SRC Internship Program
Serenity Recovery Connection partners with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center and Goodwill Re-Hire to provide extended paid training to SRC volunteers and those interested in learning about substance use disorder. Interested persons must interview with SRC and qualify with one of the internship partnerships. The paid training opportunity is typically 10-11 weeks. Participants gain hands-on practical experience that highlights the competencies of a Peer Recovery Coach.
27 people have gone through the Workforce Program. 58% of Workforce Interns have been directly hired with SRC, and 69% of SRC workforce Interns have obtained and sustained employment in the recovery field
Intern positions available at SRC:
Peer Recovery Coach
Learn how to coach persons in recovery or seeking recovery. Training includes learning how to facilitate groups.
Data
Entry
Enter information into SRC’s database and assist with telephone calls to clients and community referrals.
Intake and Case Management
Provide intake services to new clients enter information into database and spreadsheet, telephone calls to community resources, and client referral follow-up.
Telephone Recovery Support (TRS)
Provide telephone support to SRC Recoveries, update the database daily, assist with office duties, and clean the office (All interns will start here and then move into coaching or their area of work).
Front Office Assistant
(Administrative) Assist the Front Office Coordinator with general office support, data entry, greeting guests, providing intakes, helping to make community referrals and phone calls.
All Applicants
Must have lived experience in recovery and be open to multiple pathways to recovery and/or be an ally in recovery with family addiction experience.
Must have 1 year of sustained recovery
To apply for an internship, complete the Workforce Readiness Assessment here
Please direct questions to Liz Herod, Front Officer Manager, at lherod@srchope.org