Housing Navigator- Family Shelter

Do you enjoy being out in the community providing outreach support to individuals experiencing homelessness? Would you like to be a valuable member of a diversity-driven, mission-minded team that impacts our community? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to work as a Housing Navigator
- Family Shelter with Kalamazoo’s unhoused population!

Working full-time as a Housing Navigator
- Family Shelter, you will collaborate with providers and community partners to provide services and respond to needs and locate housing opportunities. You will use your knowledge of community resources to connect individuals with services and programs such as housing, food, education and healthcare to ensure basic needs are met. You will work alongside individuals and families to assist them in establishing housing stability.

This position is grant funded through 9/30/2026.

High School diploma or GED with at least two years of work experience in combination with lived experience navigating mental health resources and/or services to benefit those with mental health, developmental, or behavioral challenges; experience in Community Mental Health or transitional housing setting is preferred.
Basic computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, database management, e-mail and grant reporting.
Valid Michigan driver's license and personal transportation required.

Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (ISK) has been delivering quality services and programs to improve the lives of those we serve for over 30 years. ISK works with youth, families, and adults with mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders to help them succeed. We provide welcoming and diverse community partnerships which collaborate and share resources to support individuals and families to be successful and achieve their goals in a trauma-informed environment.

Because we make a difference in the lives of the individuals, we serve in the Kalamazoo community every day. You will have the opportunity to work with amazing co‑workers in an environment that values diversity, inclusion
, work/life balance and encourages ongoing education for professional development.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, with some of the best retirement plans in Southwest Michigan. You will also enjoy
12 paid holidays, 23 days of PTO and the opportunity to earn additional PTO hours for participating in our wellness program!

Individuals of diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds along with bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. ISK is an equal opportunity employer that encourages diversity and inclusion among its workforce. ISK fomenta la diversidad y la inclusión.

We look forward to meeting you!

Physical Efforts: Job demands include prolonged sitting and standing as appropriate. May occasionally require light lifting up to 25 pounds, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or bending as appropriate. Requires coordination of hands and/or eye/hand/foot.

Working Conditions: Office environment with noise from computers, copy machine, and telephones. Use of computer screen for periods in excess of 30 minutes at a time. Possible eyestrain from extended periods of viewing computer screen. May be exposed to blood borne pathogens, infectious diseases, and parasites. Travel throughout the Kalamazoo area is required.