Outreach Coordinator

About us

Consumer Council System of Maine

**** This position requires that all applicants in order to be considered need to identify as a person living with mental health challenges. This does not include family members, people who have studied mental health or providers although if you have these in addition to your own lived experience that would be applicable. Please let us know you identify in this way, we do not need specific diagnoses or records.

What We Do

• The Consumer Council System of Maine (CCSM) is an independent, public instrumentality established by Maine law (Title 34-B, §3611).
• The CCSM is responsible for providing an independent and effective consumer voice into mental health public policy, services, and funding decisions.
• The CCSM consists entirely of past/present recipients of mental health services (consumer/peers), including all Statewide Consumer Council representatives and paid staff.
• We welcome and need the participation of all mental health consumers/peers from all over Maine.
• Being part of the CCSM will benefit you, your peers, your community, and our state.

Mission Statement
The Consumer Council System of Maine represents fellow consumers with an effective, organized voice in shaping public policy and mental health services. We hold as essential the participation of all consumers and look to collaborate with allies to find realistic solutions to local and statewide issues and to advance recovery-oriented, consumer-driven mental health care and peer-run recovery opportunities.
Vision Statement

The Consumer Council System of Maine leads the way as a well-established cornerstone of a recovery-oriented system of mental health care, moving forward with courage and creativity, directed by an informed, diverse grassroots consumer network.

Values Statement

• We believe inclusion of all consumers/peers is essential to the success of our mission and honors the diversity of our community.
• We believe in a recovery-oriented, peer-led system of care guided by resiliency and hope.
• We believe in building collaborative relationships to find realistic solutions to local and statewide issues.
• We believe in moving forward with creativity and innovation to bring about systemic change to mental health care.
• We believe in listening and supporting one another with compassion, equality, dignity, and respect.
• We believe in open, honest communication, conducting ourselves with integrity and transparency, to encourage collective accountability.
• We believe in acting wisely and deliberately, informing ourselves and others, to advocate effectively for quality services and preservation of rights.

SUMMARY: This position will provide assistance, recruitment, and education in promoting the CCSM to the greater community and assisting mental health consumers in supporting successful and vibrant local councils around Maine.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support mental health consumers to participate and/or help form Local Councils in their communities;
• Offering presentations and providing educational materials to providers, mental health consumers and the general public about the CCSM and the work that we do;
• Providing assistance and teachings to support consumers in building the skills necessary to lead their own Local Councils and successfully recruit new members.
• See yourself as a member of a team with other CCSM staff, attend regular team/staff meetings, and implement ongoing outreach work plan;
• Keep updated, complete contact information and work with the Office Manager and/or Communications Coordinator to maintain contact databases;
• Maintain timely and ongoing communication with the Assistant Director, including reports on work underway and completed;
• Participate in trainings, workshops, conferences, and other professional development activities, as approved by the Assistant Director;
• Perform other tasks as requested with a sense of humor and team spirit;
• This position interacts with a variety of personalities and requires a strong level of patience;

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Publicly disclosing current or former consumer of mental health services, established in personal recovery;
• Several years’ experience with outreach and grassroots endeavors are preferred;
• Interpersonal skills needed for developing relationships with both peers and the general public;
• Ability to facilitate meetings, make presentations, and help people work together in a focused, productive way;
• Self-directed and organized;
• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel regularly, available for evening meetings and occasional weekend conferences/events;
• Demonstrated computer skills: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. The CCSM uses Google platform for shared documents and contacts;
• HS Diploma mandatory;
• Working knowledge of Maine’s public mental health system.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Staff are in the office currently. All meetings are currently on Zoom. Everything is up to change based on CDC guidance. Masks are required inside only if not fully vaccinated.

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location:

• On the road

Work Remotely:

• No