Recovery Coach

Job Highlights

• Position Title: Recovery Coach
• Region: 4
• Position End Date: 09/29/25
• Salary: This position is Hourly/non-exempt at $15.58 per hour
• Location: This position is On-site | Kentucky River District Health Department

Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years of current and continuous recovery from a substance use disorder.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Knowledge of substance use disorders, treatment options, and harm reduction principles.
• Knowledge of community resources preferred.
• Experience working with and advocating for individuals with substance use disorders and/or mental health conditions
• Highly motivated with the ability to work well in teams and independently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate meetings for new admissions on the benefits of treatment and sobriety
• Meet with clients at Kentucky River District Health Department who have been identified as having a high risk of relapse at intake or prior discharge to provide support to their individual recovery plans
• Utilizing your recovery expertise, professional training, and lived experience, support individuals' engagement in treatment and commitment to recovery
• Help to initiate and sustain an individual/family in their recovery from substance use and/or addiction. Provide support and guidance in person or via telephone
• Meet with identified clients onsite or in the community and serve as a personal guide and mentor for those clients through their early recovery
• Assist in facilitating client engagement during transitions between levels of care.
• Provides feedback to clients on the recovery progress. Identifies areas to the client that have presented or may present roadblocks to continued abstinence
• Has an effective interaction with all staff, including facility program administrative staff.
• Performs community outreach to connect people with harm-reduction supplies and services.
• Assists clients with linkages to care and needed services.
• If the position requires local travel, the employee must pass pre-hire and annual motor records checks and carry minimum auto liability coverage

Special Notes

• This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and the Kentucky River District Health Department in order to best support the Kentucky River District Health Department in their public health programming.

About the CDC Foundation

• The CDC Foundation helps CDC save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.