Peer Gambling Ambassador

The Gándara Center provides residential, mental health, substance abuse, and preventive services for children, adults, and families across the Pioneer Valley and eastern parts of Massachusetts. We believe in our communities and value cultural diversity and strive to provide culturally competent, innovative services to a diverse community. Our mission is to promote the well-being of Hispanics, African-Americans, and other culturally diverse populations, through innovative, culturally competent behavioral health, prevention, and educational services – Empowering Lives. Restoring Families

The Peer Ambassadors we are searching for will work as a team to deliver problem gambling prevention education to primary men of color with a history of substance misuse. These services are delivered in community-based settings, within communities disproportionately impacted by problem gambling in Massachusetts. This initiative is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Problem Gambling Services.

Responsibilities:

• Participation in all training activities and events
• Attend weekly supervision
• Attend monthly statewide meetings
• Work in collaboration with other peer ambassadors' locations
• Develop relationships with other community organizations
• Conduct outreach in the community
• Plan and facilitate individual education sessions in the community
• Plan and co-facilitate group education sessions in the community
• Report education activities back to the team and supervisor

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Openness to learn and serve the community
• Openness to embracing and working with culturally and linguistically diverse men of color
• Preference is given to men of color and in recovery
• Openness to supporting all pathways of recovery
• Bilingual preferred
• Valid driver’s license preferred or in process
• Possess or willingness to learn basic computer skills
• HS or General Education Diploma Preferred
• Those who are Bilingual (English + Spanish) or Bicultural are encouraged to apply.

The Gándara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Experience

• Be knowledgeable about the recovery community