Peer Navigator

Company: Cocoon House
Location: Everett
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Job Description:

Description:
The Snohomish Young Adult Housing (SYAH) Peer Navigator is responsible for building healthy, supportive relationships with program participants and assisting Cocoon House staff with providing supportive services to all program participants. A Peer Navigator is someone who has experience navigating the challenges and barriers of experiencing homelessness or housing instability. In this role, the Peer Navigator acts as a point of connection between other Cocoon House staff and the similarly-aged program participants with whom the Peer Navigator may have life experiences in common.Our Peer Navigators....Work in collaboration with case managers in achieving program goals and providing supportive services including addressing chemical dependency, mental health, employment, education, financial, housing and documentation needs. Assist program participants in navigating the challenges associated with attaining and maintaining housing stability. This can include providing or helping young adults connect to socio-emotional support as well as offering advice on practical life skills and positive youth development.Act as a unique avenue for communication with program participants with regular check-ins. What does the job look like?Days part-time: 20 hrs/weekAssist in establishing and maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for transitional housing participants. Provide insight on how to make and maintain the program that is driven and focused on participants.Build relationships with participants from diverse backgrounds and culturesPay : $20-21Cocoon House will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified persons with disabilities upon request.Candidates with lived experience, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ are strongly encouraged to apply!

Requirements:
General: The youth served in this position are between 18 - 24 years of age, and as a bona fide occupational qualification for the Peer Navigator the candidate must also be in the same age range of 21 - 24High school diploma or GEDExperience working with young adults experiencing homelessnessDSHS background clearanceAcceptable driver's abstract with no more than 2 violations within last 3 yearsPossess a valid driver's license, insurance, and reliable transportationProof of COVID-19 vaccination(s)Preferred:Bilingual English/Spanish skillsKnowledge of adolescent developmentCase management skills or experiencePhysical:Ability to perform range of physical motions, exerting up to 50 poundsLifting and carrying up to 50 poundsStanding, walking, sitting for long periods of time, kneeling, squatting, and stoopingRunning for brief periods of timeGo up and down stairsPI179375252

Keywords: Cocoon House, Everett , Peer Navigator, Other , Everett, Washington