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Peer Navigator

Voices of Hope Lexington is hiring a Peer Navigator for the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) grant. This grant is scheduled to last 5 years.

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The JCOIN Peer Navigator is a recovery coach whose goal is to remove barriers and obstacles for sustaining recovery for women during the critical re-entry period from jail to the community through linkages to treatment and the recovery community, as well as serving as a mentor, guide, and companion to women during this transition. The primary roles of the JCOIN Peer Navigator include but are not limited to:

1. Connecting women with treatment (including medication) and recovery support
2. Removing barriers for engaging in treatment
3. Promoting sustained recovery
4. Encouraging hope and healthy living

Duties and Activities

• Maintain project logs, reports and records in appropriate files and database(s) following grant required protocol.  
• Provide recovery support to participants for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible and being comfortable telling your recovery story.  
• Facilitate (via personal coaching) the transition from a professionally directed service plan to a self-directed Recovery Plan.  The goal should be to transition from professionally assisted recovery initiation to personally directed, community supported recovery maintenance. 
• Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.
• Maintain contact by phone, e-mail, and/or video conferencing with recovering person to insure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the agency if needed. 
• Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person’s goals and interests.  This will involve a collaborative effort including the recovering person, agency staff and other relevant stakeholders.  
• Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency.
• Develop, implement, and promote ongoing community training opportunities.
• Work with staff and other community professionals to implement and promote Voices of Hope recovery-oriented training programs and opportunities.
• Maintains participant confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Other duties as directed by Operations Manager.  

Requirements

• Due to the nature of the grant, applicants must be female
• Prefer shared living experience (e.g. Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) or past incarceration)
• Peer Support Specialist preferred
• Attention to detail
• Following protocol
• Basic computer skills

Travel

Local travel required; overnight travel rare.

Diversity

We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds (including, but not limited to: veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities) to consider our employment opportunities.