Recovery Mentor (BRCW)

Join Our Team as a Recovery Mentor at the Beaverton Recovery Center!

Do you have lived experience with recovery and a passion for helping others find their path? Are you ready to be a trusted guide and role model for individuals in early recovery? If so, CODA invites you to become a Recovery Mentor at our new Beaverton Recovery Center—a place of healing, connection, and growth.

Position: Recovery Mentor
Location: Beaverton Recovery Center, Washington County
Company: CODA, Inc.

About Us:

CODA is Oregon’s oldest nonprofit treatment provider specializing in evidence-based services for individuals with substance use disorders. At the Beaverton Recovery Center, we provide comprehensive residential treatment in a trauma-informed and recovery-oriented setting. Our Recovery Mentors are essential to helping patients bridge the gap between treatment and long-term wellness—offering hope, connection, and practical tools from someone who’s walked the path themselves.

About the Role:

As a Recovery Mentor, you will walk alongside patients in their recovery journey—helping them access housing, benefits, and recovery support services while modeling positive recovery behavior. Through advocacy, mentoring, and peer-led support groups, you will help individuals build confidence, develop life skills, and strengthen ties to the recovery community. This is a highly relational role rooted in compassion, accountability, and trust.

What You’ll Do:

• Support patients in accessing essential community services including sober housing, food, healthcare, employment, and financial aid
• Facilitate peer-led recovery and life skills groups
• Accompany and transport patients to recovery-related appointments
• Serve as a mentor and role model, reinforcing treatment goals and demonstrating recovery-oriented living
• Assist patients in achieving personal recovery milestones and maintaining momentum after treatment
• Document patient interactions in electronic health records
• Engage in team meetings, case conferences, trainings, and recovery-focused events
• Help build bridges between CODA and community partners in the recovery ecosystem
• Promote community reintegration and progress in areas like education, housing, employment, and family stability

What You Will Bring:

• Required: High school diploma or GED
• Lived experience in recovery and a willingness to share your journey in service of others
• Ability to build rapport, maintain boundaries, and offer nonjudgmental, trauma-informed support
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and group facilitation skills
• Comfort working in diverse communities and with individuals in early stages of recovery
• Ability to manage documentation and communication through Microsoft Office and electronic records systems
• A valid Oregon or Washington driver’s license

Required Certifications (or ability to obtain):

• Peer Support Specialist (PSS) or Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) certification within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days
• Crisis prevention training (e.g., CPI) within 90 days

What We Offer:

• Meaningful Impact: Be a living example of hope and resilience
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more
• Supportive Team Culture: Join a mission-aligned team grounded in collaboration, compassion, courage, respect, and vision
• Professional Growth: Expand your skills in recovery coaching, advocacy, and systems navigation within a supportive healthcare environment

At CODA, we believe recovery is possible—and our Recovery Mentors are living proof. If you’re ready to share your experience and help others build a better future, we welcome you to apply.

Your story matters. Help others write theirs. Join CODA as a Recovery Mentor today.