Become a Recovery Navigator
As a Recovery Navigator, you’ll support program participants in setting and achieving goals for employment, training, education and more.
For this position, we need caring people who understand and have experienced recovery. With that experience and the desire to make a difference, you could become our next Recovery Navigator!
Serve for one year and make a difference in the lives of individuals who are in recovery from substance use disorders. As a Recovery Navigator, you will deliver individually tailored support to people in recovery. You will assist program participants one-on-one and in group settings to set goals, overcome barriers to goal success, build recovery capital, and ultimately maintain progress in their recovery from substance use disorders.
Visit ampact.us/positions to view the position description.
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Recovery Navigators are currently needed in Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, and Virginia.
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Be part of a team committed to providing peer support.
Lead individual and small group activities with program participants.
Build your skills by participating in ongoing training and professional development.
Receive ongoing support from staff.
Have the opportunity to work on requirements for Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification.
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Get paid a stipend every two weeks
Earn money for college, trade school, or student loans (up to $7,395)
Qualify for federal student loan forbearance and interest repayment
Receive individual health insurance — Monthly premium 100% covered
Qualify for child care assistance (based on family size and income)
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• Be 18 years or older
• Have a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States
• Have at least one year of uninterrupted recovery from a substance use disorder
• Have served fewer than four terms with AmeriCorps
• Positions that require driving will require a valid driver’s license and the ability to pass a driving record check. Some positions require access to a personal vehicle for transportation.
• Experience with professional computer skills and confidence using computers. Comfort and experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel), completing internet searches, and navigating resources online, completing data entry, using e-mail regularly including sending attachments, using databases and software, using videoconferencing software, and attending training online.
For a detailed list of qualifications, please see the position description.
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We recognize the unique impact of the criminal justice system on individuals and communities affected by substance abuse and the opioid epidemic and encourage applications from individuals with lived experience in the recovery community.
It’s important to know that all AmeriCorps members must complete a National Service Criminal History Check. Some service sites may require additional screening based on state/local laws and regulations.
For more information about our background check process, please visit ampact.us/background.
Recovery Corps prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, age (40 and over), religion, sexual orientation, disability (mental or physical), political affiliation, marital or parental status, pregnancy, reprisal, genetic information (including family medical history), military service, or any other category protected by law.
We also recognize the unique impact of the criminal justice system on individuals and communities affected by substance abuse and the opioid epidemic and encourage applications from individuals with lived experience in the Recovery community. All AmeriCorps members must pass a National Service Criminal history background check and some service sites require additional background checks based on state and local laws and regulations. For more information about our background check process, please visit ampact.us/background.