Community Navigator

Title: Community Navigator

Unit: Atlas Workforce Program

Salary: $35.04 - 35.71 per hour [Approximately $63,787 to $65,000 annually]

Reports to: Community Navigation Manager

Status: Full Time;
Regular, Non-Exempt

Location: 1171 Washington Ave, BX, NY10456

Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm with alternating weekends (10AM-6PM or 11AM-7PM)

Organization Overview:

The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for over 57 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. The organization has evolved into one of the nation's preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.

Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with close to $90 million in annual budget with just under 600 staff. We anticipate that we will keep growing, both in size and depth of service. Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service. The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.

The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, and an arts program.

Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve. Fortune currently serves approximately 14,000 people a year. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation. We have locations in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.

Position Summary

Under the direction of Fortune, the Community Navigator works to gain the trust of the community and the highest-risk individuals to help prevent shootings and retaliatory violence and to provide linkages and robust accompaniment to prosocial alternatives, including activities, jobs, education, case management, and social services. As a member of a team, the Community Navigator is responsible for reaching out to the highest-risk individuals in the community and working with them to prevent violence by modeling prosocial behaviors, engaging them in positive activities, accompaniment through the case management process, and connecting their participants to additional services that the organization and partners offer.

Community Navigator will engage directly with identified and referred participants who have experienced high levels of trauma and are likely to be victims or perpetrators of violence.

The position requires strong understanding of the drivers of violence in the service community, including the histories, dynamics, and conflicts of individuals and groups. Community Navigators must also have strong knowledge of local service providers. The candidate should have experience in working with and engaging "high-risk" adults in structured leadership development activities.

Mission, and Fit

The CM must embody Fortune's mission and values and will be an effective member of the team in furthering both. The candidate should exhibit compassion and understanding for our participants (wherever they are in their re-entry process) and embrace Fortune's core value that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done.

Attention to Detail

The OM must demonstrate competency to develop systems and processes to organize and keep track of information or work progress; is routinely conscientious, thorough, accurate and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; and recognizes trends, detects inconsistencies, and determines essential details.

Collaboration

The OWs must collaborate and coordinate with to provide care and support to those who are in need of higher levels of supervision. Additionally, the OWs will need to collaborate with external providers where individuals are receiving voluntary services to ensure coordinated care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Relentlessly engage highest-risk participants using a variety of methods, including home visits, community outreach, and institutional visits to foster strong, supportive relationships;
• Regularly assess safety risks associated with individuals and physical locations and collaborate with the program team to develop approaches to navigating and mitigating risks;
• Advocate for participants' needs and goals, offering mentoring and comprehensive case management to support their…