Peer Recovery Navigator [SME]

CDC Foundation

3 months ago

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Georgia

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About this role

The Peer Recovery Navigator [SME] supports the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program by engaging individuals and communities affected by substance use to connect them with overdose prevention, treatment, and recovery resources. The role leverages lived experience and subject matter expertise in substance use and recovery to promote safety, wellness, and self-directed recovery. Working within the Georgia Department of Public Health in partnership with the CDC Foundation, this position strengthens community linkages and supports statewide efforts to reduce overdose risk and improve outcomes for people who use drugs. The position includes both field-based and remote work within a dynamic public health program environment.

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Bachelor’s Degree in Public HealthBachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

About CDC Foundation

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The CDC Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that mobilizes philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and advance public health globally. It manages and funds programs tackling chronic and infectious diseases, emergency response (including COVID-19), workforce development, and other public-health priorities through partnerships with governments, corporations, NGOs, and communities. The Foundation designs and implements interventions, coordinates emergency responses, and channels donations, grants, and in-kind support to accelerate CDC-led science and public health action. It also offers multiple ways for donors and partners to contribute and publishes financial and programmatic information on its impact.