Resource Navigator
Resource Navigator
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01-08-2025
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Job Description
Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
YWCA SKS is the regions largest non-profit organization with a 120 year legacy focused on the needs of women with programs serving 7000 people each year. When you work with YWCA you make a difference.
Were women and BIPOC-led family-centered and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30 hours) youll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance generous vacation holiday sick leave plans and an outstanding retirement your passion for racial equity and social justice to work apply today!
What Youll Do
Summary :
The role of the Resource Navigator to assist and triage families and individuals who are currently experiencing homelessness in the Snohomish County area. The Resource Navigator conducts coordinated entry vulnerability and self-sufficiency assessments and helps clients develop action plans and aids in barrier removal to work toward housing stability.
This position has a social justice component that requires critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer we highly encourage people of color to apply.
Highly Recommended: Please submit your resume for consideration
Responsibilities
- Works closely with community organizations and team members to make appropriate referrals and to coordinate services using a wrap-around approach to help clients achieve self-sufficiency goals
- Enters data in the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) and other relevant data systems.
- Completes the Coordinated Entry process and assessment with all individuals and families to fully enroll them into the Coordinated Entry process for housing.
- Utilizes motivational interviewing and theories of S.M.A.R.T goal creation to help clients develop a strengths-based plan of action to achieve housing.
- Maintains Flex Funding and tracks spending to ensure funds are not over spent and are administered per grant requirements
- Shows demonstrated ability to interact with people of different cultures
- Continues to search for understanding of racial gender and class equity
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Education Psychology Social Services or equivalent educational background required Plus at least 6 months or more relatable employment or volunteer time.
- A combination of relevant education and experience will be considered
- Must have a valid Washington State drivers license reliable transportation and insurance.
- Effective human services skills such as coaching mentoring client motivation and tracking of such services required
- Familiarity with human services in the Snohomish County community HMIS and the Coordinated Entry System in Snohomish County
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of those experiencing or at risk of homelessness
- Ability to personify a pleasant and friendly atmosphere and environment to the general public staff management and the Investing in Futures partnership
- Strong attention to detail data integrity
- Computer literacy-Word and Excel preferred.
- Ability to use Internet search engines for research and information purposes
- Knowledge about affordable public and private housing resources in Snohomish County and surrounding communities
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Hours Rate and Benefits
- Hourly Rate/Salary: $26.50
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Excellent benefits package including medical insurance retirement plan plus generous vacation holiday and sick leave plans
- At the time of hire employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan
- After two years of employment employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund
Physical Requirements
- All positions at YWCA Seattle King Snohomish are exposed to participants who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limited to domestic violence sexual violence homelessness unemployment financial hardship etc. As a result staff are at risk of secondary trauma. Employees are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self-care when working indirectly or directly with clients.
- Continuously physically moves around in performing duties in the office and in traveling to various YWCA worksites.
- Frequently reaches and grasps in using telephones computers copy machines and other office equipment and supplies.
- Must be willing and able to Lift up to 20-40 pounds frequently.
- Frequently maneuvers around and/or under desks in sometimes tight and dirty locations.
*Continuously Over 80% of the time * Frequently 20-80% * Occasionally Under 20%
$23 - $25 biweekly
Hourly Rate $23.00 - $25.00
Hours per week: 40
Excellent benefits package including medical insurance retirement plan plus generous vacation holiday and sick leave plans
At the time of hire employees may enroll voluntarily in the Fidelity 403b Plan
After two years of employment employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund
#LI-Hybrid
YWCA encourages applicants with a variety of experiences to apply!
At YWCA we recognize that lived expertise is a powerful asset. This refers to the insights knowledge and skills developed by those who have navigated systems and experienced inequity.
Valuing lived expertise helps build trust with program participants develop culturally responsive programs and break down barriers to equity. It enriches our collective understanding and enhances our ability to serve communities that are furthest from opportunity.
Mental Health Considerations
All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limited to racial trauma domestic violence sexual violence homelessness unemployment and financial hardship. As a result employees are at risk of secondary encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self-care routines.
Equal Opportunity Employment
YWCA Seattle King Snohomishis an Equal Opportunity read more about this view theEEO is the LawPoster and thisEEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
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