Community Navigator

Benefits:

Paid time off

Training & development

Position

Description:

The Navigators will be responsible for recruiting young adults to enroll in the Service Connector and Navigation (SCaN) program, providing case management services to young adults ages 18-24 to assist them in providing stability to their lives by: working with them to create a service plan to include goal setting, connecting them to services that support their goals and to meet other needs, conducting outreach services to recruit participants for SCaN program.

Reporting:

Reports to the Program Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Navigator will:

• Participate in organization trainings and workshops

• Be assigned a caseload of 15 youth to provide support services

• Act as an advocate for the youth on their caseload to ensure they receive the

needed care and support to complete the SCaN program

• Work directly with young adults to address barriers such as transportation,

Childcare, etc.

• Create goal and service plans with each client

• Create transition plans for youth as they complete goals and prepare to exit the

program

• Accompany young adults to program trainings (i.e. job readiness, life skills,

financial literacy)

• Monitor participants progress and adjust goals and schedules accordingly

• Provide youth with gift cards as they reach goals and objectives created in service

plans

Qualifications:

• Experience in urban educational or working with community-based settings,

serving low income and minority students

• Must be able to pass background check

• Ability to create the best conditions for learning or teaching new things

• Excellent Leadership skills.

• Relate well to young adults

• Passionate about the helping others succeed

• Passionate about serving others

• Flexible and open to change.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Good computer skills (Micros soft EXCEL and Word)