Peer Recovery Navigator
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Healthcare
Substance Abuse Counselor, Community Health, Mental Health, Crisis Counselor -
Social Work
Substance Abuse Counselor, Community Health, Mental Health, Crisis Counselor
Job Details
Job Details
Job Location:
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
- Tampa, FL 33613
Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: High School
Travel Percentage :
Negligible
Job Shift: Day Job Category:
Nonprofit
- Social Services
Position Details
Job Status:
Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Reports to:
Manager of Recovery Navigation Services Department:
Success 4 Kids and Families The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay brings help, hope and healing to people facing serious life challenges or trauma resulting from physical, verbal, or sexual abuse or assault, labor or sexual exploitation, domestic violence, financial distress, substance abuse, medical emergency, suicidal thoughts, and emotional or situational problems.
The Peer Recovery Navigator role is a “peer-based” position; potential candidates will have personal, lived experience with substance use struggles and recovery. The Peer Recovery Navigator works directly within the community to provide peer support and real-time crisis intervention to individuals and families who are facing substance use-related challenges. Peers use a non-judgmental, authentic and empathetic approach to empower individuals and families, help them get connected to necessary resources, and assist in the Marchman Act process, if needed.
The Peer Recovery Navigator will provide detailed information specific to the Marchman Act process and be a consistent support for the individual and/or the family as they navigate towards court-ordered treatment. The Peer Recovery Navigator role involves close collaboration with internal and external departments and agencies. This role includes office and field-based work with individuals and families in the Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco County communities.
The Peer Recovery Navigator reports to the Manager of Recovery Navigation Services and, in their absence, the Director of Therapeutic Intervention Services.
- Provides exceptional, client-centered and trauma-informed peer-based services and crisis intervention
- Responds to internal and external referrals within 24 business hours
- Interacts with clients using agency, contract and program policies and procedures
- Documents client information/interactions in appropriate, HIPAA-protected agency systems, including the designated Electronic Health Record
- Coordinates other internal and external services to clients impacted by substance use
- Identifies linkages to additional providers for trauma therapy, mental health treatment, and other social and concrete support services
- Provides information and referrals for voluntary substance use treatment
- Regularly attends Hillsborough County Marchman court proceedings each week
- Assists families and service providers with the Marchman Act process
- Such services include:
- Providing information and education
- Assistance with filing a petition for involuntary treatment
- Assistance with the assessment costs, if no other means is available
- Providing support at court hearings
- Provides information on the Marchman Act process to healthcare providers, law enforcement and other community stakeholders.
- Develops and maintains relationships with community stakeholders and makes every effort to attend stakeholder events and meetings.
- Engages with the public at events to promote Crisis Center programs
- Participates in public service campaigns designed to improve safety and facilitate awareness of substance use concerns/dangers.
- Actively engages in networking activities to improve knowledge of additional resources available to our community, as well as to promote and raise awareness of the Recovery Navigation program.
- Documents information, referrals, linkages and/or consultation regarding the Marchman Act and successful client Navigation Services to meet contract deliverables
- Documents Navigation Services in the client Electronic Health Record
- Assist in providing weekly performance data on program outcomes to the Recovery Specialist and Manager of Recovery Navigation Services
- Assists the Crisis Center with special projects
- Participates in related community events/forums to spread awareness and support services provided by the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
- Performs other such duties as may be assigned by the Manager of Recovery Navigation Services
- Completes pre-service training requirements including: CCTB Core Training, FCASV Training,…
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