Social Services Peer Navigator

Title: Peer Navigator
Position: Part-time /Non-Exempt
Location: Social Services Department
Supervisor: Social Services Director

Position Description: Provide recovery coaching to people using medication for opioid use disorder,
with a focus on linkage to MOUD and retention in care.

 Maintain project logs, reports and records

 Provide recovery education to participants for every phase of the recovery journey from

recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.

 Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is
possible.

 Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths and weaknesses
regarding recovery.

 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; some of which could be facilities that restrict male interactions.

 Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and
developing strategies to overcome those barriers.

 Connect participants to a larger community of care

 Educate and assist family members

 Promote the message and services of KSS

 Other duties as directed by Peer Recovery Coordinator and/or other management staff.