Program: Women's REACH
Position: Women's Recovery Navigator
Location: Middletown
Salary: $22.00/hour
Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours, 1st shift, Monday-Friday
Position Summary:
The Women’s Recovery Navigator, will be a self-identified woman in recovery who has maintained a minimum of 2 years sobriety, will deliver comprehensive outreach and engagement services including education, advocacy, coaching and mentorship to pregnant and parenting women choosing to work with a navigator, will have the willingness to share lived experience to help other women in their recovery journey, to act as a “boundary spanner” to link clients to essential community services and to demonstrates “cultural curiosity” and willingness to deliver services in a culturally responsive manner.
Working within Adult Services, the Family Recovery Navigator works with our Women’s REACH program staff to provide essential outpatient services to families and adults facing mental health and substance use complexities.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma and successful completion of a recovery-oriented training program (within 2 months of hire). If previously completed, must provide documentation of such program.
- Valid Connecticut Driver’s License
- Regular and predictable attendance is required
- Bilingual/Spanish speaking preferred
Orientation:
If selected for employment with The Connection, newly hired employees will be required to attend a two (2) day mandatory New Hire Orientation at our Roscommon office located in Middletown.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision benefits are offered along with other additional voluntary coverages with full time employment
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contribution
- Company paid short and long term disability and life insurance with full time employment
- Paid time off (vacation, personal and sick) with full time employment
- 12 paid holidays
The Connection is a statewide human services and community development agency that provides unique solutions to the problems of homelessness, mental illness, substance use, improving child welfare and community justice rehabilitation. For additional information, visit www.theconnectioninc.org.
Skills Required
- Self-identified woman in recovery with minimum of 2 years sobriety
- High school diploma and successful completion of a recovery-oriented training program (within 2 months of hire) or documentation of prior completion
- Valid Connecticut Driver's License
- Regular and predictable attendance
- Willingness to share lived experience and act as a boundary spanner to link clients to services
- Demonstrated cultural curiosity and willingness to deliver services in a culturally responsive manner
- Attend mandatory two-day New Hire Orientation in Middletown (Roscommon office)
- Bilingual Spanish speaking
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