About Recovery Corps
Recovery Corps trains AmeriCorps members to serve in recovery organizations. Recovery Corps members offer peer support and project management to make recovery possible for more people. There are two ways to serve with Recovery Corps:
- Recovery Navigators – Recovery Navigators provide one-on-one support to help people in their recovery journey. Recovery Corps trains people with a year or more of uninterrupted recovery to offer mentoring, peer support, and resource navigation as Recovery Navigators.
- Recovery Project Coordinators – Recovery Project Coordinators help organizations build capacity in order to quickly and thoughtfully address critical needs. Project Coordinators support community engagement, data collection, project coordination, volunteer mobilization, and workforce development.
As a Recovery Navigator, you will:
- Foster strong relationships with participants
- Lean on your own recovery experience to provide mentoring and peer support
- Connect participants with social service resources and programs
- Track participant recovery plan progress
- Participate in training and professional development throughout the year, including the Peer Recovery Support training
- Share your experience with the community
As a Project Coordinator, you might:
- Facilitate research and data collection
- Lead focus groups
- Advance health campaigns
- Mobilize volunteers
- Create education campaigns
- Conduct training on pathways to recovery
- Commit to your own growth through professional development
- Share your experience with the community
Essential Qualifications
- Dependable and have a history of good attendance
- Able to understand and follow instructions
- Able to set a pace and maintain a service schedule, depending on the agreed upon hours commitment
- Have basic computer skills (like email and navigating online)
- Fluent in English for speaking, reading, and writing English Fluently
- 18 years of age or older with a high school diploima or equivalent
- All AmeriCorps members must:
- Have served less than four AmeriCorps service terms
- Be able to pass a criminal history background check
- Be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
- “Recovery Corps has given me a chance to contribute in a meaningful way to building a stronger and healthier community. I’ve been able to network and coordinate with leaders in their fields. That’s helped me in my recovery.” – Quinn, Recovery Corps Project Coordinator
AmeriCorps members also love serving with Reading Corps because in Reading Corps, they can:
- Make a difference in the lives of others in recovery
- Be a part of an exciting, meaningful program
- Learn new skills to take their next steps in their own career
- Recovery Corps supports AmeriCorps members in obtaining a Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification. Learn more about this certification.
Interested in our other AmeriCorps programs? Check out our program list or take our service quiz.
