Department: College of Public Health
Classification: Direct Svc Associate 3
Job Category: Classified Staff
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Petersburg, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Pay Band: 03
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Restricted: Yes
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Empowered Community Opioid Project (ECOP) utilizes principles from care coordination, case management, and population health to maximize health outcomes and resource utilization for populations and the individuals within them. This targeted approach is a hub-and-spoke community model of care which arranges clinical service delivery assets into a network consisting of an anchor establishment (hub) which offers a full array of clinical support services, and secondary communities (spokes), routing patients needing more intensive services to the hub for treatment. Additionally, it uses active cross-sector system collaborations with criminal justice, behavioral health, and medical teams to optimize resources.
About the Position:
The Community Peer Recovery Specialist is an active member of the ECOP Team. As a peer navigator, this role is vitally important in forming a strong bond between participants and community partners (CSB, jail, others). The Community Peer Recovery Specialist serves on the Community Site team (spoke site). This role provides a continuation of assistance in building recovery community models for cross-sector collaboration, engagement, and mentorship of the ECOP model and coordination for quick access to MAT/MOUD Bridges for rapidly released individuals who are involved in the carceral and legal systems.
The Community Peer Recovery Specialist (Peer Navigator) develops a one-on-one relationship with program participants who are early in their recovery journey. The Peer Navigator encourages, motivates, and supports. Responsibilities include peer navigation and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) bridge coordination for the ECOP community site.
Responsibilities:
Peer Navigation for the Community Site (spoke):
Bridge Care Coordination for Community Sites (spoke):
Data Tracking:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for Peer Navigator (Petersburg) at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include a list of three professional references with contact information; and provide (1) a cover letter, (2) resume, and (3) a diversity statement summarizing the extent to which you have worked with any individuals from marginalized groups and how you helped them identify and overcome barriers to success.
Posting Open Date: February 23, 2024
For Full Consideration, Apply by: March 8, 2024
Open Until Filled?: Yes
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