Housing Navigator - Transitional Aged Youth
Housing Navigator - Transitional Aged Youth
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Sycamores provides a spectrum of equitable Mental Health & Homeless services through various programs to multicultural populations of all acuities. Although it serves a variety of consumers the agency focuses primarily on providing care to lowincome high at risk youth.
The Youth and Young Adult (YYA) Outreach and Navigation program is a critical component of the transitional aged youth (TAY) homeless response. YYA Outreach and Navigation services can help to create and support positive relationships between YYA and adult allies and enhance the possibility that participants will access the necessary services and supports that will help them obtain and maintain permanent housing.
Outreach aims to locate identify and build relationships with youth and young adult families who are experiencing homelessness to engage and provide immediate support through linkage to shelters more long term housing and employment based resources.
Navigation aims to provide supportive services to unsheltered individuals families and youth to navigate and connect participants to various housing resources as well as support them through their successful integration into housing outcomes.
Stabilization aims to support youth who have been linked to housing and help them navigate the setting relationships with landlords and tenants and responsibilties with the Housing Authority.
STARTING PAY RANGE:
$20 $23 per hour (starting pay will be based on previous work experience and educational background.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in social work psychology liberal arts or related health care field preferred work history in the homeless field also considered in lieu of BA.
- Nonjudgmental developmentally appropriate strengths based individualized approach.
- Understanding of TAY and YYA best practices and willingness to incorporate Sycamores philosophy into practice.
- Experience working with homeless individuals/YYA preferred.
- Maintains all required licenses and certifications.
- Valid California Driver License and a driving record acceptable to the Agencys insurance carrier.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Frequent driving to various work site locations/areas.
- Frequent/continuous sitting as well as frequent standing/walking.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering grasping and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
- Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
- Occasional/intermittent bending squatting kneeling pushing/pulling twisting and climbing.
- Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing 50 pounds or more. May need to assist in a twoperson lifting and moving of furniture (e.g. sofa chairs etc..
- Continuous use of near vision hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls interacting with customers and coworkers and performing job duties.
- Requires physical presence in the office during standard business hours if not in the field.
- Ability to operate a personal and company motor vehicle.
All candidates who are presented with a conditional offer of employment must satisfy a preemployment background check drug and health screen.
Sycamores is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.
Further Sycamores is a Fair Chance employer and complies with California Government Code Section 12952 Employment Discrimination: Conviction History.
This is a community based position based out of Pasadena CA.
Other details
- Job FamilyNonBilling Direct Care
- Pay TypeHourly
Employment Type
Hourly
