Job Description

Position Title: Peer Navigator
Position End Date: 09/29/26

Salary: $30/hr.

Location: Snohomish County, Washington State (In-person)

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC, Snohomish County, and One Day at a Time (ODAT) to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. The CDC Foundation is seeking candidates for a Peer Recovery Specialist/Navigator position. Under general supervision, this position will work closely with the ODAT services team to meet with individuals to provide connection, referral, and recovery support. The Peer Recovery Specialist/Navigator will utilize their lived experience with substance use disorders 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 Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Peer and recovery community certification(s) preferred.
• Minimum of (2-3) years of experience providing services as a Peer Recovery Specialist/Navigator or in another similar position.
• Knowledge of the recovery process, multiple pathways to recovery, and problem-solving strategies. Familiarity with local treatment, community-based overdose prevention services, and linkage to resources strongly preferred.
• Highly motivated with the ability to work well in teams and independently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Meet with individuals with a substance use disorder or who are in early recovery in various settings in Snohomish County in coordination with the needs of ongoing programming and outreach.
• Utilize 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 through individual and group sessions.
• 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.
• Maintain peer and recovery community certification(s), as outlined by the requirements of the state.
• Complete documentation and data collection on associated work.
• Participate in evaluation and quality assurance activities, including sharing successes and addressing challenges.
• If position requires local travel to serve participants, employee must pass pre-hire and annual motor records check and carry minimum auto liability coverage.
• Work flexible hours as needed

Special Notes:

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 Jurisdiction in order to best support the public health programming.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.

About the CDC Foundation

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