Empowering Women & Family Recovery Navigator

Liberation Programs; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Company Paid Short Term Disability

401K with Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Liberation Programs in Bridgeport, CT, seeks a Women and Family Recovery Navigator to support pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders. The role emphasizes outreach, intake assessments, and building recovery networks in the community.

You will collaborate with healthcare providers, social services, and family supports to connect clients to treatment, harm reduction, housing, and employment resources.

Qualifications

• Self-identified woman with lived experience of substance use.
• Must be in recovery OR have lived experience supporting an immediate family/partner in their recovery from a substance use or co-occurring disorder.
• High School Graduate or GED.
• Must have completed or will complete (within two months) a DMHAS approved 30-hour recovery-oriented training.
• Extensive knowledge of recovery-based supports and integrating resources into treatment.
• Understanding of mental health disorders and their impact on recovery.
• Understanding trauma and gender in outreach, engagement, and recovery.
• Knowledge of methadone and other MAT formulations to support recovery.
• Knowledge of harm reduction principles to support recovery.
• Respect for discussing sensitive topics related to reproductive health, pregnancy, etc.
• Ability to deliver services in person when requested.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach and engagement for pregnant/parenting women and their families affected by substance use.
• Conduct comprehensive intake assessments to identify strengths, needs, and recovery capital.
• Engage with community health care and behavioral health providers and other programs.
• Provide culturally competent support to improve quality of life and address social determinants of health.
• Identify systemic barriers to treatment and assist in linking clients to resources.
• Recruit and engage individuals needing support for substance misuse and provide outreach and short-term case management.
• Link clients to a range of supports including MAT/MOUD, harm reduction, reproductive health, housing, and employment.
• Collaborate with clients, families, and community partners to support recovery.
• Maintain updated knowledge of pathways to recovery, including non-entry into formal treatment.

Skills

Lived experience

Community outreach

Documentation skills

Driver's license

Cultural competence

Team collaboration

Education

High School Graduate or GED

DMHAS approved 30-hour recovery-oriented training

Job description

Liberation Programs in Bridgeport, CT, seeks a Women and Family Recovery Navigator to support pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders. The role emphasizes outreach, intake assessments, and building recovery networks in the community.

You will collaborate with healthcare providers, social services, and family supports to connect clients to treatment, harm reduction, housing, and employment resources.