Marigold Health is seeking a creative Recovery Coach to help individuals improve their well-being and reduce substance use through a new model of technology-enhanced peer support. This full-time position requires evening and weekend availability, typically Sunday through Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET.
Marigold Health’s mission is to ensure that anyone facing mental health or substance use challenges has a place where they feel truly heard.
We deliver evidence-based virtual peer support to people working toward recovery or reducing the harms related to substance use.
We’ve developed an innovative program that strengthens peer support through technology—beginning with automated, interactive outreach and progressing to digital, asynchronous group conversations. Through the Marigold mobile app, individuals in recovery can access tools built to develop recovery skills and expand their support networks.
**What You’ll Do**
– Build relationships with a group of members through scheduled phone/video calls, text messaging, digital support groups, and wellness planning
– Partner with members and their care teams to create individualized wellness plans using evidence-based screening tools
– Share a peer-informed perspective to help shape new digital interventions, technology features, and training materials
– Log your work in our systems in line with Marigold’s policies and industry standards
– Use your lived experience with mental health and/or addiction to support others who are seeking or maintaining recovery
**What You Have**
– At least one year of experience as a Peer Specialist or Recovery Coach
– Massachusetts certification as an Addiction Recovery Coach
– Reliable internet access in a private workspace (a laptop will be provided)
– Ability to work evenings and weekends
– Comfort using a smartphone, computer, and tools like Microsoft Office
– Ability to document member interactions in an electronic system
– Willingness to share personal lived experience related to mental health and/or substance use
– Ability to work independently while knowing when to ask for guidance
– Experience developing wellness plans or recovery goals
– Ability to adapt and prioritize based on members’ needs
– Experience providing digital peer support (including on social media) is a plus
– Spanish fluency is a plus
**Benefits and Perks**
– Your voice matters—your peer perspective will help shape the technology-based program from the start
– Remote work flexibility, with a provided laptop and cell phone
– Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
– A supportive, positive environment with community activities
– Full-time benefits, including health, dental, vision, paid time off, and a mental health stipend
– Competitive salary between $45,000 and $52,000
– Opportunity for a monthly performance-based bonus
**More About Marigold Health**
Marigold Health is a fast-growing startup that partners with community-based mental health and substance use treatment organizations and managed care companies. We work alongside leading researchers at Brown University and Johns Hopkins, and our efforts have been recognized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Psychiatric Association.
Our core values are authenticity, candor, and ambition.
We are based in Boston, though most staff currently work remotely. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, occasional in-person meetings may be required, but remote work will remain the norm. This role also includes regular travel to partner clinics, following their COVID-19 safety requirements.
Inclusion is central to our mission. We support communities that are often highly underserved and stigmatized, and we believe that diversity across race, gender, education, sexual orientation, and more is vital to our success. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Marigold Health is an equal opportunity employer.
If you have questions, email [email protected].
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