Peer Recovery Navigator

Position Title: Peer Recovery Specialist/Navigator

Position End Date: 09/29/26

Location: Georgia Department of Public Health

Salary: $22.44/hr

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for Peer Recovery Specialists/Navigators. Under general supervision, meets with individuals to provide connection, referral, and recovery support. The Peer Recovery Specialist/Navigator will utilize their lived experience with substance use disorder or co-occurring disorders to assist individuals in entry to and/or maintenance of engagement in recovery support services. The Peer Recovery Specialist/Navigator will support clients and promote connections to community-based support and services.

 

 

·        Minimum of two (2) years of current and continuous recovery from a substance use disorder.

·        High school diploma or GED equivalent; peer and recovery community certification(s) preferred.

·        Knowledge of the recovery process, multiple pathways to recovery, and problem-solving strategies.

·        Highly motivated with the ability to work well in teams and independently.

·        Strong written and oral communication skills. 

·        Meeting with individuals with substance use disorder in various settings in coordination with the needs of ongoing programming and outreach.

·        Utilizing motivational interviewing, mentoring, and other techniques to assess change readiness.

·        Facilitate and coordinate warm handoffs and connections to care and services identified as necessary by the client.

·        Assist in client goal development of personal goals through one-on-one engagement and, when appropriate, group based.

·        Build and develop networks with external stakeholders and service providers to increase access to community-based resources.

·        Coordinate with community partners on access to evidence-based recovery supports and programs.

·        Attend training courses aimed at continuing education.

·        Maintain peer and recovery community certification(s) or take steps to become certified as a peer, as outlined by the requirements of the state, immediately following the onboarding process.

·        Complete documentation and data collection on associated work.

·        Participate in evaluation and quality assurance activities.

·        If position requires local travel to serve or transport participants, employee must pass pre-hire and annual motor records check and carry minimum auto liability coverage.

 

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Georgia Department of Health in order to best support Georgia in their public health programming.

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1 billion and launched more than 1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.