Youth Peer Engagement Navigator

The Youth Peer Engagement Navigator provides peer‑informed, youth‑centered support to youth and young adults (YYA) experiencing or at risk of homelessness. This role combines peer engagement, light case management, systems navigation, and youth leadership development. The Navigator may carry a caseload while also leading youth engagement initiatives at the site, including the Youth Action Board (YAB), to ensure authentic youth voice is embedded across the local Continuum of Care (CoC).

SALT Outreach Inc. operates a mobile drop‑in center for people experiencing homelessness. Currently, SALT operates five days a week in downtown Orlando, serving up to 200 people per day with 12 different services which includes case management and mental health counseling. Our mission is to share Christ's love by serving the unsheltered through comprehensive mobile drop‑in centers. Our vision is that every metropolitan area in the US has a comprehensive drop‑in center for people experiencing homelessness.

SALT has seen rapid growth over the past few years and has a team of 47 people. We are looking to expand our team with people who have hearts for our friends experiencing homelessness.

• Utilize lived experience with intention and boundaries to build trust, inspire hope, and model self‑advocacy with YYA participants.
• Build high‑quality, youth‑centered relationships with participants impacted by homelessness.
• Support youth in identifying strengths, goals, needs, and pathways toward stability and independence.
• Assist youth in building community connections, informal supports, and natural support systems.
• Provide emotional support and interventions that promote wellness, recovery, socialization, and independent living skills, particularly for recently housed youth.

• Maintain a caseload of YYA participants, providing individualized, strengths‑based support.
• Coach youth in navigating and self‑advocating within systems such as Juvenile Justice, schools, child welfare, housing programs, and behavioral health providers.
• Assist youth and caregivers/support networks in understanding available services and eligibility.
• Facilitate linkages to mental health, substance use, and other specialized supports as needed.
• Ensure all services are delivered using a Positive Youth Development, trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, harm reduction, and Housing First approach.

• Recruit, engage, and support youth participation in the Youth Action Board (YAB).
• Coordinate YAB meetings, activities, and initiatives. Scheduled meetings will be held a maximum of three times a month with the possibility of extending after hours.
• Ensure the youth have the resources and support needed to participate meaningfully in the meetings.
• Advocate for and elevate authentic youth voice in program design, policy, and local decision‑making processes.
• Uphold and promote YHDP Guiding Principles through youth‑led engagement and leadership development.

• Develop and maintain a youth‑focused resource directory/binder accessible to YYA, including those with low‑barrier access needs.
• Facilitate youth support groups and peer‑led activities in community‑based settings.
• Collect, update, and share information on youth and young adult‑specific community resources.

• Accurately document services and participant engagement in HMIS and other required data systems.
• Participate in CoC meetings, trainings, and conferences related to youth homelessness, domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking.
• Support safety planning and timely referrals to specialized services when risk is identified.

• Assist with outreach and basic needs services as directed, including access to showers, laundry, food, hygiene items, clothing, mail, storage, and charging stations.
• Support a welcoming, low‑barrier environment for youth accessing services.

• Travel to designated street outreach areas and sites as assigned.
• Transport youth to services and appointments…