Role OverviewAs a Health Navigator, you will manage crises, provide in-the-moment support to clients with complex behavioral health issues, ensure client safety, and connect clients to high-quality, evidence-based providers and connections to Veterans Administration Medical Center services.
What You Will Do
Coordinate collaborative efforts, develop a schedule to visit the VA, shelters, and other places that homeless and low-income veteran families are likely to congregate, and develop communication/updates with the VA and other key housing and community providers.
Why It Might Be a Fit
You will provide day-to-day support and services for participating veteran households in need of homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing and transitional supportive services. You will provide key linkages for clients beginning at their intake and assessment following through to their attainment or maintenance of permanent housing in their home community.
Requirements
- Clinical License preferred but not required
- Masters level social worker or equivalent education with experience in counseling psychology, nursing, rehabilitative counseling, or related human service field
- Experience working with homeless individuals and families including veterans is a plus
- Comfort in environments with constantly evolving responsibilities
- Passion for connecting individuals with excellent care and able to provide short-term support in person, over the phone and via email
Benefits
- Valid drivers license in jurisdiction of residence
- Vehicle liability coverage if driving personal vehicle (on occasion, may be required to transport clients in personal vehicle)
- May be required to drive a van
- Acceptable Criminal background check, OIG Exclusion check
- Negative Drug Screening
- CPR/First Aid Certification must be acquired and maintained once employed
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