Community Navigator

Company : Another Knock At Midnight

Job Type : Full Time

Chicago, Il 60620

Number of Applicants

000+

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Job Description - Community Navigator

Benefits:

Paid time off

Training & development

Position Description:

The Navigators will be responsible for recruiting young adults to enroll in the Service Connector and Navigation (SCaN) program, providing case management services to young adults ages 18-24 to assist them in providing stability to their lives by: working with them to create a service plan to include goal setting, connecting them to services that support their goals and to meet other needs, conducting outreach services to recruit participants for SCaN program.

Reporting:

Reports to the Program Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Navigator will:

• Participate in organization trainings and workshops

• Be assigned a caseload of 15 youth to provide support services

• Act as an advocate for the youth on their caseload to ensure they receive the

needed care and support to complete the SCaN program

• Work directly with young adults to address barriers such as transportation,

Childcare, etc.

• Create goal and service plans with each client

• Create transition plans for youth as they complete goals and prepare to exit the

program

• Accompany young adults to program trainings (i.e. job readiness, life skills,

financial literacy)

• Monitor participants progress and adjust goals and schedules accordingly

• Provide youth with gift cards as they reach goals and objectives created in service

plans

Qualifications:

• Experience in urban educational or working with community-based settings,

serving low income and minority students

• Must be able to pass background check

• Ability to create the best conditions for learning or teaching new things

• Excellent Leadership skills.

• Relate well to young adults

• Passionate about the helping others succeed

• Passionate about serving others

• Flexible and open to change.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Good computer skills (Micros soft EXCEL and Word)

ABOUT US

WHAT’S IN THE NAME

The framework behind the name of our organization came from a sermon titled “A Knock At Midnight” preached by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- which was later published in a book entitled, The Strength To Love. Being educated on the nuances of the civil rights movement for over 15 years, the one thing that stuck with one of our founders, Minister Johnny Banks Sr.

OUR MISSION

Our Goal is to Help Our Community

A Knock At Midnight, NFP (AKAM) is a non-for-profit, 501© (3) community- based organization established in September of 2003, located on the south side of Chicago, Illiniois. AKAM primarily focuses on providing direct services in the communities of Auburn Gresham, Englewood, West Englewood, and West Chatham. However, our services are also extended throughout the city and surrounding surburban areas.

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