer supporters, and team/group activities.
• Assist with other related duties as assigned by Harm Reduction and Recovery Programs Manager or Executive Leadership
• Maintain up-to-date documentation in accordance with agencies’ expectations, policies and procedures.
• Provide supervision and coaching to team members of the cafe.

Qualifications & Experience

• Current North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist.
• Belief in the recovery potential of all people and is committed to the philosophy of peer support by reinforcing their ability to work and/or achieve personal goals.
• Ability to receive guidance, training, and mentoring to grow skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrates leadership by modeling PRN’s mission, values, philosophy, and guidance to team members.
• Demonstrates taking personal responsibility, being dependable, reliable, working as a team player, and utilizing personal determination skills.
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity, is ethical and approachable.
• Ability to interact effectively with the public, providers, and other stakeholders.
• Committed to personal recovery and wellness and has a personal history of recovery and lived experiences in seeking and receiving crisis-based support.
• Ability to manage time and complete tasks.
• Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation.
• Demonstrate honesty, and integrity, is ethical, and is approachable.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) using active and reflective listening, asking curious questions, validating others’ experiences, remaining non-judgmental, and demonstrating effective conflict resolution skills.
• Must have a valid NC Driver’s license.