Job Information
YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish Resource Navigator in Lynnwood, Washington
Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?
YWCA SKS is the region's largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.
We're women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you'll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work -- apply today!
What You'll Do
It is 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.
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
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Social Services, or equivalent educational background required, Plus at least 6 months or more relatable employment or volunteer time.
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A combination of relevant education and experience will be considered
Demonstrated program management and organizational skills required
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, possibly to speak in front of groups may present itself on occasion
Strong attention to detail and data integrity
Computer literacy-Word and Excel preferred.
Ability to use Internet search engines for research and information purposes
Commitment to Diversity
Knowledge about affordable public and private housing resources in Snohomish County and surrounding communities
Must have a valid Washington State driver's license, reliable transportation, and insurance.
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